Class Action Settlements in California
Settlements only California residents can claim
Most class actions are open nationwide, but these 7 are limited to California residents (or list California among a handful of eligible states). If you live in California, these are the ones you can claim that people in other states cannot.
- E. Mishan & Sons No Proof Stainless Steel Cookware Settlement — $12 · deadline September 25, 2026 · no proof of purchase
- Tesla idle fees class action settlement — Up to $350 · deadline September 25, 2026
- Earthgrains Distribution $17.5M California IBP Settlement — deadline September 28, 2026
- Trader Joe’s $12.47M Wage and Hour Class Action Settlement — Varies (by workweeks) · deadline October 2, 2026 · no proof of purchase
- CRST Expedited $14.5M California Truck Drivers Settlement — deadline October 5, 2026 · no proof of purchase
- Northrop Grumman $75 Million Canoga Park/Winnetka Settlement — ~$7,494–$21,110 per home · deadline October 10, 2026
- $500K Service Spot Parking Fee Settlement (2026) — deadline December 17, 2026
129 settlements open to California residents today • 31 need no proof of purchase
96 Settlements Open to California Residents
These 96 class action settlements are open to California residents right now — either nationwide or with California named among the eligible states. Checked against our settlement database on September 17, 2026. Deadlines already exclude the final week, because a claim that has to be posted needs the lead time. 7 of them are restricted to California and are listed separately above. The 8 closing soonest are listed below; see all 96.
California’s own consumer protection law
Class actions are almost always federal or multi-state, so living in California rarely decides whether you can claim from a settlement. Where it can matter is when the claim rests on California’s own statute.
California Unfair Competition Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200). It defines unfair competition to mean “any unlawful, unfair or fraudulent business act or practice and unfair, deceptive, untrue or misleading advertising.” Those are three independent prongs, which is what makes the UCL unusually wide: conduct that breaks some other law is actionable under the “unlawful” prong without the claimant having to show it was also deceptive.
A UCL claim must be brought within four years of accrual (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17208).
Read at California Legislative Information, checked 2 September 2026. This is not legal advice.