A legal agreement might be sending back money to those who paid more sales taxes on their online purchases from Saatva, the mattresses shop. The class action case is centralised in customers from the state of Missouri that bought any products from the online shop between June 21, 2018 and June 18, 2024 and got them delivered from out of the state.
The company hasn’t admitted any faults, but they accepted a settlement agreement that could give customers refunds and monetary compensation to the plaintiff class. All of this will be under the final revision of the Missouri Court. The calculation for the refund will take in account the sales tax charged vs. The use tax (when you buy outside the state) which is 4.25%.
If after the maths, the refunds and costs there is money left, Saatva will have to donate it to the OneSight Foundation, with judicial approval.
Media such as The U.S. Sun has explained the case so American consumers can be aware of the case.
Who qualifies, and how the math is done
Those who bought from the Saatva website during indicated times and sent the items to an address in the state of Missouri from another state are part of the plaintiff class. The complaint points that in those online purchases sales tax were charged over chat the use tax states. Under the settlement agreement, consumers refunds are calculated in a proportional way: they will see how much you paid in sales tax and compare it to the use tax (4.25% according to Tax-Rates.org), the result will determine the difference.
Then, that difference will be adjusted depending on the total fund and number of people in the plaintiff class, so the monetary compensation reflects what was really overcharged for everyone.
The goal is to correct improper charges in the context of e-commerce where rules where not applied correctly in purchases with interstate shipping.
What to do if you’re one of the customers involved
There’s is no “claim form,” which means that if you’re part of the plaintiff class and don’t leave the settlement agreement, then you will receive an automatic payment.
The limit date to get out of the deal or to object is November 3. And the final approval hearing in front of the Missouri Court is scheduled for December 11, 2025.
You should have received a notification from the administrators explaining your status and the payment methods if you were qualified.
The exact amount of your consumer refunds will depend on the total fund available and how much you overpaid in sales tax (compared to the use tax). As mentioned before, if somehow there’s money left after distributing the monetary compensation and covering administrative costs, this would be donate it to OneSight Foundation (subject to judicial approval).
Keep your contact details updated and check your emails or administrator letters to not to miss any important messages.
And if you have doubts, check the official information to understand more about class action and the American consumers rights.
What does this means for you?
This whole case remains that they are differences between sales tax and use tax, and this could add up some money when thousands of sales happens at the same time. Class action lawsuit allows that plaintiff class receive consumer refunds and monetary compensation without each person having to sue separately.
For buyers from Missouri that made the online purchases in Saatva, and want to stay in the settlement agreement, the refund process will be made automatically as long as they qualified.
If you haven’t done it yet, check if you received any information on your email to confirm you’re part of the plaintiff and stay alert for the next step on December 11, 2025.