Published
October 5, 2026
Ten class action settlements, including Bayhealth, Cone Health, Volkswagen Atlas and USA Clinics Group, stop accepting claims on October 5, 2026. Claims filed online after that date, or mailed with a later postmark, are not accepted.
What Closes Today
October 5, 2026 is the claim deadline for ten class action settlements that OpenClassActions.com tracks. Four involve data breaches, two involve tracking pixels on hospital websites, and the rest cover a firearm-purchase privacy law, marketing text messages, veterans’ claim fees and a Volkswagen engine part. Payments range from a flat $25 to documented-loss reimbursements of up to $5,000.Each settlement resolves claims without a court finding that the company did anything wrong. Where the descriptions below mention tracking, data breaches or unlawful fees, those are the claims the plaintiffs brought, not findings against the companies.
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Status
Claims Close Today
October 5, 2026 · online submission or postmark
Settlements Closing
10
4 data breach · 2 pixel tracking · 1 TCPA text · 1 auto · 1 firearm privacy · 1 veterans’ fees
Lowest-Effort Claim
Bayhealth — $25 flat, no receipts
LoginID and PIN from the notice needed to file online
Mail Only
Volkswagen Atlas water pump
No online form · repair invoice and proof of payment required
The 10 Settlements, at a Glance
- Bayhealth Pixel — $25 cash plus one year of privacy monitoring
- Cone Health Pixel — an equal share of a $1.765 million fund
- USA Clinics Group — $50 per text, up to $150
- Coleman Professional Services — about $70 without documents, or up to $5,000 documented
- Albany Gastroenterology — about $10, or up to $2,500 documented
- Heritage South Credit Union — up to $2,000 documented plus up to $80 for lost time
- Total Vision — pro rata cash or up to $1,000 documented (California)
- Sportsman’s Guide — up to $145 (Pennsylvania firearm buyers)
- Just4Veterans — a share of $750,000, capped at fees paid
- Volkswagen Atlas — 80% back on water pump and head gasket repairs
Hospital Tracking Pixel Settlements
Bayhealth Pixel Privacy Settlement — $25
The Bayhealth settlement covers people who used the Delaware health system’s website or MyChart patient portal between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2025. The lawsuit alleged that tracking pixels on those pages sent visitor information to third parties. Each valid claim receives a one-time $25 cash payment with no receipts required, plus one year of privacy monitoring. Filing online takes the LoginID and PIN printed on the notice. Claims go through the official Bayhealth Pixel Settlement website. Full details are on the OpenClassActions.com Bayhealth page.Cone Health Pixel Tracking Settlement — Equal Share of $1.765 Million
The Cone Health settlement covers MyChart portal users and website form submitters at the North Carolina health system between September 1, 2016 and November 3, 2022. After fees and costs, the net fund is divided equally among everyone who files a valid claim, so the per-person amount depends on how many people file. The online form takes the LoginID and PIN from the notice. A signed paper form postmarked by today is also accepted. Claims go through the official Cone Health Pixel Settlement website. The OpenClassActions.com Cone Health page has the full breakdown.Data Breach Settlements
Coleman Professional Services — About $70, or Up to $5,000 Documented
About 51,889 people were notified of the September–October 2023 email breach at Coleman Professional Services, an Ohio behavioral health provider. The settlement offers an estimated $70 pro rata cash payment with no documentation, reimbursement of up to $5,000 in documented losses, or both, plus one year of three-bureau credit monitoring, under a $950,000 cap. The Claimant ID from the postcard notice is required. Claims go through the official Coleman Settlement website. See the OpenClassActions.com Coleman page.Albany Gastroenterology Consultants — About $10, or Up to $2,500 Documented
About 57,751 people were notified of the November 2024 cyberattack on Albany Gastroenterology Consultants. Every class member gets two years of medical identity monitoring automatically, with no claim form. Cash requires a claim: either an estimated $10 flat payment or reimbursement of up to $2,500 in documented losses, both under a combined $100,000 cap. Filing online takes the LoginID and PIN. Claims go through the official Albany Gastro Data Settlement website. See the OpenClassActions.com Albany Gastroenterology page.Heritage South Credit Union — Up to $2,000 Documented
The Heritage South Credit Union settlement covers people notified of the February 2025 data breach at the Alabama credit union. It reimburses up to $2,000 in documented out-of-pocket losses and up to $80 for lost time (four hours at $20 an hour), and adds one year of credit monitoring with $1 million in fraud insurance. Filing online takes the Login ID and PIN from the notice. A mailed form postmarked by today is also accepted. Claims go through the official HSCU Data Settlement website. See the OpenClassActions.com Heritage South page.Total Vision — Pro Rata Cash or Up to $1,000 Documented (California)
The Total Vision settlement is limited to California residents who received notice of the eye care company’s October 30, 2020 data incident, about 88,722 people. The $475,000 fund pays pro rata cash, or reimbursement of up to $1,000 in documented out-of-pocket losses. The online form asks for the ILYM ID and last name from the notice. A mailed form postmarked by today also counts. Claims go through the official Total Vision Settlement website. See the OpenClassActions.com Total Vision page.Privacy, Text Message and Fee Settlements
