Sarah Mirando  |  April 11, 2012

Category: Closed Class Actions

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Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Case(s):  In Re: Discover Payment Protection Plan Marketing and Sales Practice Litigation, Case No. 10-cv-06994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Company(ies): DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES

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

Address to submit a claim form (REQUIRED):

To receive any benefits from the Discover Card product class action settlement, you must submit a claim form online at www.WalkerSettlement.com by the deadline of June 6, 2012. If you have more than one Discover account enrolled in a Product, you will need to fill out a separate claim form for each account.

Phone Number to call for assistance: (866) 944-5034

Details: Discover Financial Services has reached a $10.5 million class action lawsuit settlement over allegations it duped its customers into signing up for the fee-based products: Discover Payment Protection (formerly known as Discover AccountGuard), Identity Theft Protection (formerly known as Profile Protect), Wallet Protection (formerly known as The Register), and Credit Score Tracker. As a result, consumers who were enrolled in one of these products between 2004 and 2011 may be eligible to receive up to $30 from the Discover product class action settlement.

The proposed Discover settlement will resolve eight class action lawsuits filed across the country that were consolidated in February 2011 into In Re: Discover Payment Protection Plan Marketing and Sales Practice Litigation. The allegations in the Discover Payment Protection class action lawsuit include, among other things, that:

(1) Consumers were enrolled in Products without their consent;
(2) Discover and its sales agents misrepresented and omitted material facts regarding the cost of the Products;
(3) Discover and its sales agents misled consumers by hiding the true nature of telemarketing calls and misrepresenting that consumers would receive promotional materials prior to enrollment;
(4) Discover misrepresented the date of enrollment for Products;
(5) Consumers enrolled in Discover Payment Protection improperly were charged an amount equal to .89/100 multiplied by their account balance each month rather than .89 cents for each full $100 of their account balance;
(6) Certain consumers were enrolled in Discover Payment Protection despite being ineligible for benefits;
(7) The fees for Products are unconscionably high; and
(8) Consumers improperly were denied Discover Payment Protection benefits.

More details about these allegations can be found on www.WalkerSettlement.com.

Discover denies any wrongdoing but has proposed a $10.5 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve the litigation.

The proposed Discover Payment Protection class action settlement includes all persons in the United States who were enrolled in or billed for Discover Payment Protection, AccountGuard, Identity Theft Protection, Profile Protect, Wallet Protection, The Register and/or Credit Score Tracker between January 21, 2004 and November 9, 2011 (the Class Period).

As a Settlement Class Member, you may claim for each of your Discover accounts one class action settlement award for each Product you were enrolled in or billed for during the Class Period, as follows:

DPP Claims. If you were enrolled in or billed for Discover Payment Protection during the Class Period, you may claim one of the following settlement awards as part of the $10.5 million proposed Discover class action settlement:

DPP Category 1: You may be eligible to claim a settlement award of the greater of $30.00 or the amount of DPP fees you paid with respect to the last three months of enrollment unless you (1) previously received a complete refund of your DPP fees, (2) invoked benefits under DPP by submitting a claim for benefits, (3) have a charged-off balance on your Discover card account equal to or greater than the amount of fees you paid for DPP, or (4) you were enrolled in DPP for twelve (12) months or more. To claim a DPP Category 1 settlement award, you must submit a Claim Form affirming that (i) you were enrolled in DPP without your consent, or (ii) you were ineligible for DPP benefits at the time you were enrolled.

DPP Category 2: If you cannot claim under the preceding paragraph, you may claim a $15.00 settlement award if you submit a Claim Form affirming that (1) you were misled as to the pricing for DPP, (2) your DPP benefits were improperly terminated, or (3) you were dissatisfied with DPP.

DPP Category 3: You may claim a settlement award of $60.00 if you submit a Claim Form affirming that you submitted a claim for DPP benefits that you believe was improperly denied. The Settlement Administrator may or may not request reasonable documentation supporting a DPP Category 3 claim.

