Empire Beauty School Student Clinic Class Action Settlement

A settlement has been proposed in a class action lawsuit alleging consumers who paid for student-provided cosmetology treatments at Empire Beauty School were charged for more than the cost of the materials used to provide those services, which is allegedly a violation of Pennsylvania and New Jersey laws.

If you paid for student-provided cosmetology services at an Empire Beauty School student salon clinic in Pennsylvania or New Jersey since 2009, you may be entitled to benefits from the Empire Beauty School class action settlement.

The Empire Beauty School class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of customers who paid for student-provided cosmetology were charged fees that were higher than the costs of the materials used to receive the cosmetology treatments. The plaintiff asserts that consumers were overcharged for the student-provided cosmetology treatments and that the Empire defendants violated Pennsylvania and New Jersey laws that allegedly prohibit student clinics from charging customers more than the cost of materials necessary for the student-provided cosmetology services.

The defendants named in the Empire class action lawsuit include EEG Inc. d/b/a Empire Beauty School, Frank Schoeneman and Michael D. Bouman, which all conduct business as the “Empire Education Group,” according to the class action lawsuit.

The Empire Beauty School defendants deny any wrongdoing but have agreed to pay $6.75 million to settle the class action lawsuit. The Empire Beauty School class action settlement was preliminarily approved on Jan. 12, 2017.

Class Members who would like to opt out of or object to the Empire Beauty School settlement must do so no later than March 23, 2017.

Who’s Eligible

Class Members of the Empire Beauty School settlement include all customers who paid for a student-provided cosmetology service at one of EEG’s student salon clinics in Pennsylvania between Aug. 12, 2009 and Jan. 12, 2017, or at one of EEG’s student salon clinics in New Jersey between July 2, 2009 and Jan. 12, 2017.

Potential Award

Up to $40.

Class Members who visited an EEG clinic less than five times during the Class Period may be eligible to receive either a one-time cash payment of up to $10 or $30 in service vouchers that can be used to receive future services from an Empire Beauty School student clinic in New Jersey or Pennsylvania.

Class Members who visited an EEG clinic five or more times during the Class Period may be entitled to receive both a $10 cash payment and $30 in service vouchers.

NOTE: Claimants will receive six $5 service vouchers, for a total of $30 in service vouchers. Only one voucher may be redeemed per visit.

Proof of Purchase

N/A

Claim Form

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Claim Form Deadline

4/22/2017

Case Name

Russell Jones, et al. v. EEG Inc., et al., Case No. 160800812, in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, Civil Division

Final Hearing

4/6/2017

Settlement Website

www.EmpireBeautySchoolSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Empire Litigation
Claims Administrator
1801 Market Street, Suite 660
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 1-855-648-7266
Fax: 215-525-0209
info@EmpireBeautySchoolSettlement.com

Class Counsel

Stephen P. DeNittis
Shane Prince
DENITTIS OSEFCHEN PC

Defense Counsel

James L. Beausoleil Jr.
Natalie Hrobos
DUANE MORRIS LLP