Sarah Mirando  |  July 20, 2012

Category: Closed Class Actions

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 HughesNet Settlement Notice

Award (how much your claim may be worth): You can receive either $5 or $40 CASH.

Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Case(s): Walter, et al. v. Hughes Communications, Inc., et al., Case No. 9-cv-02136 SC, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

Company(ies): HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC; HUGHES COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

HughesNet

Website of the Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Administrator (FILE YOUR CLAIM HERE): www.SatelliteInternetSettlement.com

Address to submit a claim form (REQUIRED):

The easiest way to file a claim for the HughesNet Satellite Internet class action settlement is to file a claim online at www.SatelliteInternetSettlement.com. You can also mail a paper claim form the the following address. All claim forms must be postmarked not later than September 28, 2012.
Satellite Internet Settlement Administrator
PO Box 43067
Providence, RI 02940-5143

Phone Number to call for assistance: (888) 232-3395

Details: The HughesNet settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit, entitled Walter v. Hughes Communications, that alleges Hughes misrepresented the actual speed of its HughesNet Satellite Internet service, unjustly cut off customers from their Internet for violating the company’s “Fair Access Policy,” and charged improper Early Termination Fees.

Class Members of the HughesNet class action settlement include everyone in the U.S. who, at any time from May 15, 2005 to March 2, 2012, subscribed to any of the following Hughes Consumer Service Plans: Home, Pro, Pro Plus, Small Office, Business Internet, Elite, ElitePlus, ElitePremium, Basic, Power 150 and Power 200.

As part of the class action lawsuit settlement, Hughes has agreed to make cash payments to eligible Class Members who submit a valid claim form postmarked no later than September 28, 2012. Claim forms can be downloaded or submitted online at www.SatelliteInternetSettlement.com.

Class Members who paid an Early Termination Fee before December 6, 2010 will get $40 from the class action settlement, while Class Members who were no longer a Hughes Consumer Plan subscriber as of March 2, 2012 and did not pay an ETF before December 6, 2010 will receive $5.

Claim forms and more information on your rights in the HughesNet Satellite Internet Class Action Lawsuit Settlement can be found at www.SatelliteInternetSettlement.com. 

Purchased or Leased From:  May 15 2005 to March 2, 2012

Claims must be postmarked by: 9/28/12

Settlement Administrator(s): Kurtzman Carson Consultants

Class Counsel:

 

Audet & Partners, LLP
 
Bramson, Plutzik, Mahler & Birkhaeuser, LLP
Pogust, Braslow & Millrood, LLC
 

Defense Counsel:

Hogan Lovells US, LLP


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2 thoughts onHughesNet Satellite Internet Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

  1. Charley love says:

    I recivied a check for 40.00 dollars but I got it when I was gone on vacation,it says void after september 23,2013.is there anyway I can still get it cashed.

  2. Joe Tarnawski says:

    When will I receive my claim money for this suit. My Claim Number is HUW – 11123419001. Thanks, Joe

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