$872,500 Compex Legal Services Settlement Ends Class Action Lawsuit Over Data Breach
Shahbaz et al. v. Compex Legal Services, Inc.
Filed: May 22, 2026 ◆§ 24STCV23351
An $872,500 Compex settlement offers cash to individuals potentially impacted by a data breach discovered in April 2024.
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Technology Legal Privacy Data Breach Class Action Settlement
Compex Legal Services, Inc. has agreed to an $872,500 settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit that alleged the legal and insurance support company failed to protect sensitive information in its care from a data breach discovered in April 2024.
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The $872,500 Compex Legal Services class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on May 22, 2026. The agreement covers all individuals whose personally identifiable and/or protected health information was or could have been impacted as a result of the Compex data breach, including all who received notice of the incident.
Court documents state that approximately 57,000 people are covered by the class action settlement.
The court-approved website for the Compex Legal Services data breach settlement can be found at CompexDataSettlement.com.
Compex settlement class members who file a valid, timely claim form can receive up to $5,000 for documented out-of-pocket losses incurred on or after April 9, 2024 due to the data breach. This benefit covers losses arising from identity theft or fraud and the costs of late or overdraft fees, card cancellation or replacement, credit reports, credit monitoring, freezing or unfreezing credit, replacement IDs, and more.
Class members must submit proof, such as bank statements or receipts, to receive a documented-loss payment.
Additionally, class members can file a claim to receive a pro rata cash payment of approximately $100 to $200. The final amount of each class member’s cash payment will depend on the total number of claims filed, among other considerations.
To file a Compex settlement claim form online, class members can head to this page and log in using the unique ID and PIN found on their copy of the settlement notice. Alternatively, class members can download a PDF of the claim form to print, fill out, and return by mail to the settlement administrator.
All Compex settlement claim forms must be filed online or by mail by August 19, 2026.
The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the Compex Legal Services settlement following a hearing on August 31, 2026. Compensation will begin to be distributed only after final approval is granted and any appeals are resolved.
The Compex Legal Services class action lawsuit claimed that the California-based litigation support and insurance document management company failed to implement reasonable cybersecurity protections to safeguard sensitive information in its systems, which allegedly led to a data breach that Compex identified on or around April 9, 2024.
Per court documents, private information potentially exposed during the breach included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical information and credit card information.
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