USA Clinics Group Text Messages — $50 per Text, Up to $150
The USA Clinics Group settlement covers U.S. phone numbers that received more than one USA Clinics marketing text in a 12-month period between June 12, 2021 and June 16, 2026, either after the person replied STOP or while the number was on the National Do Not Call Registry. Approved claims pay $50 per qualifying text, capped at three texts ($150), from a $574,350 fund that is reduced pro rata if claims exceed it. Filing online takes the LoginID and PIN. Claims go through the official USA Clinics Group TCPA Settlement website. See the OpenClassActions.com USA Clinics Group page.Sportsman’s Guide Firearm Privacy (Pennsylvania) — Up to $145
The Sportsman’s Guide settlement covers Pennsylvania residents who ordered or reserved a firearm on sportsmansguide.com between January 11, 2021 and July 7, 2026. The lawsuit was brought under Pennsylvania’s Uniform Firearms Act. Claims pay up to $145 each from a fund of up to $1,015,000, reduced pro rata if needed. No receipts are required, but the online form takes the LoginID and PIN from the notice. Claims go through the official PA Sportsman’s Guide UFA Settlement website. See the OpenClassActions.com Sportsman’s Guide page.Just4Veterans VA Claim Fees — Share of $750,000
The Just4Veterans (J4V) settlement covers veterans charged a fee by Just4Veterans for help with a VA disability claim since September 20, 2020. Veterans who paid can claim a pro rata share of a $750,000 fund, capped at the amount they paid. Unpaid J4V fees are forgiven automatically, with no claim form. Claims go through the official J4V Settlement website. See the OpenClassActions.com Just4Veterans page.Automotive Settlement — Mail Only
Volkswagen Atlas Water Pump — 80% Repair Reimbursement
The Volkswagen settlement covers VIN-listed 2018–2022 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles with the 3.6L engine. It reimburses 80% of one out-of-pocket water pump repair and 80% of up to two coolant-related head gasket repairs, with eligible invoices capped at $820 and $3,325, and extends the water pump warranty to 8.5 years or 85,000 miles. This is the one settlement on the list with no online filing: the Claim Form has to be mailed with the repair invoice and proof of payment, and postmarked by October 5, 2026. The form is on the official Main Engine Waterpump Settlement website. See the OpenClassActions.com Volkswagen Atlas page.How the Deadline Works
Every settlement on this list sets October 5, 2026 as the date, not a specific time. For online forms, the claim has to be submitted on or before that date. For paper forms, the postmark has to carry that date or earlier. The notices for Cone Health and Volkswagen specify no time zone for the cutoff.Payments do not go out on the deadline. Each settlement pays after the court grants final approval and any appeals are resolved. The pro rata settlements, including Cone Health, Coleman, Total Vision, Sportsman’s Guide, USA Clinics Group and Just4Veterans, cannot set a final per-person amount until the claim count is known.
Questions
Which class action settlements close on October 5, 2026?
Ten settlements tracked by OpenClassActions.com stop taking claims on October 5, 2026: Cone Health pixel tracking, Just4Veterans VA claim fees, Sportsman’s Guide firearm privacy (Pennsylvania), Albany Gastroenterology data breach, Coleman Professional Services data breach, USA Clinics Group text messages, Volkswagen Atlas water pumps, Heritage South Credit Union data breach, Bayhealth pixel tracking and Total Vision data breach.
Does a claim mailed on the deadline day still count?
For the settlements that accept paper forms, the notices count a mailed Claim Form as on time if it is postmarked by October 5, 2026. The Volkswagen Atlas water pump settlement is mail-only, so its postmark date is the only deadline. Online forms must be submitted by the same date.
What is the LoginID or Claimant ID these claim forms ask for?
Most of these settlements mailed or emailed notices that carry a unique identifier, called a LoginID and PIN, Claimant ID or ILYM ID depending on the administrator. The online claim forms use it to match a filer to the class list. Each official settlement website explains how class members who lost their notice can look up or request their identifier.
When do these settlements actually pay?
Payments come after the court grants final approval and any appeals are resolved, so they arrive weeks or months after the claim deadline. Several of these funds are split pro rata, which means the final amount per person depends on how many valid claims are filed.
Is there anything automatic in these settlements?
Yes, in two of them. Albany Gastroenterology class members receive two years of medical identity monitoring without filing, and Just4Veterans forgives unpaid fees without a claim form. Cash in both settlements still requires a claim.
Sources
Deadlines, eligibility and payment terms come from each settlement’s official website and court notice, linked in each section above, and from the individual OpenClassActions.com settlement pages, which cite the underlying court filings.About This Page
OpenClassActions.com is a consumer news and information site, not a law firm. This article is general information about class action settlement claim deadlines. It is not legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship.
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Status
Claims close October 5, 2026
Settlements
10
Filing Method
Online or postmark (Volkswagen: mail only)
Next Deadlines
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