Published
September 24, 2026
People living in the U.S. whose personal information may have been affected in the April 2024 data incident at Safe Fleet may qualify to claim a flat $50 with no documentation, or up to $2,500 in documented losses, from the Safe Fleet and Clarience Technologies data breach class action settlement, plus two years of credit monitoring. Claims close December 2, 2026, and the Login ID and PIN from the notice are needed to file online.
Current Status
Claims are open. A Claim Form must be submitted online by December 2, 2026; the notice gives no time of day, so file early. November 2, 2026 is the deadline to exclude yourself or object, and it is also the day the Court has set for the final approval hearing, at 10:30 a.m. Central Time. No final approval order has been entered and no payment date had been announced as of September 24, 2026.Free settlement alerts
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Status
Claims Open
Claim Deadline
December 2, 2026
Online by this date · opt-out and objection deadline is earlier, November 2, 2026
Estimated Payout
$50 or up to $2,500
Flat cash with no documentation, or documented losses instead · plus 2 years of CyEx Financial Shield Complete
Proof Required
Yes — ID to file online
Login ID and PIN from the notice to file online · no receipts for the $50 · a mailed paper form treats the Login ID as optional
What Changed Recently?
The Circuit Court for Cass County, Missouri authorized notice of a proposed settlement between the class and Safe Fleet Holdings, LLC and Clarience Technologies, LLC, which opened the claim process and set the November 2, 2026 final approval hearing. The case is Ferry v. Safe Fleet Holdings, LLC and Clarience Technologies, LLC, Case No. 26CA-CC00133.According to the Notice, Safe Fleet became aware of suspicious activity in its computer systems on or about April 13, 2024, and its investigation found that an unauthorized actor had accessed or taken certain information on or before that date. The information potentially involved included names together with one or more of the following: addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver's license and state identification numbers, other government identification numbers, passport numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, financial account and payment card information, usernames or email addresses with passwords for non-financial accounts, health insurance information and medical information.
The class action complaint was filed on May 8, 2026 and alleges negligence, negligence per se, breach of implied contract, invasion of privacy, unjust enrichment and breach of fiduciary duty, and seeks a declaratory judgment. Safe Fleet and Clarience deny any fault, liability or wrongdoing, and the Court has not decided who is right. The parties agreed to settle to avoid the costs, risks and uncertainty of continuing to litigate.
Who Qualifies?
The Court defined the class as all individuals residing in the United States whose private information may have been impacted in the data incident affecting the defendants on or around April 13, 2024, including everyone who received notice of it. The Notice states that Safe Fleet's records identify the people who are class members, and some will already have received an earlier breach notice letter directly from Safe Fleet.The following are excluded:
- Safe Fleet Holdings and Clarience Technologies, and their directors, officers and agents, and those of their subsidiaries and affiliated companies;
- anyone who validly opts out of the settlement;
- the judges assigned to the case, and their staff and families;
- governmental entities;
- the attorneys representing the parties; and
- anyone a court finds guilty under criminal law of initiating, causing, aiding or abetting the data incident, or who pleads no contest to such a charge.
How Much Can You Get?
Every class member who files may claim credit monitoring and one of two cash options.- Credit monitoring. Two years of CyEx Financial Shield Complete, which the Notice describes as including $1 million of financial fraud insurance, monitoring for fraud or identity theft, unauthorized financial transactions and personal information tied to high-risk transactions, and access to a fraud resolution agent. It is claimed by checking a box on the Claim Form and becomes active only after the Court grants final approval.
- Out-of-pocket losses — up to $2,500. Reimbursement of actual, documented losses caused by the incident, such as losses from identity theft or fraud, fees for credit reports, credit monitoring or credit freezes and unfreezes, the cost of replacing IDs, and postage to contact banks. The losses must have occurred between April 13, 2024 and December 2, 2026, and you must have made reasonable efforts to avoid the loss or seek reimbursement for it.
- Alternative Cash Payment — $50. A one-time payment with no proof or explanation required, taken instead of the out-of-pocket reimbursement.
The documented tier has limits. It pays nothing for expenses a third party has already reimbursed — including through the monitoring product offered in Safe Fleet's original notification letter — and nothing for emotional distress or personal injury, or to punish the defendants.
The Notice describes no aggregate settlement fund and no pro rata reduction: each valid claim is paid at the stated amount. Class Counsel will ask the Court to approve $250,000 in attorneys' fees and litigation costs, and service awards of $2,000 for each class representative. The Notice states that Safe Fleet and Clarience pay those amounts separately from the class benefits and the administration costs, so they do not reduce what class members receive. The Court may award less.
What Proof or Notice ID Is Required?
To file online, class members use the Login ID and PIN printed on the notice they received. That credential is what makes this a proof-required settlement even for the $50 option, which needs no receipts. The printable Claim Form asks for the Login ID only "if known," so a paper form mailed to the administrator is the route for someone who no longer has the notice. The Claim Form also directs anyone who has lost the enrollment code for the monitoring to contact the administrator through the official settlement website.The out-of-pocket tier adds a second layer. It requires third-party proof, such as bank statements or receipts, showing what was spent or lost and that the loss was caused, or more likely than not caused, by the incident. Personal certifications, declarations and affidavits can explain other documents but are not enough on their own.
