Up to $59 Cash or $99 Voucher: Coast Dental Text Settlement

What happened

Class period: The four years before the lawsuit was filed. See the Notice for exact dates.

• The lawsuit claims Coast Dental Services, LLC sent marketing text messages and phone calls to people after they asked it to stop
• The messages reminded or encouraged people to schedule appointments with Coast Dental
• Plaintiff claims this violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA)
• Coast Dental denies all wrongdoing, and the Court has not decided who is right
• Coast Dental agreed to make up to $3,840,664 available to pay claims
• The case is Chaviano v. Coast Dental Services, LLC, Case No. 2026-013610-CA-01, Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida

What you can get

Key dates

Who may qualify

• You are located in the United States
• Within the four years before this lawsuit was filed, you replied "stop" or a similar opt-out message to a Coast Dental text
• After that, you received more than one text message or phone call within a 12-month period reminding or encouraging you to schedule an appointment
• The texts or calls went to your cell phone number
• Some people are excluded, such as the trial judge; see the Notice for the full list

How to file

1. Go to the official claim site
2. Choose either the cash payment (up to $59) or the toothbrush voucher (up to $99)
3. Complete the Claim Form fully and accurately, including all required statements
4. Submit your claim online by December 24, 2026
5. Or download a Claim Form, or call 866-969-1557 to request one, and mail it postmarked by December 24, 2026, to CDS TCPA Settlement, PO Box 2009, Chanhassen, MN 55317-2009
6. Only one claim is allowed per Settlement Class Member

Proof required

• No supporting documents are listed as required
• Your Claim Form must be complete, accurate, and include all required affirmations and representations
• Only one claim is allowed per Settlement Class Member

Payment timing

Cash payments will be sent by check only after the Court grants final approval and any appeals are resolved. Appeals can take time.

Important links

• Official website
• Claim form
• Important dates
• FAQs
• Documents

Contact

Extra details

• Payments are a pro rata share of the fund after attorneys' fees, expenses, notice and administration costs, and the service award
• Class Counsel will ask for up to 11.2% of the fund for attorneys' fees and expenses, plus a Service Award of up to $7,500 for the Class Representative
• The opt-out and objection deadline is October 30, 2026, which is much earlier than the claim deadline
• To opt out, mail a letter personally signed under penalty of perjury stating you want to be "excluded from the Settlement Class" and that you are "otherwise a member of the Settlement Class," postmarked by October 30, 2026
• You cannot opt out by phone, email, or on the settlement website
• To object, file your objection with the Court and mail it to the Clerk of the Court, Class Counsel, and Defendant's Counsel, postmarked by October 30, 2026; include the cell number that received the texts
• The Final Approval Hearing is December 9, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. in the Court's Zoom virtual courtroom; it may be moved without notice
• If you do nothing, you get no payment and give up your right to sue Coast Dental over these texts
• Watch for scams: use only the official settlement website

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