CookUnity Class Action Lawsuit: The “Today Only” Email Case
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The cookunity class action lawsuit in the news is Wildman v. CookUnity Inc., a Washington case alleging the meal-delivery company’s marketing emails used false urgency in their subject lines. A federal judge sent it back to King County Superior Court on September 25, 2026. As of October 2026 there is no settlement, no fund and no claim form.
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What the Lawsuit Says CookUnity Did
The complaint alleges CookUnity sent Washington residents commercial emails whose subject lines promised limited-time deals that were not actually limited. Its main example: an email on January 18, 2023 with the subject line “Today Only: 50% OFF your first week!” — followed, the lawsuit says, by another email offering the same discount the very next day.
The complaint argues that “through this deceptive time-sensitivity, CookUnity falsely narrows the field” and steers shoppers away from comparing deals. It pleads violations of Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act (CEMA) and Consumer Protection Act, demands a jury trial and seeks an injunction plus actual or liquidated damages. These are allegations; CookUnity has not been found liable.
Case Details
The case is Wildman v. CookUnity Inc., No. 26-2-15588-7 SEA, Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County. On June 12, 2026 CookUnity removed it to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (No. 2:26-cv-02063). On September 25, 2026 Judge John H. Chun remanded it to King County, finding CookUnity had not met its burden of showing the plaintiff has Article III standing — a question of federal jurisdiction, not of who is right. The docket sets the remand to take effect on October 13, 2026.
Washington’s law, RCW 19.190.020, bars commercial email to Washington residents whose subject line contains false or misleading information. The plaintiff is represented by Strauss Borrelli PLLC, CohenMalad LLP and Stranch Jennings & Garvey PLLC.
Status: Remanded to State Court, No Settlement
Other CookUnity cases, kept separate:
• Thurston v. CookUnity Inc. — a California anti-spam class action (Bus. & Prof. Code § 17529.5) filed in Alameda Superior Court (No. 25CV153179) and removed on December 22, 2025 to the Northern District of California (No. 3:25-cv-10903). No settlement found.
• Molina v. CookUnity Inc. — a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) suit filed September 14, 2026 in the Southern District of Florida (No. 1:26-cv-26328).
• Wilson v. CookUnity LLC — a TCPA suit filed June 9, 2025 in the Northern District of Georgia (No. 1:25-cv-03237); CookUnity moved to compel arbitration.
• Douglass v. CookUnity Inc. — a website-accessibility (ADA) class action in the Western District of Pennsylvania (No. 2:25-cv-01270) with a proposed settlement filed September 5, 2025 that is injunctive only: website fixes, no payments to class members.
Older wage, accessibility and individual employment cases against CookUnity ended or were sent to state court and do not involve payments to customers.
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Who Could Be in the Proposed Class
The Wildman complaint seeks to represent Washington consumers who received commercial emails from CookUnity with misleading subject lines. If you live outside Washington, this case does not cover you; California residents are the target group of the separate Thurston case.
There is nothing to join. If a class is ever certified or a settlement reached, notice comes from a court-appointed administrator. Practical step: if you are a Washington resident, do not delete old CookUnity promotional emails — the subject lines and dates are exactly what a future claim would turn on.
Is There Money? Honestly, Not Yet
For context only: Washington amended the statute in 2026. As now written, RCW 19.190.040 sets damages to an email recipient at $100 or actual damages, whichever is greater, and the amendment applies to cases commenced on or after June 11, 2026. Whether this case falls under the old or new version depends on its state-court filing date, which we have not confirmed. Either way, a statutory figure is not a check: in a settlement, money is usually split after fees and costs. See how that played out in Costco’s Washington email settlement.
How cases like this one end
Our copy of the federal courts’ own case database covers 24,037 other fraud casesclosed in U.S. federal district courts between 2015 and 2025, 27.4% of them filed as class actions:
- 17.3% ended in a settlement recorded by the court. Another 22.5% were dismissed voluntarily, which often follows a private settlement — so the real settlement share sits between 17.3% and 39.8%.
- 10.4% were decided on a motion before any trial.
- 1 in 111 reached a trial (0.9%), after a median of 30 months.