What Is the Deadline?
- November 2, 2026 — exclusion and objection. A request to opt out must be submitted, postmarked or emailed by this date, must name the case, include your full name, mailing address, telephone number and email address (if any), carry your personal signature, and state that you want to be excluded. An objection must be filed with the Clerk of Court by the same date, with copies sent to the administrator, Class Counsel and defense counsel. The addresses are listed in the Notice on the settlement website.
- November 2, 2026, 10:30 a.m. Central Time — final approval hearing.
- December 2, 2026 — claim deadline. Online claims must be submitted by this date. The documents disagree about paper claims: the Notice says a mailed form must be postmarked by December 2, but the Claim Form also says claims must be received by that date. Filing online, or mailing well before the deadline, avoids the question.
The claim deadline comes a month after the hearing, so a class member can still file after the Court rules. Opting out and objecting are mutually exclusive, but a class member who objects may still file a claim.
How Do You Take Action?
Claims are filed through the official Safe Fleet data settlement website, which also hosts the Notice, the Settlement Agreement, the complaint and a printable Claim Form.On the form, check the box to enroll in the two years of credit monitoring, then check either the $50 Alternative Cash Payment or the out-of-pocket losses box — not both. A documented claim lists each item of supporting documentation with its amount. Choose a payment method — PayPal, Venmo, Zelle or a physical check — and sign the attestation. Only one Claim Form per person is accepted, online or on paper.
OpenClassActions is not the settlement administrator and cannot look up a Login ID, confirm whether Safe Fleet's records list you, or check the status of a claim. Those requests go through the official settlement website.
What Happens Next?
The Court will hold the final approval hearing on November 2, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. Central Time in the Circuit Court for Cass County, Missouri. It will decide whether to approve the settlement and rule on the fee and service award requests and any timely objections. Attending is optional; a timely objection is considered whether or not the objector appears. The Notice warns that the date and time may change without further notice.A hearing is not an approval. If the Court approves the settlement, the Notice states that payments will be distributed for valid claims after final approval and after any appeals are resolved, and that it is not known whether appeals will be filed or how long they would take. No payment date had been announced as of September 24, 2026.
Class members who stay in the settlement give up the right to sue Safe Fleet, Clarience and the other released parties over the issues the settlement covers. The release is set out in Section X of the Settlement Agreement. Doing nothing still binds a class member to that release, with no benefits in exchange.
Sources and Verification
- Court-authorized Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement in Ferry v. Safe Fleet Holdings, LLC and Clarience Technologies, LLC, Case No. 26CA-CC00133 (Circuit Court for Cass County, Missouri).
- Claim Form and Release, including the benefit selections and payment options.
- The official settlement website, which hosts the Settlement Agreement and the complaint.
The Court appointed attorneys from Strauss Borrelli PLLC; Stranch, Jennings & Garvey, PLLC; and Ellzey, Kherkher, Sanford & Montgomery LLP as Class Counsel. Class members are not charged for their services. Simpluris administers the settlement.
Questions
Can I get the credit monitoring and a cash payment?
Yes. The Notice states that every class member may claim the two years of CyEx Financial Shield Complete and one of the two cash options. The monitoring is claimed by checking a separate box on the Claim Form and sits on top of the cash. The choice is only between the cash options: the $50 Alternative Cash Payment and the documented out-of-pocket reimbursement of up to $2,500 cannot both be claimed.
Does a signed statement count as proof of my losses?
No. The Notice states that personal certifications, declarations and affidavits are not reasonable documentation on their own. The documented tier needs third-party proof such as bank statements or receipts showing what was spent or lost; notes you write yourself can add context to that proof but cannot replace it. If you have nothing from a third party, the $50 payment is the option that needs no proof.
When does the credit monitoring start?
Not right away. The Notice states that the CyEx Financial Shield Complete subscription becomes active once the Court grants final approval of the settlement. Class members who enroll on the Claim Form will not have the service until the settlement is approved.
How will I be paid?
The Claim Form asks you to pick one payment method for any cash benefit: PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, or a physical check mailed to the address on the claim. Payments are distributed only after the Court grants final approval and any appeals are resolved.
Do attorneys' fees reduce what class members receive?
No. The Notice states that Class Counsel will ask the Court for $250,000 in attorneys' fees and litigation costs and for service awards of $2,000 for each class representative, and that Safe Fleet and Clarience pay those amounts separately from the benefits and the administration costs. There is no common fund for them to be taken out of.
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Settlement Amount
No aggregate fund
Benefits are paid per valid claim · fees, service awards and administration costs paid separately by the defendants
Case Title
Ferry v. Safe Fleet Holdings, LLC and Clarience Technologies, LLC
Case Number
26CA-CC00133
Court
Circuit Court for Cass County, Missouri
Final Approval Hearing
November 2, 2026 at 10:30 AM CT
Same day as the opt-out and objection deadline · the Notice warns the date and time may change
Administrator
Simpluris
Official Website
Safe Fleet Data Settlement.com
