Toyota of North Miami TCPA Text Settlement: What It Paid

Who is covered by the settlement?

• You must be in the United States and have received a text reflected in the case’s text-message logs between March 10, 2021 and September 20, 2025.
• You also must have opted out of the defendant’s messages and then received more texts 15 days after opting out.
• The class excludes the judge, the defendant and related entities and personnel, Released Parties and their immediate families, and people who timely opt out.

The notice does not promise that every qualifying text will result in a full $85 payment. It says the payment is “up to” that amount and comes from a fund that also pays the settlement’s costs.

• The stated payment is up to $85 for each text received after the person first asked the defendant to stop.
• You submit one Claim Form for all qualifying texts; do not submit a separate form for each message.
• The $889,525 Gross Settlement Fund also pays notice and administration costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses awarded by the court, and any service award. Those costs are paid before claim checks.

A claim is required. Doing nothing does not result in a payment.

• Complete the Claim Form fully and accurately and provide the information it requires.
• Only one form is allowed for each Settlement Class Member.
• The notice permits submission by U.S. mail or through the Settlement Website. It says the Claim Form must be postmarked by April 9, 2026, but does not explain the timing standard for an online submission.
• The notice requires a valid, correct, and verified form with required affirmations and representations. It does not say in this notice whether separate documents must be attached.

The March 25, 2026 hearing date is not a payment date. The court still must decide whether to approve the settlement, and any appeal can add time.

• Checks are to be sent only after the court grants final approval and any appeals are resolved.
• The notice says payments will be sent to the address provided on the Claim Form within 60 days after the settlement’s Effective Date.
• The notice does not give a calendar date for the Effective Date or for mailing checks.

Opting out means leaving the settlement. It is different from objecting: an objection asks the court to change or reject part of the settlement while remaining in it.

• To leave the settlement, mail an exclusion request to FRL Automotive TCPA Case, P.O. Box 2005, Chanhassen, MN 55317-2006.
• The request must be personally signed under penalty of perjury and say that you want to be excluded from the Settlement Class and otherwise are a class member.
• It must be postmarked by January 23, 2026. Phone, email, and website requests are not accepted.
• A person may opt out only for themself. Someone who opts out receives no settlement payment but does not give up the right to pursue their own lawsuit about the claims resolved by this settlement.

Objecting does not request a payment and does not remove you from the settlement.

• You may object only if you remain in the Settlement Class; people who opt out cannot object.
• An objection must be filed with the court and mailed to the Clerk of the Court, Class Counsel, and Defendant’s Counsel.
• It must include the detailed information listed in the notice, including your contact information, the phone number that received texts, a signed statement under penalty of perjury, the reasons for the objection, and information about whether you plan to attend the hearing.
• The filing and mailed objection must be postmarked by January 23, 2026.

A person who wants to speak at the hearing must ask for permission through a timely objection that states whether they intend to appear.

• The hearing is scheduled for March 25, 2026, at 11:45 a.m. in the Virtual Courtroom.
• The court will consider whether the settlement is fair and will also consider the requests for attorneys’ fees, expenses, and a service award.
• Attendance is not required. A timely written objection that meets the notice requirements can be considered without attending.
• The hearing date or time may change without additional notice.