The BuyAlerts text message settlement pays one flat amount — up to $42.16 — to each person who files a valid claim, and two texts count the same as twenty. What decides whether you get it is a Unique ID printed on the email or postcard notice and a claim filed by February 16, 2027. Whatever is not paid out stays with BuyAlerts, not with the class.
Status: Preliminarily approved; claims open | Claim deadline February 16, 2027 (online or postmarked by 11:59 p.m. Eastern) | Opt out or object by January 4, 2027 | Up to $42.16 per person
The Texts at the Center of the Case
Live Stream Technology Services, Inc. is a Miami fintech company that does business as BuyAlerts. The plaintiffs allege it kept sending marketing texts to people who had replied “stop” and to people whose numbers were on the National Do Not Call Registry, in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and, for Florida residents, the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA). BuyAlerts denies all wrongdoing, and the court has not decided who is right.
The case is Reyes, et al. v. Live Stream Technology Services, Inc. d/b/a BuyAlerts, No. 2026-010685-CA-01, in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Under the proposed settlement, BuyAlerts will make up to $3.6 million available. Kroll Settlement Administration runs the claim portal and is sending notices by email and postcard.
Three Classes, One Time Window
Every class covers texts about BuyAlerts’ own products or services sent to a cell phone between January 1, 2022 and August 7, 2026. What separates them is the conduct the plaintiffs allege made the texts unlawful:
| TCPA “Stop” Class (nationwide) | More than one BuyAlerts text within any 12-month period after you replied “stop” or a similar opt-out instruction. |
| FTSA “Stop” Class (Florida) | More than one BuyAlerts text, received in Florida, at least 15 days after you texted “stop.” |
| TCPA Do Not Call Class (nationwide) | More than one BuyAlerts sales text within any 12-month period to a number that had been on the National Do Not Call Registry for at least 30 days, where BuyAlerts did not get prior express written consent or says it got consent the same way it says it did for the named plaintiffs. |
The settlement agreement estimates the classes at about 85,373 people, based on the parties’ records. If you received an email or postcard notice, BuyAlerts’ records show your number was texted. Excluded are BuyAlerts and its affiliates, officers and employees; the presiding judges and their staff; the other released parties and their immediate families; and plaintiffs’ counsel.
Texts that keep arriving today, from BuyAlerts or anyone else, after you replied “stop” fall outside this settlement. OpenClassActions.com covers that problem separately in its investigation into texts that continue after STOP.
Why $42.16 Is a Ceiling
The payment is flat. Fitting into two or even all three classes does not stack, receiving more texts does not raise it, and each person may file only one claim. The figure is described as “up to” because the $3.6 million is a cap, not a pot that gets split among claimants.
That cap also has to cover:
- class counsel’s requested fees of one-third of the fund, or $1,199,880;
- service awards of up to $5,000 for each of the two class representatives; and
- notice and administration costs, capped at $120,000.
If valid claims plus those amounts would exceed $3.6 million, every payment is cut by the same percentage. If they come in under the cap, the difference returns to BuyAlerts, and so does the value of any check nobody cashes. In other words, the class does not share in unclaimed money — the only way to get a payment is to file.
What You Need to File
The online claim form opens by asking for the Unique ID from your notice. After that it asks for your name, address, every phone number that received BuyAlerts texts, and a contact number. You attest under penalty of perjury that you are the subscriber or authorized user of those numbers and that you received more than one BuyAlerts text after opting out or while on the Do Not Call Registry.
No screenshots or phone bills are requested. The administrator checks the numbers you list against BuyAlerts’ own records. If BuyAlerts texted more than one of your numbers, list them all on the single claim rather than filing again.
If you never received a notice but think you qualify, use the Contact Us page on the official settlement website to ask about your status well before the February 16, 2027 deadline.
Dates and Choices
| January 4, 2027 | Exclusion requests (postmarked) and objections due. |
| February 1, 2027, 9:00 a.m. Eastern | Final approval hearing by Zoom before Judge Robert T. Watson, who will also rule on fees and service awards. |
| February 16, 2027, 11:59 p.m. Eastern | Claim deadline, online or postmarked. |
Note the order: the opt-out and objection deadline and the hearing both come before the claim deadline. Someone who wants to stay in can still file after the hearing, but anyone weighing an exclusion has to decide by January 4.
To keep the right to sue BuyAlerts yourself, mail a signed exclusion request postmarked by January 4, 2027 that lists the phone numbers that received the texts. Exclusions cannot be made by phone, fax or email, and mass exclusions are not allowed. Objections must be filed with the court and mailed to the administrator by the same date. The official website lists everything each request must contain.
Filing and Getting Paid
File on the official BuyAlerts TCPA settlement website through the Claim Form link, using the Unique ID from your notice. A printable Claim Form is posted there too, and the postcard notice has a detachable form that can be mailed back.
No payments go out until the court grants final approval and any appeals are final. Under the settlement agreement, checks are mailed within 45 days after the settlement becomes final, and each check is valid for 90 days from the date printed on it. As of September 29, 2026, no payment date had been announced. The BuyAlerts settlement page on OpenClassActions.com follows the case as the court acts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I file more than once if BuyAlerts texted several of my numbers?
No. Each class member may submit one Claim Form. The form lets you list every phone number that received BuyAlerts texts, and the administrator checks the messages against those numbers.
Will I get more for receiving more texts?
No. The payment is a flat amount of up to $42.16 per class member regardless of how many texts arrived or how many classes you fit. The only adjustment is a uniform pro rata reduction if valid claims plus fees and costs would exceed the $3.6 million cap.
Do I need screenshots or phone bills?
No. You need the Unique ID from your notice, your contact details, the phone numbers that received the texts and a sworn attestation. The administrator verifies the numbers against BuyAlerts’ records.
What happens to money that is not claimed?
It goes back to BuyAlerts. Any amount left under the $3.6 million cap after payments, fees and costs returns to the company, as does the value of uncashed checks.
How long will I have to cash the check?
Checks are valid for 90 days from the date printed on them. Uncashed checks are voided, and the money returns to BuyAlerts rather than going to other class members.
Sources
- Official settlement website, FAQ, important dates and claim portal — BuyAlerts TCPA Settlement, administered by Kroll Settlement Administration.
- Court-approved long-form notice, Settlement Agreement and Release, and paper Claim Form in Reyes, et al. v. Live Stream Technology Services, Inc. d/b/a BuyAlerts, No. 2026-010685-CA-01, Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida.
- OpenClassActions.com — BuyAlerts Text Message Settlement.
Source and credit: the settlement terms, deadlines and benefit details described above are drawn from our sister site’s reporting — OpenClassActions.com: BuyAlerts Text Message Settlement — Up to $42.16 — which tracks this case against the court-approved notice and the official settlement website and is updated as the court rules.
Legal Disclaimer
This article is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. OpenClassActions.org is a consumer news site, not a law firm and not the settlement administrator, and is not affiliated with any party to the case described. The allegations are allegations; unless a court has ruled, the defendants deny wrongdoing and no court has decided the merits. Deadlines, benefit amounts and payment timing can change as the court and the administrator act, so confirm current status on the official settlement website. You never need to pay anyone to file a claim or to receive a settlement payment.