People who received Palm Beach Tan advertising text messages after asking the sender to stop may be included in a reported $2.5 million Telephone Consumer Protection Act settlement. The available settlement summaries say qualifying messages must have been sent between June 19, 2019, and July 5, 2026, after the recipient made a stop request. The reported claim deadline is October 4, 2026.
That does not mean every Palm Beach Tan customer qualifies or that each claimant will receive $1,500. The available evidence describes a possible payment of up to $1,500 for each qualifying post-stop message, with the actual amount reduced or adjusted based on the number of valid claims and the net settlement fund. Because the evidence pack does not include the official court notice or administrator website, readers should verify the terms before submitting personal information.
Who may be covered by the settlement
The reported settlement class is narrower than people who simply received Palm Beach Tan marketing. According to the supplied summaries, a person may fall within the described class if they received a Palm Beach Tan text advertising goods or services after sending a message asking for further texts to stop. Examples listed in the coverage include “stop,” “unsubscribe” and “cancel,” along with similar language expressing a desire not to receive additional messages.
The reported coverage period runs from June 19, 2019, through July 5, 2026. The central eligibility question is therefore the sequence: an advertising text, a stop request, and at least one later qualifying message. A recipient who never sent a stop request is not shown by the supplied evidence to qualify under this settlement description. Neither source establishes that an ordinary promotional text, a missed call or a message from an unrelated company is covered.
Why the advertised payment is not fixed
The settlement fund is reported as $2.5 million before deductions. The available material says the fund may be used for settlement administration and attorneys’ fees, with attorneys’ fees reported as up to $825,000 and administration costs not specified in the supplied evidence. The remaining net fund is then divided among valid claims according to the number of qualifying messages.
That structure makes “up to $1,500 per message” a ceiling rather than a promised check amount. The per-message amount can change if more people submit valid claims, if claims are rejected, or if court-approved expenses reduce the amount available for distribution. The evidence does not provide a final estimated payment, a guaranteed minimum or a confirmed payment date.
Reported filing steps and deadline
The settlement summaries say class members can submit a claim online or print a claim form, identified in one source as Exhibit A of the settlement agreement, and mail it to the settlement administrator. The reported mailing address is:
Hudson v. Palm Beach Tan Inc. & Archer Malmo Inc. Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 301172
Los Angeles, CA 90030-1172
The claim deadline reported by both available settlement pages is October 4, 2026. One source says online claims and mailed forms are due by that date, while noting that the notice it reviewed did not specify a time of day or time zone. For a mailed claim, the same source says the form must be postmarked by the deadline.
One summary says claimants must provide their name, address and the phone number that received the messages. It also says an online claim requires a login ID and PIN included in a settlement notice. The other summary says receipts or screenshots are not required and that a person without an online Claim ID and PIN can print and mail a form. These details should be checked against the official notice because the evidence pack does not include the underlying form or administrator instructions.
What happens if the settlement is not final
The supplied evidence says the court had preliminarily approved the settlement and authorized notice, but that no final approval order had been entered as of August 17, 2026. It reports a final approval hearing scheduled for December 29, 2026, in Greensboro, North Carolina. A preliminary approval is not the same as final approval, and the evidence does not establish that the hearing occurred or that the settlement became effective.
This distinction matters because a claim submission does not by itself establish that a payment will be made. The final order, any changes to the agreement and the administrator’s later payment notice would determine whether distributions proceed. The available evidence also says paper checks are expected to be mailed to the address on a valid claim and must be cashed within 90 days of issuance, but it does not provide a payment schedule.
What to verify before filing
Use the official court-approved notice or settlement administrator information to confirm the case name, deadline, claim method and payment terms. Keep any text-message records or stop-request evidence if available, even though one supplied summary says screenshots are not required. Do not assume eligibility from having a Palm Beach Tan account, receiving a general promotion or seeing a message from a different sender.
Also check the consequences of filing. The available summaries say the October 4, 2026, date is reportedly also the deadline to exclude yourself from the settlement or object to it. A person considering an individual legal claim should review the official notice’s release language and seek independent legal advice before filing, because the effect of participating depends on the final settlement terms.
The responsible answer for now is conditional: the reported settlement may cover qualifying post-stop Palm Beach Tan texts, and the reported next step is to submit a valid claim by October 4, 2026. The amount, final approval status and payment timing remain subject to official verification and the settlement’s final administration.
The reported Palm Beach Tan settlement is best understood as a conditional claims opportunity, not a guaranteed $1,500 payment. The central eligibility test is whether a person received a qualifying advertising text after sending a stop request during the stated period. The reported October 4, 2026, deadline also covers exclusion and objections. Two independent settlement-summary pages agree on the core terms, but the evidence pack lacks the official court documents and administrator URL. That leaves final approval, the operative claim process and the payment date unverified. Readers should confirm those details through the official notice before filing.
Sources and methodology
- Palm Beach Tan $2.5M Text Message Class Action ... - https://www.claimdepot.com/settlements/hudson-class
- Palm Beach Tan TCPA Text Message Settlement - https://openclassactions.com/settlements/tcpa/palm-beach-tan-tcpa-text-message-class-action-settlement.php
- Open Class Action Settlements You Can Claim Right Now - https://www.dapeer.com/settlements-to-claim
- Class Action Settlement | The ClassAction.org Legal News ... - https://www.classaction.org/news/category/class-action-settlement
