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ClaimFinder: a class action settlement finder that tracks deadlines
Read the open settlement notices that might apply to you, before the claim window shuts.
ClaimFinder is a class action settlement finder for people who want to know which open consumer settlements might apply to them. It reads public settlement notices, shows the claim window, and reminds you before it closes.
Waitlist Not built yet Updated 5 September 2026
What problem does ClaimFinder solve?
A consumer settlement is announced by publishing a legal notice. The notice runs on an administrator's website, sometimes in a newspaper, sometimes as a postcard to the address a company had on file. If you moved, changed your email, or unsubscribed from a retailer years ago, the postcard goes nowhere and the website is one you have never visited. The gap shows up in two ways. You read a forum thread about a settlement for a product sitting in your cupboard, click through, and find the claim window closed the previous month. Or you get the postcard, decide to deal with it later, and later never arrives because nothing in your life reminds you. Settlement administrators are not trying to reach you personally. They meet a court's notice requirement and move on. The information is public and free, but it is scattered across separate single-purpose websites with no shared format, no search across them, and no way to tell which ones have anything to do with your own purchases.
What would ClaimFinder do?
ClaimFinder would read the public notices that settlement administrators publish and turn each one into a plain-language card: who the defendant is, what the case is about, what the notice says about the class definition, what proof the claim form asks for, and the dates the court set. You would keep a private list of the categories that touch your life, retailers you shop with, banks you have used, software you have bought, and see only the notices that mention them. Nothing about your list would leave your device without you asking. Eligibility is decided by the class definition in the notice and by the administrator, never by us. ClaimFinder would show you the definition and link to the official claim form. The second job is the calendar, one reminder when a notice appears and one before the claim window closes.
How would it work?
- 1Tell ClaimFinder which categories touch your life, from retailers to banks to subscriptions.
- 2Read a plain-language summary of each matching notice, including the class definition it states.
- 3Open the official claim form on the administrator's own site and file it yourself.
- 4Get one reminder when a notice appears and one before the claim window closes.
Who is it for?
- Shoppers who buy from large retailers and throw away legal mail unread.
- People who have moved several times and no longer get post at old addresses.
- Anyone who has read about a settlement after its claim window already closed.
How do you find unclaimed class action settlements and track the deadlines yourself?
Start with your own mail. Search your inbox and your spam folder for the phrases administrators use: notice of proposed settlement, notice of class action, and the word claimant. Retailers and banks often send the notice to whatever email they have, and it lands beside marketing. Do the same for paper post before you recycle it. Then go to the source. Every settlement has an administrator, and the administrator runs a website for that case alone, with the long-form notice, the class definition, the claim form, and the court's dates. The notice you received prints that address. Type it in yourself rather than following a link, because settlement notices are a favourite shape for phishing. Court filings are public too: the case number on the notice will pull up the docket on the court system where it was filed, and the docket is the only place that tells you when a schedule changes. Now build the list. A spreadsheet with six columns does the job: case name, administrator website, what the notice says the class is, what proof the form asks for, claim deadline, and filed yes or no. Sort by deadline. Put a calendar reminder two weeks before each one, because a claim form often wants a receipt, an order number, or a serial number that takes an evening to dig up. Two habits keep this honest. Read the class definition before you fill anything in, since it is the only thing that decides whether a claim is yours to make. And never pay anyone to file for you: official claim forms are free, and the administrator's site will say so.
What do people use today?
| Option | Good at | The gap |
|---|---|---|
| Settlement administrator websites | The authoritative text, meaning the full notice, the class definition, the claim form, and the court's dates. | One site per case, no search across cases, and you have to already know the case exists. |
| Consumer news sites and legal blogs | Readable write-ups of settlements that are open now, often with a link straight to the claim form. | Coverage follows what is newsworthy, and a post can stay up long after the window has shut. |
| Court dockets and public records searches | Everything is there, including schedule changes that summary pages never pick up. | Written for lawyers, sometimes behind a per-page fee, and hard to search by the products you own. |
| A reminder in your calendar app | Free, already on your phone, and perfectly good at not letting a date pass. | You still have to find the settlement, read the notice, and type the date in yourself. |
| Paid claim-filing services | They fill in forms for you and chase the paperwork if you would rather not do it. | They take a cut of anything you receive, and the same forms are free to file yourself. |
What would it cost?
Free
$0
- Notice cards for the categories you pick
- Email reminders before each deadline
Pro
$3/mo
- Everything in Free
- Text reminders before a claim window closes
- A private place to keep receipts and order numbers
- Export your deadline list
Prices are proposed. Founding members lock in the lowest price if we build ClaimFinder.
Questions people ask
What is a class action settlement finder?
A class action settlement finder collects the public notices that settlement administrators publish, restates each one in plain language, and tracks the dates the court has set. It is a reading and reminder tool. Whether a claim is yours to make is decided by the class definition, not by the finder.
Would ClaimFinder tell me whether I qualify?
No. ClaimFinder would show you the class definition exactly as the notice states it and link to the official form. Deciding whether you are in the class is the administrator's job, and in some cases the court's. Nothing on the page would be a promise about your own claim.
How much money would a claim be worth?
ClaimFinder would not estimate that. Payouts depend on the fund, the number of valid claims, and what the court approves, none of which is known when a notice goes up. Any site quoting you a figure in advance is guessing.
Where would the settlement information come from?
Public sources only: notices published by settlement administrators, filings on court dockets, and the claim forms themselves. ClaimFinder would restate them and link back to the original. Nothing would be scraped from your bank, your inbox, or your purchase history.
Is ClaimFinder a law firm?
No. ClaimFinder would be an information tool built from public notices. It would give no legal advice, represent nobody, and take no fee from anything you claim. For advice about your own situation, talk to a lawyer.
How would a class action claim deadline tracker handle changed dates?
Court schedules move. ClaimFinder would re-read each notice and the docket entry it came from, then push a corrected date to anyone following that case. A date that cannot be confirmed would be shown as unconfirmed rather than quietly guessed.
How would ClaimFinder make money without selling my data?
A small subscription for text reminders and a place to store receipts. Your category list and any documents would stay yours. ClaimFinder would take no percentage of a claim and would not sell profiles to anyone.
When will ClaimFinder launch?
There is no date. ClaimFinder gets built only if enough people join this list and say the reminder is worth paying for. Joining costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
Where does this stand?
ClaimFinder is a proposal, not a product. This page collects demand from search and answer engines. Askwright builds it only if enough people join the waitlist and say they would pay. Read how this works.
General information drawn from public settlement notices. Not legal advice, and not a law firm.