Lynn Scott v. Grubhub

A notice was sent to tell potential Class Members about the Settlement of a class action lawsuit, Lynn Scott, LLC, et al. v. Grubhub Inc., brought on behalf of businesses that were listed on several online food delivery platforms (Grubhub, Eat24, Tapingo, OrderUp, Seamless, LevelUp, AllMenus, MenuPages and BiteGrabber) without a contract in place. If you receive a notice, it is because your business may be a member of the group of businesses affected, called the “Settlement Class.” The notice (available on the Important Documents page) and this website gives you a summary of the terms of the proposed Settlement agreement, explains what rights Settlement Class Members have, and helps Class Members make informed decisions about what action to take.

Read the notice (available on the Important Documents page) and this website to understand the Settlement and to determine if you are a Class Member.

Submit a Claim Form: The Claim filing deadline was March 4, 2026. Claims are no longer accepted.

Do Nothing: Get no payment. Give up rights resolved by the Settlement.

Opt Out: The exclusion deadline was February 2, 2026. Exclusion requests are no longer being accepted.

Object: The Objection deadline was February 2, 2026. Objections are no longer being accepted.

Your deadline to object or opt out: February 2, 2026

Final Approval Hearing: April 15, 2026

Your deadline to file a Claim Form: March 4, 2026

In October 2020, a class action lawsuit was filed against Grubhub. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of businesses whose names or logos were listed on the following online food delivery platforms affiliated with Grubhub Inc., including Grubhub, Eat24, Tapingo, OrderUp, Seamless, LevelUp, AllMenus, MenuPages, and BiteGrabber, without a contract with those businesses. The lawsuit claims that thousands of businesses were added to food ordering and delivery apps without a contract in place. According to Plaintiffs’ complaint, consumers believed the businesses had a contract with Grubhub when they did not, which allegedly hurt the businesses’ reputations, and caused them to lose sales.

Grubhub denies that it did anything wrong, and Plaintiffs have not proven that Grubhub has done anything wrong.

You can get a complete copy of the proposed Settlement and other key documents in this lawsuit on the Important Documents page.

A class action settlement is an agreement between the parties to resolve and end the case. Settlements can provide money to Class Members and changes to the practices that caused the harm.

In May 2025, the parties agreed to settle, which means they have reached an agreement to resolve the lawsuit. Both sides want to avoid the risk and expense of further litigation. The Settlement is not an admission of guilt by Grubhub or any other food ordering and delivery platforms.

The Settlement is on behalf of the businesses who brought the case and all members of the nationwide Settlement Class, which includes all businesses whose names or logos were listed on Grubhub, Eat24, Tapingo, OrderUp, Seamless, LevelUp, AllMenus, MenuPages, and BiteGrabber, without having a contract in place. The Court has not decided this case in favor of either side.

The Court held a Fairness hearing to decide whether to approve the Settlement on April 15, 2026. Final approval was granted on April 16, 2026.

The Settlement pays money to businesses who were listed on the Grubhub food delivery platforms when those businesses did not have a contract . Grubhub has also agreed not to list businesses on those platforms in the future without a contract.

An amount of $7,154,586 will be paid into a Settlement Fund. Businesses will receive an initial payment of $50 (which may be increased or reduced depending on the total number of valid claims submitted) and an additional payment pro rata based on the length of time they were listed on the platforms listed above without a contract in place. The Settlement Fund will also be used to pay for costs and fees approved by the Court, including the cost of administering this Settlement (expected to be approximately $375,000).

Members of the Settlement Class will “release” their claims as part of the Settlement, which means they relinquish all claims against Grubhub Inc. based on the same issues in this lawsuit. The full terms of the release can be found on the Important Documents page.

If your business was listed on one of the food ordering and delivery platforms listed above and your business did not have a contract when listed, you may be a member of the Settlement Class and entitled to money. Business records suggest your business may be part of the Class. To verify whether your business is a member of the Class, you may contact the Settlement Administrator.

Your payment amount depends on how long your business was listed on Grubhub, Eat24, Tapingo, OrderUp, Seamless, LevelUp, AllMenus, MenuPages, or BiteGrabber, without a contract in place.

Each Settlement Class Member who submits a claim will be entitled to an initial payment of $50 and an additional payment that will be prorated and based on the length of time the business was listed on any of the platforms listed above without a contract. Business records will be used to confirm the length of time on the platform.

If the total of the initial payments exceeds the total amount of funds available, payments will be reduced on a pro rata basis and the length of time a business was on one of the platforms without a contract in place.

If there is money left over that can be distributed in an administratively feasible way, a second distribution will be made, otherwise the remaining balance will be donated to an organization that is approved by the Court.

You have four options. You can stay in the Settlement and submit a claim; you can opt out of the settlement; you can object to the Settlement; or you can do nothing. This chart shows the effects of each option:

*You can object to the Settlement AND submit a claim form to receive payment.

If you wish to receive money, you must submit a completed Claim Form to the Settlement Administrator either online or download a Claim Form from the Important Documents page of this website and mail it to the Settlement Administrator. If you are a Grubhub partnered restaurant as of July 18, 2025, you only need to provide your contact information, select a payment method, and sign. If you are not a Grubhub partner as of July 18, 2025, you also need to provide your EIN or Federal Tax Identification Number. Your EIN is requested to prevent fraud and will be kept confidential.

In a class action, the Court appoints class representatives and lawyers to work on the case and represent the interests of all the class members. For this Settlement, the Court has appointed the following firms and lawyers.

These are the lawyers who negotiated this Settlement on your behalf.

If you want to be represented by your own lawyer, you may hire one at your own expense.

Lawyers' fees and costs will be paid from the Settlement Fund. You will not have to pay the lawyers directly.

Your lawyers have worked on the case since 2020 and to date they have not been paid any money for their work or the expenses that they have paid for the case. To pay for some of their time and risk in bringing this case without any guarantee of payment unless they were successful, your lawyers will request, as part of the final approval of this Settlement, that the Court approve a payment not to exceed 33 1/3 % of the Settlement Funds (up to $2,382,477) total in attorneys’ fees plus the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses not to exceed $150,000.

Lawyers' fees and expenses will only be awarded if approved by the Court as a fair and reasonable amount. You have the right to object to the lawyers' fees even if you think the Settlement terms are fair.

Your lawyers will also ask the Court to approve a payment of up to $20,000.00 to each Class Representative for the time and effort they contributed to the case over approximately five years. If approved by the Court, this will be paid from the Settlement Fund.

You can opt out. If you do, you will not receive payment and cannot object to the Settlement. However, you will not be bound or affected by anything that happens in this lawsuit and may be able to pursue your own legal rights and remedies that you may have.

The exclusion deadline was February 2, 2026. Exclusion requests are no longer being accepted.

The Objection deadline was February 2, 2026. Objections are no longer being accepted.

If you do nothing, you will not get any money, but you will still be bound by the Settlement and its “release” provisions. That means you won’t be able to start, continue, or be part of any legal proceedings about the issues in this case. A full description of the claims and persons who will be released if this Settlement is approved can be found on the Important Documents page.

This website is a summary of the proposed settlement. The complete settlement agreement with all its terms can be found on the Important Documents page. You may also contact Class Counsel to get a copy of the Settlement agreement or get answers to your questions.