- Median time from filing to the end of the case: 7 months.
- Only 735 of them (3.1%) record a money award at all; the median of those is $663,000.
These are base rates for this type of case (federal other fraud cases) — not a prediction about this lawsuit, and not legal advice. Source: Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (civil), analysed by Settlement Insight. Cases heard in state courts are not included.
CookUnity Lawsuit Timeline
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January 18, 2023 — The “Today Only” Email
Per the complaint, CookUnity sends “Today Only: 50% OFF your first week!” and offers the same discount the next day.
- 2
December 22, 2025 — California Spam Case Moves to Federal Court
CookUnity removes Thurston, a California anti-spam class action, from Alameda Superior Court to the Northern District of California.
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June 11, 2026 — Washington’s Amended Email Law Applies
The 2026 CEMA amendment applies to cases commenced on or after this date and sets recipient damages at $100 or actual damages.
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June 12, 2026 — Wildman Removed to Federal Court
CookUnity removes the King County case to the Western District of Washington as No. 2:26-cv-02063.
- 5
September 25, 2026 — Judge Sends It Back
Judge John H. Chun remands the case to King County Superior Court for lack of a showing of Article III standing; the docket sets October 13, 2026 as the remand date.
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As of October 2026 — No Settlement
The case is at an early stage, with the remand to state court set to take effect October 13, 2026. No class certified, no fund, no claim form, no deadline.
Three Things to Watch For
Email-marketing cases attract their own kind of email bait:
“Claim your CookUnity settlement” emails
There is no CookUnity email or spam settlement and no claims site. A message with that subject line asking for card details or a login is itself the false urgency this lawsuit is about.
“$100 per email” sign-up pages
The statute’s figure is not a payout. Pages promising a set amount per CookUnity email you forward them are collecting your inbox and contact data, not filing anything with a court.
Fake account-credit or refund notices
Phishers copy CookUnity branding to offer “lawsuit credits.” Check any credit inside your actual CookUnity account, not through a link, and never pay a fee to receive class action money.
CookUnity Lawsuit — Questions People Actually Ask
What is the CookUnity class action lawsuit about?
Wildman v. CookUnity Inc. alleges that CookUnity’s promotional emails to Washington residents used subject lines with false urgency, such as “Today Only” offers that were repeated the next day, in violation of Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act and Consumer Protection Act.
Is there a CookUnity settlement I can claim?
No. As of October 2026 none of the CookUnity customer class actions we reviewed has a settlement with payments. There is no claim form and no deadline. The only proposed settlement found, in the Douglass accessibility case, provides website fixes and no class payments.
Where is the case now?
The case is being returned to King County Superior Court in Washington. CookUnity removed it to federal court on June 12, 2026; on September 25, 2026 Judge John H. Chun ordered it remanded, and the docket says the remand takes effect on October 13, 2026.
I don’t live in Washington. Am I covered?
Not by Wildman, which proposes a Washington-only class. California residents may fall within the proposed class in Thurston v. CookUnity Inc., a separate anti-spam case in the Northern District of California.
How much could someone get?
No court has awarded anything. Washington’s amended law sets recipient damages at $100 or actual damages, whichever is greater, for cases commenced on or after June 11, 2026. Settlements typically pay less per person than statutory figures after fees and costs.
Are there other lawsuits against CookUnity?
Yes: TCPA suits in Florida (Molina, filed September 14, 2026) and Georgia (Wilson, filed June 9, 2025), the California anti-spam case Thurston, and an ADA website-accessibility case, Douglass. They are separate cases with separate plaintiffs.
Do I need to do anything now?
No sign-up exists. If you are a Washington resident, keep old CookUnity marketing emails. If a settlement happens, a court-appointed administrator will publish an official site and send notice. Track new deals on our open settlements list.
Does the lawsuit mean CookUnity did something wrong?
Not yet. The claims are allegations and CookUnity has not been found liable. The September 2026 remand decided only which court hears the case, not the merits.
Separate from this case: were you injured in the last 2 years?
Class-action payouts are fixed amounts through an administrator. A personal injury claim is a different case — and often worth far more. Free estimate, no obligation.
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