Whoop agrees to $11 million settlement over California membership auto-renewals

$11MSettlement fund for California Whoop members

What to know

Whoop signed an $11 million settlement on October 23, 2026, in Sanderson v. Whoop, a class action filed in 2023.
The class covers California customers who bought on Whoop's website and were charged at least one renewal.
The settlement needs approval in California state court; there is no claim form or per-member amount yet.

Whoop has agreed to pay $11 million to settle a class action that accused the wearable maker of renewing California members' subscriptions without the disclosures and consent state law requires. The parties signed the agreement on October 23, 2026, according to Gadgets & Wearables, the5krunner and Settlement Insight, which each reviewed the court record. The deal still has to be approved by a judge.

What the case claimed

The case, Sanderson v. Whoop, Inc., was filed in October 2023 in federal court in San Francisco (No. 3:23-cv-05477). The plaintiff, Donrick Sanderson, claimed Whoop broke California's Automatic Renewal Law. According to Gadgets & Wearables, the complaint argued that the renewal terms at checkout sat below the "Place Order" button and were not prominent enough, and it also disputed Whoop's renewal emails.

Whoop disputed the claims. Gadgets & Wearables reports the company maintained that its checkout disclosures, order confirmations and renewal messages properly informed customers. No court has found that Whoop broke the law, and the settlement is not an admission that it did.

Settlement Insight reports that Judge Charles R. Breyer certified a class in March 2025. A July 2026 ruling denied summary judgment and sent part of the case to California state court, where the parties will now ask for approval. The federal case was dismissed without prejudice on October 29, so it can be reopened if the settlement falls through.

Who is covered

The class is people in California who bought a Whoop membership through Whoop's website, were enrolled in an automatically renewing membership, and were charged for at least one renewal after their first membership term ended. Members outside California are not included, and the final class definition will appear in the court-approved notice.

The $11 million fund is non-reversionary, so unclaimed money does not go back to Whoop, according to the5krunner and Settlement Insight. The sources say the figure is about 39% of the $28.2 million in full refunds the plaintiff sought.

What the settlement does not have yet matters to anyone who thinks they qualify. As of the latest reports, no court had granted preliminary approval, and there was no claims administrator, claim form, deadline or per-member amount. Attorneys' fees have not been set; in cases like this they are usually paid from the fund, which would reduce what members receive. None of the sources reports changes to Whoop's checkout or renewal practices as part of the deal.

Why it matters

Whoop is built on paid memberships, so how it renews and bills members is central to the business, and that model now carries a known legal cost in California. Any wearable that sells recurring memberships to Californians is subject to the same renewal law. News of the settlement came the same day Whoop launched a social feature for members, covered in Whoop launches Whoop Humans. For background on how regulators are approaching subscription billing in health, see five states join the FTC's lawsuit against Hims & Hers.

This article is general information about how technology works. It is not medical advice. Talk to a clinician about your own health.

Sources

WHOOP agrees to $11 million settlement over subscription renewals, Gadgets & Wearables, November 12, 2026
QUICK READ: WHOOP agrees $11m member payback, the5krunner, November 12, 2026
Whoop Lawsuit: $11 Million Auto-Renewal Settlement Awaits Approval, Settlement Insight, November 7, 2026

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