Lawsuits

Filing an Online Claim for the Grass Seed Settlement 

• Online filing is available with or without a notice
• Frequently Asked Questions can be reviewed
• Settlement Administrator can be contacted

It appears that the ongoing case known as In re Scotts EZ Seed Litigation may finally be nearing its conclusion as both parties have recently come to an agreed upon settlement in hopes of resolving allegations that the Defendant’s EZ Seed product does not grow grass 50% thicker with half the water as claimed.  As far as compensation goes, the settlement provides eligible Class Members with compensation of $15 for each purchase of Scotts EZ Seed.  Class Members who are able to submit a proof of the purchases can receive payment for up to 6 packages of EZ Seed while those who cannot prove the purchases may only receive compensation of up to 3 packages.  Those who believe they are eligible for payment can begin by going to the Grass Seed Settlement page and clicking the Submit Claim tab.  Class Members who received notice of the settlement via postcard or email will need to enter a Class Member ID before proceeding with the online filing.  If a notice was not received the I have not received a notice and would like to submit a claim link can be clicked to move forward.

Key Dates to Mark on the Calendar

• December 4th, 2018 is the date by which all claim forms must be submitted
• Exclusions and objections must be submitted no later than October 19th, 2018
• A hearing on the fairness of the settlement will be held on December 19th, 2018
• ****Note those who do not file or request an exclusion will receive NOTHING

It’s important to point out that the products in question must have been purchased in either New York or California between the dates of January 1st, 2009 and September 30th, 2014.  Those with questions about the Grass Seed Settlement can try reviewing the available Frequently Asked Questions provided in the notice or online (the FAQs are fairly extensive so chances are the needed information will be available).  All claims sent by mail must be postmarked by the December 18th, 20918 filing deadline and sent directly to the Settlement Administrator.  The Settlement Administrator can also be contact by those who didn’t find what they needed in the FAQs.

Grass Seed Settlement Administrator Contact Information

• PO Box 8748, Philadelphia, PA 19101-8748
• 844-271-4786

Reference

• www.GrassSeedSettlement.com

Filing for the Medicredit CIPA Settlement

• Claims can be submitted online or by mail
• Frequently Asked Questions are provided
• Administrator can be contacted for help

The case called Raffin v. Medicredit, Inc. has recently come to a settlement agreement in which the Defendants will set aside $5,000,000 to go towards compensating the plaintiffs and paying costs and fees associated with the litigation (when it’s all said and done a number around $3,000,000 should be left to go towards paying the claims).  The settlement, if approved, will resolve allegations that the Defendant violated California’s Invasion of Privacy Act by recording calls without consent of the recipients.  It should be pointed out that the Defendant denies the allegations but has agreed to the settlement in order to avoid the costs of taking the case deeper into litigation (those bills can start piling up quickly!).  Those who believe they are eligible for compensation can begin by going to the Medicredit CIPA Settlement page and clicking Submit a Claim tab to enter a Claim Number (or affected phone number for those who can’t seem to scrounge up the Claim Number).

Important Information on the Medicredit CIPA Settlement

• The deadline to get a claim filed is September 8th, 2018 (both mail and online filing)
• Exclusion requests and objections must be submitted no later than October 15th, 2018
• The Final Approval Hearing is currently scheduled to be held on November 19th, 2018
• Those who fail to submit a claim on time will get nothing and lose the rights to sue
• Payment amounts will depend on the total amount of eligible claims that are filed

It’s important to emphasize that the calls in question must have been received between June 29th, 2014, and February 26th, 2015.  Those who plan on filing by mail must make sure the correspondence is post-marked no later than the September 8th filing deadline.  Questions can be addressed by reviewing the information found in the FAQs located in the notice and at the Medicredit CIPA Settlement page.  The Settlement Administrator can also be contacted directly in the event questions still remain after a dive into the FAQs.

