Meazure Learning has agreed to pay $1.35 million under a proposed class-action settlement with thousands of candidates affected by technical failures during California’s February 2025 bar examination.
Under the agreement, approximately 4,100 examinees would receive a full refund of the $153 laptop fee they paid to take the test. The settlement remains subject to Clearview AI Biometric Settlement Vacated | Lawyer Monthly.
Meazure, which also operates under the ProctorU name, supplied the software used for the February 2025 California Bar Exam. The examination was the first in the state to be delivered through a combination of in-person and online testing.
Its rollout was affected by widespread technical problems. Some candidates were unable to log into the examination, while others reported computer crashes and other disruptions while attempting to complete the test.
The resulting Workday AI Hiring Bias Case Seeks Class Status | LM sought compensation from Meazure on behalf of affected examinees. Meazure previously moved to dismiss the case, arguing that its one-time-use examination software was an intangible item that did not qualify as a good or service under California consumer-protection laws.
The proposed settlement would resolve those claims without requiring the court to determine that issue at trial.
Lawyers representing the class may seek up to $450,000 in attorneys’ fees together with nearly $28,000 in litigation costs. Each of the seven named plaintiffs would receive a $10,000 service award.
Any settlement funds left unclaimed would be paid to the California Lawyers Foundation, a nonprofit organisation focused on improving access to justice and diversity within the legal profession.
US District Judge Jon Tigar of the Northern District of California is scheduled to consider preliminary approval of the settlement on January 27, 2027.
The class action is separate from litigation brought by the State Bar Settles Meazure Suit for $5.25M | Lawyer Monthly against Meazure over the same examination.
In July 2026, Meazure agreed to pay the State Bar $5.25 million and waive an outstanding $1.36 million payment to resolve that case. The State Bar had alleged fraud, negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract arising from Meazure’s administration of the February 2025 exam.
For legal regulators, the two proceedings demonstrate the different forms of liability that can arise when high-stakes professional examinations depend on third-party technology providers.
A regulator may have contractual claims against the supplier, while individual examinees can pursue separate claims based on the disruption and fees associated with the service they received. Those cases can develop in parallel even though they arise from the same underlying system failure.
The Meazure class action also raises a wider consumer-law question about how digital examination services should be characterised. The company’s unsuccessful effort to dismiss the case relied in part on the argument that its software did not fall within protections applying to goods or services. The proposed settlement would end the litigation without producing a final ruling on that question.
For licensing bodies, vendor contracts therefore involve more than ordinary technology procurement. Capacity testing, system reliability, technical support and contingency arrangements can directly affect whether applicants are able to complete examinations that determine entry into regulated professions.
California has since decided to adopt the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ NextGen Uniform Bar Examination beginning in July 2028, following approval from the California Supreme Court.
If Judge Tigar approves the $1.35 million settlement, affected candidates would receive direct compensation for the laptop fees they paid, while another major piece of litigation arising from the troubled February 2025 examination would move towards conclusion.