ITP Claims. If you were enrolled in or billed for Identity Theft Protection between January 21, 2004 and November 9, 2011, you may claim one of the following settlement awards as part of the $10,500,000 proposed settlement:

ITP Category 1: You may be eligible to claim a settlement award of $20.00 unless you (1) previously received a complete refund of your ITP fees, (2) have a charged-off balance on your Discover card account equal to or greater than the amount of fees you paid for ITP, or (3) were enrolled in ITP for 12 months or more. To claim an ITP Category 1 settlement award, you must submit a Claim Form affirming that you were enrolled in ITP without your consent.

ITP Category 2: If you cannot claim under the preceding paragraph, you may claim a $10.00 settlement award if you submit a Claim Form affirming that you were misled as to or dissatisfied with ITP.

WP Claims. If you were enrolled in or billed for Wallet Protection between January 21, 2004 and November 9, 2011, you may claim one of the following settlement awards as part of the $10,500,000 proposed settlement:

WP Category 1: You may be eligible to claim a settlement award of $12.00 unless you (1) previously received a complete refund of your WP fees, (2) invoked benefits under WP by registering cards or reporting a lost wallet, (3) have a charged-off balance on your Discover card account equal to or greater than the amount of fees you paid for WP, or (4) were enrolled in WP for 12 months or more. To claim a WP Category 1 settlement award, you must submit a Claim Form affirming that you were enrolled in WP without your consent.

WP Category 2: If you cannot claim under the preceding paragraph, you may claim a $10.00 settlement award if you submit a Claim Form affirming that you were misled as to or dissatisfied with WP.

CST Claims: If you were enrolled in or billed for Credit Score Tracker between January 21, 2004 and November 9, 2011, you may claim one of the following settlement awards as part of the $10,500,000 proposed settlement:

CST Category 1: You may be eligible to claim a settlement award of $17.00 unless you (1) previously received a complete refund of your CST fees, (2) have a charged-off balance on your Discover card account equal to or greater than the amount of fees you paid for CST, or (3) were enrolled in CST for 12 months or more. To claim a CST Category 1 settlement award, you must submit a Claim Form affirming that you were enrolled in CST without your consent.

CST Category 2: If you cannot claim under the preceding paragraph, you may claim a $10.00 settlement award if you submit a Claim Form affirming that you were misled as to or dissatisfied with CST.

To receive any money from the Discover Product Class Action Lawsuit Settlement, you must submit a claim form online at www.WalkerSettlement.com by the deadline of June 6, 2012.

Purchased or Leased From:  January 21, 2004 through November 9, 2011

Claims must be postmarked by: 6/6/12

MORE DETAILS BELOW!

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Settlement Administrator(s): Kurtzman Carson Consultants

Class Counsel:

Nagel Rice, LLP
 
Murray Frank, LLP
 

Defense Counsel:

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP


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5 thoughts onDiscover Card Product Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

  1. Marie Sims says:

    Discover Card illegally withheld my share of the refund. They claim I still owe them money that was totally discharged in my bankruptcy. My refund was a measley $26. But you add all the small checks due to people who filed bankruptcy and Discover is raking in the big bucks. The problems is this: Once a debtor files bankruptcy, especially chapter 7, the creditor has no rights to go after the old debt. I have complained and Discover just repeated its position that I owe them thousands. Clearly, Discover doesn’t understand they are in violation of the Bankruptcy Code. Their lawyers should be ashamed of themselves for advising Discover it can prevail in this action.

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  4. Anonymous says:

    Hi, My mother died January 2011. She was a long time Discover card holder. I am the executrix with the power of attorney for all of her accounts.I never received any notice of this class action suit and looking through my mother’s folder she had been signed up for the Wallet protection, member identity theft protection, etc. My mother was quite elderly. Is there any recourse regarding submitting a claim on behalf of her estate?
    Thank you.

  5. Anonymous says:

    I DID RECEIVE A NOTE IN THE MAIL ABOUT THE DISCOVER/WALKER SETTLEMENT. I DID NOT THINK IT WAS ANYTHING, I WENT TO THE WEBSITE TO DOWNLOAD THE CLAIM FORM, NOTHING COMES UP AND EVEN TO THIS DAY THE SAME. HOW CAN I GET A CLAIM FORM TO SUBMIT AND HAVE WAIVED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE WEBSITE COULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH THE CLAIM FORM. THANKS

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