People who were physically present in California for a medical appointment interpreted by AMN Healthcare between December 4, 2022 and August 7, 2026 may qualify to claim a share of a $4.5 million class action settlement over interpretation sessions the lawsuit says were recorded and monitored without consent. Claims close October 27, 2026, and no one class member can receive more than $10,000.
Current Status
Claims are open. The deadline to file online or by mail is October 27, 2026, and a mailed claim must be postmarked on or before that date. The same October 27, 2026 date is also the deadline to object to the settlement or to ask to be excluded from it. The Court granted preliminary approval and has set a final approval hearing for December 18, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time in Dept. C-63 of the San Diego County Superior Court. No final approval order has been entered and no payment date has been announced, so nothing will be paid until the Court approves the settlement and any appeals are resolved.What Changed Recently?
The Court preliminarily approved the settlement and the Settlement Administrator opened the claims process, which is what makes this page actionable now. The underlying lawsuit alleges that AMN Healthcare, Inc. and AMN Healthcare Language Services, Inc. violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act by recording or monitoring calls and videos they interpreted in California without the knowledge or consent of the patients involved.AMN denies the allegations and denies any wrongdoing or liability. No court has made any finding of liability, and the companies further deny that the case would be appropriate for class certification outside of settlement. As part of the settlement, AMN confirmed that it instructed relevant employees to stop recording interpretation sessions at the beginning of January 2024, and to stop all monitoring of interpretation sessions beginning in November 2024.
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Who Qualifies?
The settlement class is made up of all people who were physically present in California and whose communications were monitored, listened to or recorded by AMN, its employees, contractors, agents or anyone acting on its behalf, without prior consent. The claim form narrows this to conversations interpreted by AMN between December 4, 2022 and August 7, 2026, and that is the window a claimant certifies to when filing.The key fact is where the person was during the appointment, not where they live. Someone who lives in another state but was in California for the interpreted visit falls inside the class definition; a California resident whose interpreted appointment took place elsewhere does not.
The class excludes AMN and its subsidiaries, parent companies, successors, predecessors and employees; anyone who timely asks to be excluded; counsel for either side and members of their immediate families; government entities; the judge assigned to the case, along with immediate family and court staff; and the successors or assigns of any of those groups.
How Much Can You Get?
AMN agreed to a gross settlement fund of $4.5 million. Each class member who does not opt out and files a valid claim receives a proportionate share of the net settlement fund, subject to a maximum of $10,000 per class member across all distributions.The net fund is what remains after the Court-approved deductions come out of the $4.5 million: service award payments to the two named plaintiffs of $10,000 each, the cost of notice and settlement administration, and attorneys' fees and costs. Class counsel may ask the Court for up to 35% of the gross fund in fees, plus their actual litigation costs. The Court decides the final amounts.
No per-person estimate has been published, and one cannot be calculated in advance because the payment depends on how many valid claims are filed. Treat the $10,000 figure as a ceiling on any single recovery rather than an expected payment.
What Proof or Notice ID Is Required?
Filing online requires a Class Member ID. The claim portal's first screen asks for that ID and will not advance without it, which makes this a proof-required settlement even though no receipts or medical records are needed to file.The paper claim form works differently. It does not ask for a Class Member ID. Instead it asks the claimant to identify themselves, confirm they have read the class definition and are not excluded, and list the date and the medical facility for each appointment where AMN interpretation was used. Additional visits can be attached on a separate sheet.
No documentation has to be submitted with either version of the claim. The claim form states that the Settlement Administrator may later ask for proof supporting the claim, and that documentation confirming the dates and locations of the listed interpretation sessions is acceptable for that purpose. Failing to respond to such a request, or providing insufficient documentation, may reduce or void the claim.
What Is the Deadline?
Claims must be submitted through the official settlement website or postmarked by October 27, 2026. The settlement documents give the date without specifying a cutoff time or a timezone for online submissions, so no filing time should be assumed.October 27, 2026 is also the deadline to request exclusion from the settlement and the deadline to file a written objection. A class member who does nothing by that date files no claim and receives no payment, but is still bound by the settlement and the Court's judgment. Excluding yourself is the only route that preserves the right to bring an individual case against AMN over these allegations.
How Do You File a Claim?
Claims are filed through the official settlement website, AMN CIPA Settlement.com, which hosts the claim form, the full notice and the settlement documents. Online filers register with the Class Member ID from their notice and then complete the settlement class member information, session information, payment information and attestation steps.Class members who do not have a Class Member ID can download the paper claim form from the Important Documents section of the settlement website and mail it to the Settlement Administrator at the address printed on the form. The form asks for the appointment dates and the medical facilities where interpretation was used, and it must be signed and postmarked by October 27, 2026.
What Happens Next?
The Court will hold the final approval hearing on December 18, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time in Dept. C-63 of the San Diego County Superior Court, where it will consider whether the settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate, along with class counsel's fee request and the requested service awards. The hearing may be moved to a different date, time or location without further notice.A hearing taking place does not mean approval was granted. Payments are made only after the Court grants final approval and after the time for appeals has run and any appeals have been resolved. No payment date had been announced as of September 1, 2026.
Sources and Verification
- Official settlement website and Frequently Asked Questions — AMN CIPA Settlement.com
- Notice of Class Action and of Proposed Settlement, Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego
- Proof of Claim form, including the class period and the documentation note in Sections B through E
- Carrero, et al. v. AMN Healthcare, Inc. et al., Case No. 37-2023-00052448-CU-NP-CTL, San Diego County Superior Court
Questions
Do I have to remember the exact date of my interpretation session?
The claim form asks for the date and the medical facility for each appointment where AMN interpretation was used, and it provides room to attach additional visits on a separate sheet. Class members who used interpretation more than once can list every visit they recall. The Settlement Administrator may later ask for documentation confirming the dates and locations, so an approximate date you cannot support may be harder to verify than one you can.
Does it matter whether the session was by phone or by video?
No. The complaint alleges AMN recorded or monitored both calls and videos interpreted in California, and the class definition covers communications that were monitored, listened to or recorded without prior consent regardless of the format. What matters is that the person was physically present in California during the interpreted conversation.
Can non-California residents file a claim?
The class is defined by where the person was located during the interpreted conversation, not by where they live. Someone who lives in another state but was physically present in California for the appointment falls inside the class definition, while a California resident whose interpreted appointment happened outside California does not.
Will filing a claim affect my medical care or my provider?
The defendants in this case are AMN Healthcare, Inc. and AMN Healthcare Language Services, Inc., the companies that supplied the interpretation service. The medical providers who used that service are not defendants and are not paying the settlement fund.
What happens if more people file claims than expected?
Payments are a proportionate share of the net settlement fund, so a larger number of valid claims means a smaller amount for each class member. The $10,000 figure in the settlement is a ceiling on what any one class member can receive across all distributions, not a promised or expected payment.
