CarShield is the subject of a class action settlement covering people who paid for a CarShield vehicle service contract between September 2019 and September 2024 and had their claim denied. The settlement distributed 168,179 checks totaling more than $9.6 million to eligible contract holders. If you held a CarShield policy during that period and experienced a denied claim, you may be eligible — review the official claim record to check your status and learn how payments were distributed.