Date Initiated: 12/15/2015
The Class includes anyone who purchased a six-pack or 12-pack of Guinness Extra Stout beer in Massachusetts between Dec. 15, 2011, and Sept. 3, 2015.
Date Initiated: 06/28/2021
A U.S. District Court judge preliminarily approved this settlement June 28, 2021.
The Class includes anyone who purchased a six-pack or 12-pack of Guinness Extra Stout beer in Massachusetts between Dec. 15, 2011, and Sept. 3, 2015.
Date Initiated: 10/26/2021
O’Hara, et al. v. Diageo Beer Co. USA, et al., Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-14139-MLW in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Date Initiated: 12/15/2015
Plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit had alleged Guinness Extra Stout beer was labeled and advertised as being produced in and imported from Ireland; however, it actually was produced in and imported from Canada.
The Class includes anyone who purchased a six-pack or 12-pack of Guinness Extra Stout beer in Massachusetts between Dec. 15, 2011, and Sept. 3, 2015.
Date Initiated: 06/28/2021
A U.S. District Court judge preliminarily approved this settlement June 28, 2021.
Certain consumers of Guinness beer may be eligible for a payment of up to $10 without proof of purchase thanks to a class action settlement resolving claims Guinness Extra Stout is actually imported from Canada, not Ireland.
Those who make a claim without proof of purchase must submit an attestation of their purchase of Guinness Extra Stout in Massachusetts during the Class Period, and may qualify for a payment of $0.50 per six-pack (whether purchased as a six-pack or as part of a 12-pack), up to a maximum total payment of $10 per household.
Class Members who submit proof of purchase with their claim will be eligible for $0.50 per six-pack (whether purchased as a six-pack or as part of a 12-pack), up to a maximum of $20 per household.
Payments will not be sent until after the Court grants final approval to the settlement.
The deadline to opt out of or object to the settlement is Sept. 20, 2021.
The deadline to file a claim is Oct. 26, 2021.
Date Initiated: 10/26/2021
The deadline to file a claim in this settlement was Oct. 26, 2021.