Settlement Administrator Contact Information

• PO Box 2730, Portland, OR 97208-2730
• 888-736-0656

Reference

• www.medicreditcipasettlement.com

Filing a Claim for the Q10 Settlement 

• Easy online claim filing process is available
• Frequently Asked Questions are provided
• Administrator contact info is available

One would imagine there are plenty of valid claims that go without ever being made due to the fear of a confusing or tedious filing process.  Fortunately, those who believe they are eligible to receive compensation from the recently settled case titled Jackson v. Lang Pharma Nutrition shouldn’t have to worry about such things due to the easy available online filing system.  A claim can be initiated by going to the Q10 Settlement page and clicking the File a Claim tab to bring up a convenient online form that can be filled out with a name, email address, the product(s) purchased, date of purchase, location of purchase, and type of settlement to claim (partial cash refund or product credit).  Those who have a receipt to be submitted with the claim can click the Choose File button to upload the receipt prior to submitting the claim.  Out of the two settlement options it appears the product credit is the value play at $12.50 as compared with the partial refund value of $3.50 in cash.

Digging Deeper Into the Q10 Settlement

• Filed over allegations that the Defendant included misleading labeling on it products
• The Defendant denies all of the allegations of wrongdoing made by the Plaintiffs
• The products must have been purchased between July 1st, 2013 and July 24th, 2018
• The total value of the settlement comes to $1,306,000 (split between cash and credits)
• Refunds can be processed by bank transfer or by a PayPal or Amazon account credit

It is important to point out that the claim filing deadline is set for September 4th, 2018 (mailed claim forms most be post-marked no later than this date!).  A full list of products that are eligible to be claimed can be found on the first page of the settlement notice (always helps to know what exactly is being claimed).  Questions about the Q10 Settlement can be addressed by either reviewing the available FAQs (included at the settlement page and in the notice) or by calling the Class Action Administrator.

Class Action Administrator Contact Information

• 1718 Peachtree St., #1080, Atlanta GA 30309
• contact@q10settlement.com
• 866-532-6710

Reference

• www.q10settlement.com

 

Filing for the Trott Fair Debt Settlement

• Claims can be filed online or sent in by mail
• Extensive FAQ list is available to be reviewed
• Administrator contact information is provided

A class action lawsuit called  Martin et al. v Trott Law PC has recently come to a pending settlement to resolve allegations that the Defendant violated certain fair debt laws in the form foreclosure letters sent to Michigan homeowners between the dates of August 11th, 2009 and June 29th, 2018.  The lawsuit settled for an even $7.5 million and provides cash payments to eligible class members (the settlement fund is estimated to be an amount equivalent to $30 for each class member).  However, it should be pointed out that the Defendant states the letters in question complied with all state and federal debt collection laws and as such deny all allegations of wrongdoing.  The court has made no ruling as to whether the letters violated the laws in question and likely never will due to the previously mentioned proposed settlement.  Those who believe the are eligible for compensation can go to the Trott Fair Debt Settlement page and clicking the Submit a Claim tab to begin the online filing process.

Getting Into the finer Details of the Settlement

• Claims, exclusions, and objections must be filed no later than September 3rd, 2018
• The Final Fairness Hearing is currently scheduled to be held on September 27th, 2018
• It’s estimated that each valid claim will be valued anywhere between $75 and $150
• Requests to be excluded must be post-marked no later than September 3rd, 2018
• Checks to compensate valid claims will be sent out after the “Effective Date”

It should be noted that the “Effective Date” is 37 days after the court has entered into its Final Order (settlement is approved and the time to appeal has expired).  Those with questions regarding the Trott Fair Debt Settlement can look for answers within the FAQs included in the notice of the lawsuit.  The Claims Administrator can also be contacted with questions in the event the FAQs don’t provide the needed answer (or in the event one doesn’t feel like reading through all of the information in the first place!).

