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California consumers who called or received a telephone call from 1-800 Contacts Inc. between 2011 and 2012 have until Nov. 14, 2013, to participate in a class action settlement over claims the company secretly recorded the phone calls.
The 1-800 Contacts settlement is part of a class action lawsuit (Reed v. 1-800 Contacts) alleging the company recorded telephone calls received from or placed to California in violation of California law. The company denies the allegations but has agreed to pay $11.7 million into a class action settlement fund to compensate consumers and resolve the litigation.
Class Members of the 1-800 Contacts settlement include anyone who, while present in California, participated in at least one recorded telephone call with 1-800 Contacts Inc. between Aug. 15, 2011, and Sept. 10, 2012.
Class Members who submit a valid Claim Form postmarked no later than Nov. 14, 2013, will receive a pro rata share of the class action settlement after payment of attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses, a service payment to the plaintiff, and the costs of administration. Claim filing instructions can be found below.
A Final Approval Hearing will be held Dec. 16, 2013.
The case is Reed v. 1-800 Contacts Inc., Case No. 12-cv-02359-JM-BGS, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
How to File a Claim for the 1-800 Contacts Pone Call Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
Website of the Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Administrator: www.1800ContactsSettlement.com
Address to submit a claim form (REQUIRED):
Claim Forms must be mailed to the following address:
Claims Administrator, c/o Rust Consulting, Inc.,
P.O. Box 3041, Faribault, MN 55021-2641
Claims must be postmarked by: 11/14/13
Potential Award:
A cash award based on a pro rata share of the class action settlement fund after all expenses have been paid.
Settlement Administrator:
Rust Consulting Inc.
P.O. Box 3041, Faribault, MN 55021-2641
1-888-261-9752
info@1800ContactsSettlement.com
Class Counsel:
James F. Clapp
James T. Hannink
Zach P. Dostart
DOSTART CLAPP & COVENEY, LLP
Defense Counsel:
Michael J. Tuteur
Michael M. Conway
Martin J. Bishop
Nancy L. Stagg
Tammy Boggs
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
UPDATE: According to a update on the Settlement Administrator website, checks for the 1-800 Contacts Call Recording Class Action Settlement were distributed on Jan. 16, 2014. Over 13,000 claimants will receive checks totaling $606.57. Congrats to our Top Class Actions readers who submitted a valid claim and got PAID!
All class action and lawsuit news updates are listed in the Lawsuit News section of Top Class Actions
73 thoughts on1-800 Contacts Phone Call Recording Class Action Settlement
the final judgement says 606.56. i read the entire thing. that number is final number that rust gave them. The IRS reporting minimum is $600 so Rust will probably end up taking out taxes. I don’t know what kind of income this falls but it could be ask high as 28 percent. i received a letter stating that my form was processed but that could be because I mailed it in and required proof of delivery by signature. My fiance chose to go with simple tracking and he never received anything but the letter took a few days to be picked up once it arrived to their PO BOX. We didn’t want to trust a simple fax because we both work in offices and a fax can show up as blank on the receiving end. Although not common, there are errors that can happen, even something a simple as the ink running too low and not being able to read what is on there. If their system is set up to receive faxes at an e-mail as a file then there are no worries.
No letter your getting a check..
How do we find out if we were aproved I never got a letter or my wife and she just put numbers
I never got a letter. So I emailed them via the website and they said my claim had been approved. Just waiting for my check of $500-$600.
There was 13,665 valid claims and 49 withdrew,we should get around $534 each
However, even assuming the
court grants the requested amounts, the minimum net distributable amount to class
members would be $8,288,719.16, which equates to a distribution of $606.56 for
each valid claim.
the documents filed on january 2nd outline the number of claims that rust received and the number of claims that were deemed valid. rust reported to the court the amount that each person should receive. I gave them my social security number so i expect nothing to be taken out. however, for those who didn’t, the amount may be lower. since taxes are deducted from amounts any payments that are over 600.
Any word
How do u know 606.00
I calculated around 500
Court documents said “around $606” in one place, that may be what they went by.
According to settlement website, Final Order was filed. Checks are supposed to start going out 1/16/2014. No info on amounts. Good luck all.
different mark than the december 20th mark here. the judgement was entered and the checks for about $606 will go out on january 16th. rust received around 16,000 claims and found about 13,000 of them to be valid. if you did not receive a letter denying your claim then you should be receiving a check. I hope my fax went through.
How do u know 606.00