California Norms Restaurants Gift Card Class Action Settlement

Norms Restaurants LLC has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit alleging it failed to redeem gift cards for cash upon a customer’s request when the balance on the gift card was less than $10.

If you are a California consumer who possesses a Norms Restaurants gift card with a balance of less than $10 that was issued and/or activated between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2015, you are entitled to redeem that gift card for cash. You may also qualify for benefits if you had a gift card that met these criteria but disposed of it because you were told by a Norms Restaurant employee in California that it could not be redeemed for cash.

Under California law, gift cards or gift certificates with a cash value of less than $10 are redeemable for its cash value. This requirement became effective on Jan. 1, 2008.

Norms Restaurants denies that it did anything wrong but agreed to settle the gift card class action lawsuit to avoid the expense and uncertainty of ongoing litigation.

In addition to allowing Class Members to redeem their gift cards for cash (or providing a new gift card to customers who discarded the gift card after learning it could not be redeemed for cash), Norms Restaurants has also agreed to review its policies and practices and update employee manuals to include language similar to the following: “California law requires that a gift card must be redeemed for cash, upon a customer’s request, when the gift card balance falls below $10.00.” Norms Restaurants will also post a reasonably-sized sign in an employee-only section of its California restaurants that include similar language.

Who’s Eligible

Class Members of the Norms Restaurants settlement include California consumers who possessed a Norms Restaurants gift card that was originally issued and/or activated between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2015.

Potential Award

Up to $9.99.

Class Members will be entitled to redeem Norms Restaurants gift cards with a balance of less than $10 for cash.

If you have discarded a Norms Restaurants gift card with a balance of less than $10 because you were informed by a Norms Restaurants employee that you could not redeem it for cash, you are eligible to file a claim for a gift card valued at $9.99.

Proof of Purchase

N/A. Claimants must declare under the penalty of perjury that they disposed of the gift card upon being informed by a Norms Restaurants employee that it could not be redeemed for cash.

Claim Form

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NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.

Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.

Claim Form Deadline

N/A

Case Name

Yordi Martinez v. Norms Restaurants LLC, Case No. RIC1512432, in the California Superior Court for the County of Riverside

Final Hearing

The Norms Restaurants gift card class action settlement has been given final approval.

Settlement Website

www.NormsSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

N/A

Class Counsel

N/A

Defense Counsel

N/A