Published
November 4, 2026
People who were sent written notice of the May 2025 Red Coats, Inc. data incident may qualify to claim up to $100 for time spent, up to $5,000 in documented losses and one year of credit monitoring from the Red Coats data breach class action settlement. Claims are due January 7, 2027, and the final approval hearing is January 4, 2027.
Current Status
Claims are open. Claim forms must be submitted online by January 7, 2027, or mailed and postmarked by that date. The Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, has preliminarily approved the settlement and will hold the final approval hearing on January 4, 2027. The deadline to opt out or object is December 8, 2026. Nothing will be paid until the settlement receives final approval.Free settlement alerts
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Status
Claims Open
final approval hearing January 4, 2027
Claim Deadline
January 7, 2027
online, or postmarked by that date
Benefits
Up to $5,000
up to $2,000 for ordinary losses and lost time combined · up to $3,000 for fraud losses · 1 year of monitoring
Proof Required
Yes
Unique ID & PIN from the notice to file online · documents for loss claims
What Changed Recently?
Notices began going out to class members on October 9, 2026, opening the claim period. The case is Rush et al. v. Red Coats, Inc., No. C-15-CV-26-001098, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland. It concerns a cyberattack on the computer systems of Red Coats, a commercial cleaning company based in the Washington, D.C. area, on or about May 26, 2025. According to the settlement notice, files accessed in the incident may have contained names, addresses, Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers.The plaintiffs first filed separate proposed class actions in federal court in Maryland, which were consolidated in November 2025. They voluntarily dismissed that case in January 2026 and refiled in state court in February 2026, and the settlement was filed with the court in April 2026. The lawsuit alleges that Red Coats failed to adequately protect the personal information. Red Coats denies any wrongdoing or liability, and the court has not decided who is right; the settlement is a compromise. As part of the deal, Red Coats says it has added security measures since the incident and agreed to confirm them to class counsel confidentially.
Who Qualifies?
The class is everyone who was sent written notification of the Red Coats data incident, about 35,000 people according to the settlement agreement. The only exclusions are the judge evaluating the settlement and anyone found guilty of, or pleading no contest to, causing or aiding the cyberattack. A class member who received a data incident letter from Red Coats is in the class even if they did not keep it, though filing online requires the Unique ID and PIN from the settlement notice.How Much Can You Get?
Class members can claim credit monitoring plus one or more of the cash benefits. Each benefit has its own cap per person:- Credit monitoring: one year of CyEx Financial Shield Complete, which includes $1 million in financial fraud insurance and access to a fraud resolution agent.
- Lost time: $25 an hour for up to four hours, a maximum of $100, for time spent on things like changing passwords, checking accounts for suspicious activity or researching the incident.
- Ordinary out-of-pocket losses: up to $2,000 for documented, unreimbursed costs fairly traceable to the incident since May 26, 2025, such as identity theft losses, credit report or credit freeze fees, ID replacement and postage. Under the settlement agreement, ordinary losses and lost time share a combined $2,000 cap.
- Extraordinary losses: up to $3,000 for documented, unreimbursed fraud or identity theft losses that were more likely than not caused by the incident, after the class member tried to avoid the loss or get it reimbursed, for example through insurance.
What Proof or Notice ID Is Required?
Filing online requires the Unique ID and PIN printed on the notice mailed to class members. The paper claim form can be downloaded from the settlement website and mailed instead. Lost-time claims need only a brief description of how the time was spent. Ordinary and extraordinary loss claims need third-party documentation such as receipts, bank statements or account records; notes or statements the class member prepares can support that documentation but are not enough on their own. Losses already reimbursed by someone else cannot be claimed.What Is the Deadline?
Claims must be submitted online by January 7, 2027, or mailed with a postmark no later than January 7, 2027. Losses must have occurred between May 26, 2025 and January 7, 2027. The deadline to opt out or object is December 8, 2026; opt-out requests must be mailed to the administrator, and anyone who opts out cannot receive benefits.How Do You Take Action?
Claims are filed on the official Red Coats settlement website using the Unique ID and PIN from the notice, with any supporting documents uploaded there. A printable claim form is also available on the site. A class member who has lost their Unique ID and PIN can request them from the settlement administrator through the website.What Happens Next?
The Circuit Court for Montgomery County will hold the final approval hearing on January 4, 2027 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time in Rockville, Maryland, where it will also consider the requested attorneys’ fees and service awards. Red Coats can end the settlement if more than 100 class members opt out. If the court approves the settlement, credit monitoring activation codes and approved payments go out within 30 days after a claim is validated or 30 days after the settlement’s effective date, whichever is later. An appeal would delay that.Sources and Verification
• Official Red Coats data incident settlement website — notice, claim form, FAQs and court documents• Class Action Settlement Agreement and Release, Rush et al. v. Red Coats, Inc., No. C-15-CV-26-001098 (Cir. Ct. Montgomery Cnty., Md.), filed April 21, 2026
• Court-approved Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement (embedded below)
Questions
Can I get money from the Red Coats settlement without receipts?
Yes, but only for time. Class members who spent time dealing with the data incident can claim $25 an hour for up to four hours, a maximum of $100, by briefly describing what they did. There is no flat cash payment for everyone; the loss reimbursements require third-party documentation such as receipts or statements.
Is there a settlement fund that could be reduced pro rata?
No fixed fund is set out in the settlement. Red Coats pays approved claims directly, plus administration costs, court-approved attorneys' fees and costs of up to $200,000 and service awards, so those amounts are not taken out of class members' payments. Each benefit has its own cap.
What do I need to file a Red Coats claim online?
The online claim form requires the Unique ID and PIN printed on the notice mailed to class members. A paper claim form can be downloaded from the settlement website and mailed instead, postmarked by January 7, 2027. Loss claims also need supporting documents.
When will Red Coats settlement payments be made?
Not before final approval. The final approval hearing is January 4, 2027. Under the settlement agreement, approved payments are made within 30 days after a claim is validated or 30 days after the settlement's effective date, whichever is later, so any appeal would delay payments.
Official Settlement Notice
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Settlement Amount
Claims-made — no fixed fund
Red Coats pays approved claims, fees and administration separately
Case Title
Rush et al. v. Red Coats, Inc.
Case Number
C-15-CV-26-001098
Court
Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland
Final Approval Hearing
January 4, 2027 at 10:00 AM ET
Rockville, Maryland
Administrator
Simpluris
Official Website
Red Coats Settlement
