Florida Costa Buyers Have Until January 11, 2027 to Claim a Share of $6,375,000 in a New $21.75 Million Settlement — While Repair Payments Outside Florida Come Automatically From the Separate $23.9 Million Deal, With an October 26 Opt-Out Date

As of October 15, 2026, there are three separate Costa Del Mar settlements, and which one is yours depends on where you live and what you paid for. If you search for the Del Mar sunglasses repair settlement, you will most likely land on the $23.9 million Reed case in federal court in Orlando — but that one expressly leaves out Florida residents. Its class is “all citizens of the United States (except Florida residents)” who bought non-prescription, non-promotional Costa sunglasses before January 1, 2018 and were charged more than $11.95 for a repair between April 3, 2015 and January 28, 2026. Floridians are covered instead by Haney, a state-court case filed in Jacksonville in 2017, which now has a $21,750,000 settlement of its own.

The practical difference is the form. In Reed, nobody files anything. In Haney, Florida customers who paid for a repair are also paid automatically — but Florida buyers who never had a repair only get money if they submit a claim. The official Haney site, run by Epiq, gives the deadline as “Submitted or Postmarked by: January 11, 2027.” The site’s footer showed an update on October 9, 2026, according to The Money Overview, which reported the claim process on October 11. We could not open the site ourselves: it returned an access error to our automated requests, so the official-site details below come from that report and from the site’s own text as shown in search results. Check them at CostaSunglassLitigation.com before you rely on them.

A third, smaller case covers something different: the Lifetime Warranty fees Costa charged to fix manufacturer defects. Smith v. Costa Del Mar, Inc., Case No. 16-2025-CA-004472, also in Duval County, settled for $4,095,000 for U.S. buyers of non-prescription Costa sunglasses purchased before January 1, 2016, paid in equal shares. Its exclusion deadline, according to its FAQ, was October 8, 2026, so that date has passed; the final approval hearing is January 20, 2027 at 9:30 a.m. before Judge Robert M. Dees.

Florida buyers (Purchase Class). A Florida citizen who bought a pair of regular, non-prescription, non-promotional Costa sunglasses for personal use between July 28, 2013 and January 31, 2018 can claim a pro rata share of $6,375,000. No per-pair amount has been published, and none can be known until the claim count is in after January 11, 2027. The Money Overview reports that the site may ask for supporting documents for more than five qualifying purchases.

Florida repair customers (Repair Class). A Florida citizen charged a fee between July 28, 2012 and January 26, 2025 to replace damaged parts of non-prescription, non-promotional Costa sunglasses bought on or before January 31, 2018 is in this group, but only for repairs that cost more than $11.95. These payments are automatic and come out of what is left after the purchase pool, administration costs and attorneys’ fees. The official claim instructions add one rule: if you are in both groups, “you may only participate in the Settlement as a Class Member of the Repair Class.”

The fee request matters here. According to the report, class counsel is asking for $7,303,605 in fees and expenses, about 34 percent of the fund. Taking that and the $6,375,000 purchase pool out of $21,750,000 leaves roughly $8.07 million for Florida repair payments before administration costs. That is the report’s arithmetic, and we could not confirm from the site whether the purchase pool is counted before or after fees. The judge can award less, and any cut goes to the repair group.

When. The FAQ, as quoted in the report, says cash comes only after the court approves the settlement and it becomes final. No payment date is given. The Florida hearing is March 23, 2027, so no Haney money can go out before then. In Reed, the settlement agreement filed with the court on June 3, 2026 (Doc. 186-1) sets the “Distribution Date” at “37 days after the Effective Date.” That clock starts only after final approval and once the time for appeals has run out. Payment is by paper check unless you pick Venmo, PayPal or Zelle on the settlement website.

If you are a Florida buyer: file a claim online at CostaSunglassLitigation.com or mail the form to Haney v Costa Del Mar Inc., PO Box 4153, Portland, OR 97208-4153. The claim deadline is January 11, 2027, and a paper form must be postmarked by that date. A receipt, order email or card statement from the class period makes the claim easier to support. Filing is free; you do not need a paid service to do it.

If you are a Florida repair customer: there is nothing to file. Keep your address current with the administrator so the payment reaches you. To leave the Florida settlement or object to it, your request must be postmarked or filed by January 19, 2027. The final approval hearing is set for March 23, 2027 at 9:00 a.m. at the Fourth Judicial Circuit Courthouse, 501 W. Adams St., Jacksonville, and the FAQ warns that the date and format may change.

If you live outside Florida and paid for a repair: you are in Reed, and doing nothing keeps you in line for the automatic payment. The exclusion and objection deadline is October 26, 2026. Judge Dalton set the fairness hearing for December 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. in Orlando (Doc. 189), after granting preliminary approval on July 31, 2026 (Doc. 188). As of October 15, 2026, the public CourtListener copy of the docket shows no filing after August 7, 2026 (Doc. 192). That may be a gap in the copy rather than an idle case, and it does not change any deadline. Our September 11 report has the full Reed terms.

“How do I get my Costa sunglasses fixed?” None of the three settlements will repair, replace or return a pair of glasses. They pay cash for repair fees Costa already charged. Questions about a repair today, replacement nose pads or a return go to Costa’s own customer service, not to the settlement administrators, who only handle the lawsuits.

Three different sites, three different phone lines, and the same company name make this an easy target for confusion. The court-authorized sites are CostaSunglassLitigation.com (Florida, Haney; 1-833-558-0945, a recorded line; info@CostaSunglassLitigation.com), CostaRepairsClassAction.com (outside Florida, Reed; 1-877-269-6987), and CostaSunglassWarrantySettlement.com (Smith). All three are run by Epiq. A notice or email that sends you anywhere else, asks for a fee, or asks for bank details before you choose a payment method on one of those sites is a reason to stop and check. The Haney FAQ asks people not to call the court or the clerk.

Some articles about the Florida deal steer readers to paid “trackers” and filing services. The claim form on the official site costs nothing, and the repair payments need no form at all.

This is the second time Costa has tried to settle all of this at once. In late 2019 and early 2020 the parties negotiated a global settlement covering Reed, Haney and the federal Smith case; the Reed agreement records that on or around February 26, 2024 the Eleventh Circuit “vacated the approval order for the global settlement.” The federal Smith case was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds on June 17, 2025 and refiled in Duval County on or about July 24, 2025. What came back in 2026 is three separate cash settlements instead of one: $23.9 million nationwide, $21.75 million for Florida, and $4,095,000 for the warranty fees. That is more than $49 million in total, by our count.

In every case, the claim is that a box promised repairs for a “nominal fee” (or a lifetime warranty) and Costa then charged more. Costa denies the allegations and any liability. Its position is that the packaging language was marketing and that its fees were nominal. The Money Overview, citing another summary, reports that a January 2026 trial in the Florida case ended in a mistrial and that the parties settled in April 2026. We have not seen that in a court record. Leftover Reed money, after a possible second distribution (made only if each member would get at least $1.00), goes to the American Saltwater Guides Association, subject to court approval.