The Davison Design text message settlement is not for every Washington resident who got an unwanted marketing text — the class the court certified is limited to people who were texted on a Washington-area-code cellphone number after it had been disconnected and reassigned to them. About 480 people fit that definition, and they split a $30,000 fund in equal shares. Claims are due October 13, 2026, and the one thing every claimant must supply is the cellphone number that received the texts and the dates they held it.
Status: Claims open; final approval not yet granted | Claim deadline October 13, 2026 (online or postmarked) | Opt-out and objection deadline passed September 13, 2026 | Hearing November 17, 2026
The Reassigned-Number Situation
The fact pattern is specific. Someone gives up a cellphone number, the carrier hands it to a new subscriber, and marketing texts meant for the old subscriber keep arriving for the new one. That is what the plaintiff in Miller v. Davison Design & Development, Inc., No. 2:25-cv-00459-RLP, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, alleges happened with Davison’s marketing texts.
The certified class covers all Washington residents who did not sign up for Davison’s text messages, but whom Davison texted at a Washington-area-code cellular number after that number was last disconnected and reassigned. Signups and texts must fall between November 15, 2021 and December 10, 2025, and the disconnection date is determined from the Reassigned Number Database as it stood on February 16, 2026.
The plain-English summary on the settlement website — a Washington resident who received texts they never signed up for — leaves out the reassignment element, so it reads broader than the definition the court approved. The certified definition is the one that controls.
The claim is brought under Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act, RCW 19.190.060, which bars commercial text messages to people who have not clearly and affirmatively consented in advance. Most cases under that statute involve marketing email; this one concerns the text-message side of the law. Davison denies any fault, wrongdoing or liability, says it did not violate Washington law and says it made a good-faith effort to comply. The agreement states that settling is not an admission.
Equal Shares, Not Per Text
Davison agreed to pay $30,000 into a non-reversionary common fund within 60 days of preliminary approval. Class counsel will ask for attorneys’ fees of 33% of the fund, a figure that includes counsel’s litigation costs; the court may award less. The remainder is divided into equal per-capita shares among class members with approved claims. A person who received one text and a person who received several get the same amount.
Administration costs are handled differently than the website summary suggests. Section 2.3 of the settlement agreement says they will not be paid from the fund; Davison pays the administrator, Class Experts Group, LLC, separately, up to $10,000. The website lists administration expenses among the fund’s deductions, which the agreement contradicts.
Neither the notice nor the agreement estimates a per-person payment, and both say the figure cannot be known until the claim period ends. The inputs, though, are fixed. A $30,000 fund less a 33% fee request leaves roughly $20,100. Divided among about 480 people, that would be roughly $42 each if every class member filed a valid claim; fewer valid claims would make each share larger. That is arithmetic, not a forecast of how many people will file. Payments become void 120 days after they are issued.
What the Claim Form Requires
| Required | Full name, country, street address, city, ZIP, email address, at least one Washington cellphone number, the dates you held it, and a declaration under penalty of perjury |
| Optional | The Notice ID from the text or postcard — the only field on the online form not marked required |
| Not needed | Phone bills or carrier records |
The form accepts up to five cellphone numbers, each with its own date range. The declaration, made under 28 U.S.C. § 1746(2), states that the numbers listed were yours during the class period and that you received unsolicited Davison texts as a Washington resident with a Washington-area-code number. The printed claim form attached to the settlement agreement has no Notice ID field at all.
Notice went by text message to the 480 numbers that an expert for the named plaintiff identified as belonging to class members, with postcards mailed to addresses reverse-appended to those numbers. Receiving notice is not a condition of membership. The notice says a person whose number appears in Davison’s records may be a class member even if no text or postcard arrived. The administrator may verify claims, the parties may dispute them, and the administrator’s decision is final.
How to File
Claims are filed on the official Miller text settlement claim page. The settlement website also carries the long-form notice, the settlement agreement and the court’s orders, and a printable claim form can be mailed to the address on the form. Before filing, work out which cellphone numbers you held from November 15, 2021 to December 10, 2025 and roughly when, because those dates are what you attest to. File once: more than one claim form does not produce more than one payment. If your mailing or email address changes afterward, update it with the administrator, since payment goes to the details on file.
Dates and What Follows
| June 22, 2026 | Preliminary approval granted |
| September 13, 2026 | Exclusion and objection deadline (passed) |
| October 13, 2026 | Claims submitted online or postmarked; no timezone is set |
| November 17, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Final approval hearing before Judge Rebecca L. Pennell in Spokane; date, time and format can change without further notice |
If the court approves, the Effective Date is five business days later — or, if anyone objected, when the appeal window closes or any appeal is resolved — and approved claims are paid within 30 days after that. The parties agreed not to appeal final approval absent a substantive change by the court, though that does not bind an objector. Davison could terminate the deal if more than 25% of the class opted out. Going forward, Davison commits not to send commercial texts to Washington residents without first confirming that the number’s current user has given clear and affirmative consent. Unredeemed and residual money goes to the Northwest Justice Project. The Davison Design settlement page on OpenClassActions.com has the full notice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does every Washington resident who got a Davison text qualify?
No. The certified class is limited to Washington residents who did not sign up but were texted by Davison on a Washington-area-code cellphone number after that number was last disconnected and reassigned, between November 15, 2021 and December 10, 2025.
Do I need the Notice ID to file?
No. It is the only optional field on the online claim form. You must provide the Washington cellphone number that got the texts and the dates you held it, and sign a declaration under penalty of perjury.
How much is the Davison Design settlement paying?
No per-person estimate has been published. The $30,000 fund, less up to 33% in attorneys’ fees, is split equally among approved claimants. If all of the roughly 480 class members filed, each share would be about $42; fewer claims mean larger shares.
Do I get more for receiving more texts?
No. Section 7.2 of the settlement agreement divides the remaining fund into equal per-capita shares regardless of how many texts each person received.
Can I still opt out or object?
No. Both deadlines passed on September 13, 2026. Filing a claim by October 13, 2026 is the only remaining step; doing nothing means no payment and being bound by the release.
Sources
- Official settlement website, notice, settlement agreement and claim form — Miller Text Settlement, administered by Class Experts Group, LLC.
- Class Action Settlement Agreement (ECF No. 15-1) and exhibits, Miller v. Davison Design & Development, Inc., No. 2:25-cv-00459-RLP (E.D. Wash.).
- Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act, RCW 19.190.060.
- OpenClassActions.com — Davison Design Text Message Class Action Settlement.
Source and credit: the settlement terms, deadlines and benefit details described above are drawn from our sister site’s reporting — OpenClassActions.com: Davison Design Text Message Settlement — $30,000 for Washington Cellphone Users — 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.