A proposed $6,362,167 settlement could provide cash payments to certain people whose Colorado cellphone information appeared in the People Data Labs database and was disclosed during the class period. After approved expenses are deducted, the remaining fund will be divided equally among people who submit valid, timely claims.
The lawsuit alleges that People Data Labs violated the Colorado Prevention of Telemarketing Fraud Act by listing Colorado residents' cellular telephone numbers in a directory without appropriate consent. The court has not decided whether the company violated the law, and the settlement avoids the costs and risks of continued litigation.
Eligibility uses several database signals
The class definition is more specific than simply having a Colorado phone number. People Data Labs records must show an inferred mobile number, a Colorado area code, and an inferred current or historical Colorado location. The data must have been sourced on or after September 2022 and disclosed at least once from September 2022 through March 3, 2026.
Because eligibility depends largely on the company's records and inferred data, a person may not be able to determine inclusion by looking at a phone bill. The mailed or emailed notice and the settlement administrator are the most useful starting points for people who are uncertain.
The case concerns disclosure rather than telemarketing calls
The claim is based on People Data Labs allegedly listing and disclosing cellphone numbers without the consent required by the Colorado statute. A class member does not need to identify a particular unwanted sales call in the notice's class definition.
That distinction makes the case different from a conventional robocall settlement. The central issue is the aggregation and disclosure of inferred cellphone and location data, not whether every recipient can connect the directory listing to a later call or text.
Every valid claimant receives an equal share
The settlement does not publish an estimated individual payment. Notice and administration expenses, court-approved attorneys' fees and litigation costs, and any service award will first be deducted from the $6,362,167 fund. The balance will then be divided equally among valid claimants.
Class counsel may request up to one-third of the fund, and the class representative may seek a $5,000 service award. Because the number of valid claims is also unknown, any dollar estimate made before the claims process closes would be speculative.
The notice calls for supporting documentation but does not define it
Online claims may be submitted through the official settlement website. The notice says a mailed form must be completed, signed, and include supporting documentation, but it does not specify which documents satisfy that requirement.
Potential claimants should follow the current instructions on the official form and contact the administrator if the requested material is unclear. It is safer to clarify the requirement before the deadline than to guess and risk an incomplete submission.
Doing nothing produces no payment
People who remain in the class but do not submit a valid claim will not receive money. Unless they exclude themselves, they will still be bound by the settlement's release of covered claims against People Data Labs.
That combination makes the claim form important even for someone the company's records already identify. Inclusion in the database establishes potential class membership, but it does not automatically create a payment.
Claims are due September 29
Online claims must be submitted by September 29, 2026. Mailed forms must be completed, signed, include the requested supporting material, and be postmarked by that date.
The final approval hearing is scheduled for November 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time in San Francisco, with remote attendance information available through the court. Payments will follow only if the settlement becomes final. Claimants should monitor the official website because the court may reschedule the hearing or change deadlines.