Trott Fair Debt Settlement Claims Administrator Contact Information

• PO Box 3747, Portland, OR 97208-3747
• 855-540-5610

Reference

• www.trottfairdebtsettlement.com

Filing a Claim for the Stream Energy Class Action Settlement

• Claims can be made by filing the available online form
• A variety of important deadlines apply to the settlement
• Settlement Administrator can be contacted with questions

Most consumers expect transparency when entering into a contract for a product or service.  With that being said, when the true amount of rates being charged is thought to have become a little murky some sort of legal action may very will be on the horizon.  A recent case featuring such allegations can be found in the lawsuit titled Basile v. Stream Energy Pennsylvania, LLC.  The suit was filed over allegations that the Defendant breached contract due to certain acts and omissions made in connection with its Variable Rate Electricity Plans in the state of Pennsylvania.  It must be pointed out however, that the Defendant has raised defenses against and denies the allegations made by the Plaintiffs.  At this point it doesn’t appear that the merits of either sides’ arguments will ever be heard at trial as the case has come to a pending agreed upon settlement.  Those who believe they are eligible to be compensated can begin an online claim at the Settlement Stream PA page.

Important Details of the Settlement

• The settlement contains two different time periods for which claims can be made
• November 30th, 2018 is the deadline by which claims must be filed (don’t snooze!)
• Objections and exclusion requests must be filed no later than August 14th, 2018
• The settlement’s fairness will be reviewed at the hearing on September 28th, 2018
• Requests to speak at the fairness hearing must be made by August 14th, 2018

Class Members of Time Period 1 (June 1st, 2011 to February 28th, 2015) will receive 5% of all amounts paid to Stream for service provided under the Variable Rate Plan while Class Members of Time Period 2 (March 1st, 2015 to May 31st, 2018) will receive 2% of all amounts paid.  Questions about the settlement can be addressed by reaching out to the Settlement Administrator for assistance.  Those who prefer to skip a phone call can try finding answers by going through the FAQs posted at the Settlement Stream PA page (sometimes reading is just more relaxing than talking).

Settlement Administrator Contact Information

• 1801 Market St., Suite 660, Philadelphia, PA 19103
• settlementstreampa@administratorclassaction.com
• 855-786-1014

Reference

• www.SettlementStreamPA.com

Getting Started with the Time Magazine Settlement

• Claims can be submitted online or through the mail
• Frequently Asked Questions list can be reviewed
• Settlement Administrator contact info is available

It wouldn’t be a stretch to assume most people aren’t all too fond of the idea of personal information being shared with a third-party.  In fact, there are many examples of lawsuits being filed when such an act is thought who have taken place.  An example of such a lawsuit can be found in the case called Perlin v. Time Inc., which has recently come to a settlement agreement valued at a hefty $7,400,000.  The lawsuit was filed over allegations that the Defendant disclosed information related to customer magazine subscriptions to third parties, and by doing violated Michigan’s Video Rental Privacy Act.  However, it shouldn’t go without being made clear that Defendant denies violating any law.  Which side the court would have sided with at trial is anyone’s guess as both parties have agreed to bring the matter to a close before ever reaching that point (hence the previously mentioned settlement).  Those who believe they are due compensation can begin by going to the settlement site and clicking the File Claim tab.

More Important Information on the Time Magazine Settlement

• The date by which claims must be filed (by mail or online) is November 29th, 2018
• Objections and exclusion requests must be filed no later than September 14th, 2018
• A decision on whether to approve the settlement is set for October 15th, 2018
• Purchases must have been between February 19th, 2013 and February 19th, 2016
• Records suggest there are approximately 719,000 potential Class Members out there

It’s important to point out that Class Members must have had a Michigan street address and purchased the subscription directly from Time, Inc. (does not include purchases made through a Time website).  Those who plan on filing by mail must make sure the correspondence is post-marked no later than the claim filing deadline of November 29th, 2018 (circle it on the kitchen calendar!).  Questions about the Time Magazine Settlement can be addressed by going through the FAQs found in the Class Notice or at the settlement site.  Those who don’t feel like reading through the extensive FAQs can try getting in touch with the Settlement Administrator for assistance.

