UCLA FACTA Class Action Settlement

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging certain stores and food commons operated by the Associated Students of the UCLA or cafeterias printed transaction receipts that included more than the last five digits of customers’ credit or debit cards in violation of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA).

If you made a credit or debit card transaction on the UCLA campus and obtained a receipt between Feb. 10, 2012 and Oct. 10, 2016, you may be entitled to a cash payment from the FACTA class action settlement.

Plaintiff Cindy Fernandez alleges The Regents of the University of California willfully printed more than the last five digits of customers’ credit and debit cards on their receipts, which violates FACTA. She claims that she is entitled to statutory damages of between $100 and $1,000 because the UCLA willfully printed receipts that did not comply with FACTA during the period of Feb. 10, 2012 through Oct. 10, 2016.

FACTA was passed by Congress in 2003 in effort to fight the growing problem of identity theft. This federal law restricts the amount of information that may be printed on credit and debit card receipts. Specifically, FACTA provides that a receipt may not display more than the last five digits of the card number or the card’s expiration date on any receipt provided to a customer at the point of sale.

The defendant denies the allegations but has agreed to settle the FACTA class action lawsuit to avoid the burden and expense of ongoing litigation.

Class Members who would like to opt out of or object to the UCLA FACTA settlement must do so no later than Sept. 7, 2017.

Who’s Eligible

Class Members include anyone who used a credit or debit card on the University of California, Los Angeles campus and obtained a receipt from a campus store or food commons operated by the Associated Students of the UCLA, or from the Ronald Reagan Medical Center Cafeteria or the Santa Monica Hospital Cafeteria between Feb. 10, 2012 and Oct. 10, 2016.

Subclass A: Includes Class Members who obtained one or more receipts from the ASUCLA food commons that displayed the first six and last four digits of their personal credit or debit card between Aug. 1, 2015 and Oct. 10, 2016.

Subclass B: Includes Class Members who obtained one or more receipts displaying the first digits and last four digits of their personal credit or debit card between Feb. 10, 2012 and July 25, 2016 from the ASUCLA campus stores, the Ronald Reagan Medical Center cafeteria or the Santa Monica Hospital cafeteria.

Potential Award

Up to $50.

Members of Subclass A may be entitled to a one-time payment of up to $50, depending on the total number of claims that are filed.

Members of Subclass B may be entitled to receive a certificate worth up to $20 that can be used at one of seven campus store locations.

Proof of Purchase

Class Members should provide supporting documentation with their Claim Forms.

Claim Form

CLICK HERE TO FILE A CLAIM »

Claim Form Deadline

9/7/2017

Case Name

Cindy Fernandez v. The Regents of the University of California, Case No. BC656256, in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles

Final Hearing

10/27/2017

Settlement Website

www.UCLAFACTAClassAction.com

Claims Administrator

UCLA FACTA Settlement
c/o Dahl Administration
P.O. Box 3614
Minneapolis, MN 55403-0614
1-888-526-4519
info@UCLAFACTAClassAction.com

Class Counsel

Kenneth S. Gaines
Daniel F. Gaines
Alex P. Katofsky
GAINES & GAINES APLC

Defense Counsel

William J. Carroll
Jean-Paul Cart
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP

Free FACTA Class Action Lawsuit Investigation

If you made one or more purchases and the retailer provided you with a receipt that contained more than the last five digits of your credit or debit card number or the expiration date, you may be eligible for a free class action lawsuit investigation and to pursue compensation for these FACTA violations.

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