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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
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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
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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!
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73 thoughts on1-800 Contacts Phone Call Recording Class Action Settlement
Got $606.57 in Northern California today. Written on US Bank, no issues cashing at the branch (was charged $5 to cash). I had given my SSN, so they did not withhold taxes, but I did get a 1099 for the 2014 tax year.
**For those outside CA, this settlement class was for people who received or made calls from 1-800 Contacts on California numbers only, so if that doesn’t apply to you, you probably won’t get a check.
Got check in Southern California today.
Total Settlement amount: $606.57
Federal Tax Withheld: 169.84
State tax withheld: 42.46
Total check amount: 394.27
It is a attached to a form 1099-misc so that we can try to claim what was withheld when we file our taxes in 2015.
No check for me today, neither??? Praying they’re in the mailbox tomorrow.
no check in SC
not to many post’s today i guess no check’s
No check for me today. Anybody get their check today?
I got my check yesterday for $605.57 but am now worried about
how it will effect my income taxes. Oh well it all works out
2 people I know got checks yesterday in Texas. I live in IL hope mine comes Tuesday.
No letter or check, yet.
Were you able to submit a claim online? Or only via mail?
I think it was only by mail. I recieved the claim form in the mail, filled it out, and mailed it back.
This claim was a mail in only….
No
I sense an imposter.