Time Magazine Settlement Administrator Contact Information

• PO Box 404075, Louisville, KY 40233-4075
• 866-354-3015

Reference

• www.TimeMagazineSettlement.com

 

Filing an Online Claim for the Natural Beverage Settlement

• Contact information must be entered to begin filing
• A variety of important dates apply to the settlement
• Case Administrator contact information is available

Every so often a product’s claims of being all natural is challenged by a class action lawsuit.  A recent example of such a filing can be found in the recently settled case called Krinsk v. Monster Beverage Corporation.  The suit was file over allegations that the Defendant (Monster Energy Company) labeled its Hansen’s Natural Juices, Hansen’s Smoothie Nectars, Hubert’s Lemonade, and Hubert Half and Half Lemonade products as being all natural even though artificial ingredients and/or added colors may have been in the mix.  While the Defendant denies the allegations brought forth in the suit, it has determined it’s in its best interest to put an end to the matter by settling the case prior to trial (the Plaintiffs have also come to the same conclusion).  Those who wish to file a claim for payment can begin by going to the Natural Beverage Settlement page and entering a name, address, and email address to start the online filing process.

More Information on the Natural Beverage Settlement

• August 15th, 2018 is the deadline by which objections to the settlement must be filed
• The deadline for opt-out requests and claim form filing is set for October 12th, 2018
• The Final Hearing Date is currently scheduled for September 14th, 2018 at 9:00 AM
• The court will decide whether to approve the settlement on the Final Hearing Date

It’s important to point out that the Hansen’s products must have been purchased between the dates of June 19th, 2010 and June 12th, 2015 while the Hubert’s products must have been  purchased between June 19th, 2010 and January 1st, 2014.  Those with questions about the Natural Beverage Settlement can try taking a look at the available Frequently Asked Questions (available both online and within the notice).  In the event the FAQs don’t provide a satisfactory answer the Case Administrator can be contacted for further assistance (usually a good idea to take a look at the FAQs before taking the time to place a phone call).

Case Administrator Contact Information

• 50 Corporate Park, Irvine, CA 92606
• 888-404-0507

Reference

• www.naturalbeveragesettlement.com

Filing a Claim for the Zicam Class Action Settlement

• Can be submitted online or through the mail
• FAQs are provided within the class notice
• Settlement Administrator can be contacted

The ingredients for a class action lawsuit often start to take shape when customers begin to believe that a certain product isn’t living up to its marketing claims.  A recent example of such a class action lawsuit can be found in the case called Melgar v. Zicam LLC and Matrixx Initiatives, Inc.  The lawsuit was filed over allegations that the Defendant violated state and federal law by making false and misleading claims about the effectiveness of certain Zicam branded products.  However, it shouldn’t go without being made clear that the Defendants deny the allegations made by the plaintiffs along with ANY wrongdoing.  The court responsible for making a decision one way or another has yet to make a ruling as the claim has come to a pending settlement valued at $16 MILLION.  Those who believe they are eligible for a chunk of the settlement (it sure seems like its going to be quite a few people) can begin by going to the Zicam Class Action Settlement page to file an online claim.

Just a Few More Items to Go Over

• Products must have been purchased between February 15th, 2011 and June 5th, 2018
• October 3rd, 2018 is the filing deadline for claims, exclusions requests, and objections
• The hearing on whether to approve the settlement is set for November 15th, 2018
• Those who don’t take action will get ZILCH (in other words make sure to file a claim!)

A full set of Frequently Asked Question can be reviewed by going through the class notice available at the Zicam Class Action Settlement page.  It should be pointed out that the 5th question listed in the FAQs provides a complete list of the products for which claims can be filed for.  Those who would rather file by mail can contact the Settlement Administrator and have a paper claim form sent.  The Settlement Administrator can also be contacted with questions about the settlement (because sometimes those FAQs just don’t cut it!).

