Katz v. Oracle Settlement: $37.42 Payments, September 21 to December 7, 2026
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The Katz vs Oracle settlement payout date is here. As of October 2026, the $115 million Oracle privacy settlement is paying $37.42 to every approved claimant. Payments began September 21, 2026 and should be finished by December 7, 2026. You are paid only if you filed a claim by October 17, 2024. Late claims are not accepted, and nothing you do now can add you.
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What the Lawsuit Said Oracle Did
Filed in August 2022, the case targeted Oracle's advertising business, not its database software. The complaint alleged that Oracle built “digital dossiers” on hundreds of millions of people. These were said to record where people browsed online, banked, bought gas, dined out, shopped and used their credit cards. The lawsuit alleges Oracle sold this data to marketers directly or through products such as ID Graph and Data Marketplace.
The plaintiffs had no direct relationship with Oracle. They claimed violations of federal and state privacy laws and the California constitution. Oracle denied the allegations and admitted no wrongdoing. No court ever found that Oracle broke the law. Oracle settled in July 2024, soon after announcing it would shut down its ad business.
Case Details
Katz-Lacabe et al. v. Oracle America, Inc., No. 3:22-cv-04792-RS, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Chief Judge Richard Seeborg granted final approval on November 15, 2024, after a hearing on November 14, 2024. Class counsel is Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP. The settlement administrator is Angeion Group. The official site is KatzPrivacySettlement.com.
Two other Oracle cases are often mixed up with this one. Neither pays U.S. consumers. The Privacy Collective case in Amsterdam, filed August 14, 2020, challenges Oracle's ad data platform under EU law. On July 17, 2026, the Dutch Supreme Court sent it back to the Court of Appeal. A stockholder securities class action was filed in the District of Delaware on February 3, 2026, over statements about Oracle's cloud business.
Status: Paying Out Now, Claims Closed
The first round of payments began on September 21, 2026 and should be completed by December 7, 2026. Money that bounces back from closed accounts, inactive apps or returned checks goes into a smaller second round, expected in December 2026. See our August 2026 report on the payment window.
Who Gets Paid
The class was very broad. It covered people living in the United States whose personal information was collected by Oracle Advertising technologies, or sold through ID Graph, Data Marketplace or another Oracle ad product, from August 19, 2018 to the date of final judgment. No proof was needed. Claimants attested under penalty of perjury.
Being in the class is not enough. Only people who submitted a valid claim by October 17, 2024 are paid. There is no late-claim process. If you filed, you should already have an email from the administrator. If you never filed, you will not receive anything from this settlement, even though your data was almost certainly covered.
How Much: $37.42 Each
The amount is what remained of the $115 million fund after court-approved deductions, divided pro rata among valid claims. Those deductions were attorneys' fees of up to 25% (as much as $28.75 million), up to $225,000 in expenses, service awards of up to $10,000 each for the two class representatives, and administration costs. You receive the money by the method you chose on your claim form: Zelle, Venmo, ACH bank transfer, virtual prepaid card or paper check. You can no longer change your payment method. If that method fails, the administrator says you will be offered an alternative.
How cases like this one end
Our copy of the federal courts’ own case database covers 80,165 other statutory actions casesclosed in U.S. federal district courts between 2015 and 2025, 11.8% of them filed as class actions:
- 26% ended in a settlement recorded by the court. Another 22.4% were dismissed voluntarily, which often follows a private settlement — so the real settlement share sits between 26% and 48.4%.
- 7.4% were decided on a motion before any trial.
- 1 in 155 reached a trial (0.6%), after a median of 22 months.
- Median time from filing to the end of the case: 5 months.
- Only 1,717 of them (2.1%) record a money award at all; the median of those is $195,000.
These are base rates for this type of case (federal other statutory actions 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.
Katz v. Oracle Timeline
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August 2022 — Lawsuit Filed
Katz-Lacabe v. Oracle America is filed in the Northern District of California (3:22-cv-04792-RS). It covers data collected from August 19, 2018 onward.
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July 2024 — $115 Million Settlement
Oracle agrees to pay $115 million and to stop collecting certain URL and form-text data. It denies wrongdoing. The settlement comes shortly after Oracle announces it will close its ad business.
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October 17, 2024 — Claim Deadline Closes
Last day to file a claim, opt out or object. Anyone who did not file by this date is not paid.
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November 15, 2024 — Final Approval
Chief Judge Richard Seeborg approves the settlement. Two appeals are filed on December 13, 2024, putting payments on hold.
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February 13 and June 22, 2026 — Appeals End
The Ninth Circuit affirms on February 13, 2026 (No. 24-7648). The appeals process is fully resolved on June 22, 2026, which triggers the Effective Date.
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September 21 to December 7, 2026 — Payments
$37.42 per approved claimant, by the method chosen on the claim form. A smaller second round for bounced payments is expected in December 2026.
Three Things to Watch For
Real Oracle settlement emails are going out at the same time as fake ones. Here is how to tell them apart:
“Pay a fee to release your $37.42”
A real settlement administrator will never ask you to pay a fee to receive money you are owed. Any request for money, gift cards or crypto is fake.
“Confirm your bank login to receive payment”
Payments go only to the method on your 2024 claim form, and changes are closed. Legitimate messages come from KatzPrivacySettlement.com or Questions@KatzPrivacySettlement.com. Instead of clicking a link, type the site address yourself or call 1-888-255-4036.
“It's not too late to file your Oracle claim”
Claims closed on October 17, 2024 and cannot be reopened. Any page offering to file a new Oracle privacy claim is collecting your data, not filing anything.
Katz v. Oracle Settlement — Questions People Actually Ask
What is the Katz vs Oracle settlement payout date?
Payments began September 21, 2026 and should be completed by December 7, 2026, according to the official settlement site. Payments are sent on a rolling basis inside that window, so the exact day can differ from person to person.
How much is each Oracle settlement payment?
$37.42 for every approved claimant. Everyone who filed a valid claim gets the same amount, which is the $115 million fund minus court-approved fees, expenses, service awards and administration costs, divided by the number of valid claims.
I never filed a claim. Can I still get paid?
No. The deadline was October 17, 2024, and there is no late-claim provision. Being in the class without filing a claim means no payment.
Is the Oracle settlement email real?
The administrator has emailed people who are due a payment, so a real email is possible. Check that it comes from KatzPrivacySettlement.com, and that it does not ask for a fee, a password or your Social Security number. If you are unsure, go to the official site yourself or call 1-888-255-4036.
I filed but have not been paid yet. What now?
Payments run until December 7, 2026, so a missing payment in early October is not unusual. If your chosen method fails, for example a closed account or inactive Venmo, the administrator says you will be offered another method. Watch your email. Bounced funds go into a second round expected in December 2026.
Why did payment take almost two years after approval?
Two appeals were filed on December 13, 2024, and no money could be paid while they were pending. The Ninth Circuit affirmed on February 13, 2026, and the appeals were fully resolved on June 22, 2026.
Can I change how I get paid?
No. Payment-method changes are closed. You are paid by the method you selected on your claim form: Zelle, Venmo, ACH, virtual prepaid card or paper check. The only exception is when that method fails, in which case the administrator offers an alternative.
Is this the same as the Oracle Health or Cerner data breach case?
No. Katz v. Oracle concerned Oracle's advertising data business. The Oracle Health data breach lawsuit is a separate case over hospital data, and it has no settlement. The Dutch Privacy Collective case and the 2026 Delaware securities suit are also separate.
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