Costa Del Mar Sunglasses Warranty Fee Settlement

Two Costa Del Mar settlements are open at the same time. This Smith case is the $4,095,000 manufacturer's-defect warranty settlement and is nationwide (Florida residents are included). The separate Reed repair-fee settlement is $23.9 million, covers accident and wear-and-tear repairs, and excludes Florida.

Costa Del Mar Sunglasses Warranty Fee Settlement is a $4,095,000 automatic-payment class action (Smith v. Costa Del Mar). U.S. citizens who bought non-prescription Costa sunglasses before January 1, 2016 and paid Costa a warranty fee to repair or replace them for a manufacturer's defect between August 20, 2013 and February 29, 2020 are paid automatically — no claim form. This case is nationwide with no state exclusion (Florida residents are included). October 8, 2026 is the opt-out/objection deadline, not a claim deadline. This is a different case from the separate $23.9 million Reed repair-fee settlement, which covers accident and wear-and-tear repairs and excludes Florida. Optional: choose a payment method at costasunglasswarrantysettlement.com.

Do I Qualify?

You may be eligible if:

• You are a U.S. citizen
• You bought non-prescription Costa Del Mar sunglasses before January 1, 2016 (prescription pairs do not qualify)
• You paid Costa a warranty fee to repair or replace those sunglasses for damage caused by a manufacturer's defect
• That warranty repair fell between August 20, 2013 and February 29, 2020
• This class is nationwide — there is no state exclusion, and Florida residents are included (unlike the separate Reed accident/wear-and-tear case)
• No claim form is required — payment is automatic from Costa's repair records

No claim form needed. Payment is automatic from Costa's warranty repair records. October 8, 2026 is the opt-out/objection deadline, not a claim deadline. Optionally pick a payment method on the official site (check, Venmo, PayPal, or Zelle). Skipping that step still results in a paper check.

What Happened?

Plaintiffs in Smith v. Costa Del Mar alleged Costa charged warranty fees to repair or replace sunglasses damaged by a manufacturer's defect. Costa denies wrongdoing and agreed to settle.

The settlement creates a $4,095,000 fund. Eligible class members receive a pro rata share for each qualifying warranty repair (identified by its RI number), paid automatically from Costa's records. This class is nationwide — Florida residents are not carved out.

This is a separate lawsuit from Reed v. Costa Del Mar, the $23.9 million settlement covering accident and wear-and-tear repair fees (which excludes Florida). Different courts, different case numbers, different funds. Damage from accident, normal wear and tear, or misuse belongs to the Reed case, not this one.

There is no claim form. October 8, 2026 is the opt-out/objection deadline. Class Counsel is requesting $1.2 million in fees. Costa reports roughly 909,685 warranty repairs in the period, but that count includes ineligible sunglasses bought on or after January 1, 2016, so the per-repair share is not yet determined.

Do I Need to File a Claim?

1. NO ACTION NEEDED — payment is automatic; there is no claim form
2. October 8, 2026 is the opt-out/objection deadline, not a claim deadline
3. Optionally pick a payment method (check, Venmo, PayPal, or Zelle) or update contact info on the official site; skipping this still results in a paper check
4. This class is nationwide — Florida residents are included (the separate Reed repair-fee case excludes Florida)
5. Official settlement site: https://www.costasunglasswarrantysettlement.com/

How Much Will I Actually Get?

Pro rata share of the $4,095,000 fund, one share per qualifying warranty repair (multiple qualifying repairs mean multiple payments). No fixed per-repair dollar amount has been published. Class Counsel is requesting $1.2 million in fees, and Costa reports about 909,685 total warranty repairs during the period — that total includes sunglasses bought on or after January 1, 2016, which do not qualify, so the qualifying-repair count is smaller and the per-repair share is not yet determined.

Last reviewed: September 5, 2026 | Information verified from court records and official settlement documents.

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