Zicam Class Action Settlement Administrator 

• PO Box 59479, Philadelphia, PA 19102-9479
• Phone – 855-279-8685
• Fax – 215-827-5551
• info@rg2claims.com

Reference

• www.zicamclassaction.com

 

Opening Information on the Laminate Settlement

• A variety of claim filing options are available
• Important claim documents are provided
• Settlement Administrator can be contacted

Every so often more than one class action lawsuit is resolved by just one overall settlement fund.  An example of multiple lawsuits being taken care of in this fashion can be found in the cases known as the Lumber Liquidators Chinese-Manufactured Laminate Flooring Products Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation and the Lumber Liquidators Chinese-Manufactured Flooring Durability Marketing And Sales Practices Litigation.  The lawsuits were filed over allegations that the Defendant sold flooring containing levels of formaldehyde that did not comply with California Air Resources Board regulations (the first mentioned) and that the same flooring also did not meet industry standards for durability and scratch resistance (the second mentioned).  Although the Defendant denies these allegations, the cases have nevertheless come to one overall settlement valued at a staggering $36 MILLION.  Those who wish to get the ball rolling on a claim can do so by visiting the Laminate Settlement page and clicking the Submit a Claim tab.

Anything else I should know before I get started with a claim?

• The flooring must have been purchased between January 1st, 2009 and May 31st, 2015
• $22,000,000 of the settlement to be paid in cash and $14,000,000 to be paid in vouchers
• The deadline by which claims must be filed is October 13th, 2018 (online or sent by mail)
• Requests for exclusion and objections must be submitted prior to September 4th, 2018
• The Final Approval Hearing is set to be held on October 3rd, 2018 (important decision!)

After clicking the Submit a Claim link at the Laminate Settlement page one of three options can be selected:  file a new claim with a confirmation code, file a new claim without a confirmation code, and edit a previously filed claim.  Claims sent by mail must be addressed to the Settlement Administrator and post-marked no later than the October 13th, 2018 deadline.  It is very important to point out that those who fail to file by the deadline (and who didn’t previously request an exclusion) will receive NOTHING (doesn’t sound like a good position to be in!).  Important Documents regarding the settlement can be reviewed by clicking the link posted at the top of the online filing page.  Those with questions can try reviewing the FAQs (found online and in the Class Notice) or contacting the Settlement Administrator directly.

Settlement Administrator Contact Information

• 1801 Market Street, Suite 660, Philadelphia, PA 19103
• laminatesettlement@administratorclassaction.com
• 855-728-9632

Reference

• www.LaminateSettlement.com

A Quick Overview of the Robbins Settlement

• Claim filing can be completed online or by mail
• A Frequently Asked Questions list is provided
• Administrator can be contacted with questions

For the most part, consumers pretty much expect products they purchase to live up to their marketing claims.  When such a product fails to do so, things can go south (like south pole south) VERY quickly.  An example of the kind of escalation that can occur when consumers believe a product falls short of its marketing claims is the recently settled lawsuit titled Robbins v Gencor Nutrients, Inc.  The suit was filed over allegations that clinical studies do not support the marketing claims made by the Defendant on its products containing the ingredient Testofen.  However, the Defendant clearly sees things differently, and as such has denied any wrongdoing of any kinda and admits ZERO liability.  Which party would have prevailed in court is anyone’s guess at this point as it seems the case will soon be resolved for a total settlement amount not to exceed $7,000,000.  The process of filing an online claim cane be initiated by going to the Robbins Settlement page and clicking the Submit Claim tab.

So what should I know before I file a claim??

• The product(s) must have been received between January 1st, 2010 and May 14th, 2018
• The settlement includes products that were received by a purchase or from a trial offer
• The deadline by which claims must be filed (online or by mail) is September 28th, 2018
• July 30th, 2018 is the deadline for all requests to be excluded as well as objections
• The hearing on whether to approve the settlement is set for August 29th, 2018

After clicking the Submit Claim tab a Class Member ID can be entered to begin the online filing process.  Those without a Class Member ID can click the provided link to register and have one sent by email.  Those who plan on sending the completed claim form by mail should make sure that it’s post-marked no later than the September 29th, 2018 filing deadline and sent directly to the Settlement Administrator.  The Settlement Administrator is also a good resource for questions regarding the lawsuit.  Those who would rather find their own answers (an incredibly noble pursuit!) can attempt to do so by reviewing the information found under the FAQs section of the Robbins Settlement page.

Settlement Administrator Contact Information

• PO Box 807, Philadelphia, PA 19101-8077
• 844-412-1944

Reference

• www.RobbinsSettlement.com