The company behind the software used during California’s troubled February 2025 bar exam has agreed to pay $1.35 million to resolve a class action brought by exam takers, according to a proposed settlement filed in federal court.
Under the agreement, roughly 4,100 people who took the February 2025 exam would receive a full refund of the $153 laptop fee charged for the test.
Meazure Learning, also known as ProctorU, supplied the testing software for California’s first bar examination conducted through a combination of in-person and online testing. The rollout was plagued by technical problems, with some candidates unable to log in and others reporting computer crashes and additional disruptions.
The company previously asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that its single-use software was an intangible product and therefore did not fall within the scope of California consumer protection laws.
The proposed settlement comes after a separate agreement reached earlier this year between Meazure Learning and the State Bar of California. In that case, the company agreed to pay $5.25 million to the state bar and relinquish another $1.36 million payment that remained outstanding.
How the $1.35 million settlement would be distributed
The proposed agreement outlines several payments:
Attorneys representing the plaintiffs could receive up to $450,000, along with nearly $28,000 in litigation expenses.
Each of the seven named plaintiffs would receive $10,000.
Any money left unclaimed would be directed to the California Lawyers Foundation, a nonprofit focused on access to justice and diversity within the legal profession.
The proposed settlement is scheduled for preliminary consideration by U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar of the Northern District of California on January 27.
The agreement still requires court approval before it can take effect.
