Tyler Technologies Agrees to $1.5 Million Settlement Over North Carolina eCourts Errors

Overview

• Plaintiffs and Tyler filed a proposed class-action settlement Monday that would set aside up to $1.5 million to resolve claims tied to the eCourts rollout.
• The agreement creates two settlement classes — people wrongfully arrested and people detained more than six hours after satisfying release conditions — and caps individual recoveries at $5,000.
• Tyler denies any wrongdoing and says the payment is not an admission of liability, and the company will separately pay attorney fees and settlement administration costs.
• A federal judge must grant preliminary approval before notices are sent and eligible people can file claims that an independent administrator will review.
• The deal covers only the vendor; the broader federal lawsuit continues against Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden after a 2025 ruling found plaintiffs plausibly alleged negligence tied to the 2023 eCourts launch that followed a 2019 Tyler contract.