Justice Stores Sale Price Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

Tween Brands Inc. and Ascena Retail Group Inc., which operate Justice stores throughout the United States, have agreed to a $50.8 million class action settlement to resolve allegations that the retailer engaged in deceptive and misleading advertising. The class action lawsuit claims that Justice marked items “40% off” when the sale price was actually Justice’s regular retail price.

If you purchased merchandise from a Justice store between Jan. 1, 2012 and Feb. 28, 2015, you may be entitled to benefits from the fake sale price class action settlement.

The Justice defendants deny any wrongdoing related to the claims made in the fake sale price class action lawsuit. However, to avoid further costs and risks associated with litigation, Justice has agreed to the terms of the settlement to bring forth a resolution to the claims.

In addition to monetary relief in the class action settlement, Justice has also agreed to an injunction to halt the actions that were alleged in the claim.  According to settlement documents, “Justice represents it ceased the persistent forty percent (40%) off everything sales, has changed its business model to reprice its merchandise and agrees to abide by all applicable sales laws with respect to price comparison and sale advertising.”

If you would like to request to be excluded from the Justice class action settlement, you must do so by April 20, 2016.

Who’s Eligible

Class Members of the Justice class action settlement include:

“All individuals who purchased merchandise from Justice during the period from January 1, 2012 through February 28, 2015, except for those who were eligible to be Class Members in an earlier class action against Justice in Ohio.”

“Ohio residents who purchased merchandise from Justice stores in Ohio between July 1, 2012 and August 31, 2014 are not included in this settlement because they were eligible to participate in an earlier settlement in the case titled Perez v. Tween Brands, Inc., No. 14-CV-001119, Court of Common Pleas, Lake County, Ohio.”

NOTE: If you were part of the Perez v. Tween Brands Inc. settlement but also made purchases at Justice between Jan. 1, 2012 and June 30, 2012, and/or between Sept. 1, 2014 and Feb. 28, 2015, you may submit a claim for this class action settlement.

Potential Award

Up to $20 cash or $30 Justice voucher without proof of purchase, more with proof of purchase

Option 1 (Claim with no documentation of Justice purchases): Up to $20 cash award or up to $30 Justice voucher based on state of residence. For a more detailed explanation of payment by state, a chart can be viewed in the Justice Settlement FAQ.

Option 2 (Claim with documentation of Justice purchases): Cash payment of 14% of your documented purchases or a Justice voucher for 20% of your documented purchase. There is no maximum cash payment if you have documentation of your purchases.

Proof of Purchase

In order to qualify for option 2, individuals are required to provide 1) documentation of 6 or more Justice purchases or 2) a single purchase at Justice totaling $105 or more. Documentation can be in the form of bank statements, credit card statements and/or Justice receipts.

No documentation is required for option 1.

Claim Form

CLICK HERE TO FILE A CLAIM »

Claim Form Deadline

4/4/2016

Case Name

Rougvie, et al. v. Ascena Retail Group, Inc., et al., Case No. 2:15-cv-00724-MAK in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Final Hearing

5/20/2016

UPDATE August 24, 2016: The Justice Stores settlement is under appeal.  Claims will not be paid until all appeals are resolved.  Top Class Actions will continue to provide updates as we learn more.

UPDATE 2: The final appeal was resolved on April 27, 2017.  On July 6, 2017, the settlement administrator recently received approval from the court for administrative cost of issuing vouchers.  However, the approved motion did not include a timeline of distribution.  Please keep checking Top Class Actions for updates.  We will let our viewers know as soon as we learn vouchers are being issued.

UPDATE 3: On Sept. 21, 2017, Top Class Actions viewers who filed a valid claim for the Justice fake sale class action settlement started receiving checks in the mail worth as much as $175.48! 

Settlement Website

www.JusticeClassAction.com

Claims Administrator

Justice Class Action Settlement
PO Box 3240
Portland, OR 97208-3240
1-877-854-5282
info@JusticeClassAction.com

Class Counsel

PIETROGALLO GORDON ALFANO BOSICK & RASPANTI, LLP

MANSOUR GALVIN LPA

Defense Counsel

Gregory T. Parks
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP