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A $10 million class action settlement was reached to resolve allegations that Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and its subsidiaries violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by sending text messages to consumers’ mobile phones without their consent. If you were sent a text message by Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, Gilly Hicks or abercrombie kids, you may qualify to benefit from this class action settlement.
The TCPA class action lawsuit was filed against Abercrombie in August 2014 by plaintiff Anamaria Chimeno-Buzzi alleging that for two months she was sent 18 unsolicited text messages to her cellphone for the purpose advertising upcoming sales at Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister.
However, Chimeno-Buzzi claimed in her TCPA class action lawsuit that she never gave Abercrombie or Hollister consent to send text messages to her cell phone. In addition, she claims that there was no way for her to speak to a real person to opt out of the text messages.
This Abercrombie TCPA class action settlement is for anyone in the United States who received one or more text messages sent either by or on behalf of Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., Hollister Co., Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Gilly Hicks and/or abercrombie kids from Aug. 25, 2010 and Dec. through 2015.
The $10 million class action settlement will be divided among the Class Members on a pro rata basis after the attorneys’ fees, rewards for Class Representatives and other settlement costs are accounted for.
Abercrombie does not admit to any wrongdoing, but it has agreed to the terms of this settlement to avoid the cost and risk of going trial. This Abercrombie TCPA class action settlement was granted preliminary approval on Dec. 18, 2015 by U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke.
UPDATE: The Abercrombie, Hollister TCPA settlement was granted final approval on Apr. 11, 2016.
UPDATE 2: On June 14, 2016, the Abercrombie TCPA Class Action Settlement is currently under appeal. Claims will not be paid until all appeals are exhausted. We appreciate your ongoing patience. Top Class Actions will continue to provide updates as we learn more. Keep checking back and let us know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.
UPDATE 3: On Aug. 29, 2016, Top Class Actions viewers who filed a claim for the Abercrombie TCPA class action settlement started receiving checks in the mail worth as much as $40.09! Congratulations to all our readers who submitted a claim and got PAID!
Who’s Eligible
This Abercrombie TCPA class action settlement is for anyone in the United States who received one or more text messages sent either by or on behalf of Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., Hollister Co., Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Gilly Hicks and/or abercrombie kids from Aug. 25, 2010 through Dec. 18, 2015.
Potential Award
The $10 million TCPA class action settlement will be divided among the Class Members on a pro rata basis after the attorneys’ fees, rewards for Class Representatives and other settlement costs are accounted for.
Proof of Purchase
Class Members must provide their affected cell phone number where they received the unwanted text messages from Abercrombie or one of its subsidiaries.
Claim Form Deadline
05/15/2016
Case Name
The Abercrombie & Fitch TCPA Class Action Lawsuit is Chimeno-Buzzi, et al. v Hollister Co., and Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Case No. 1;14-cv-23120-MGC, filed in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida.
Final Hearing
03/30/2016
Settlement Website
www.AbercrombieTCPASettlement.com
Claims Administrator
Abercrombie Text Settlement Administrator
PO Box 3656
Portland, OR 97208-3656
1-877-866-0631
Class Counsel
AHDOOT & WOLFSON, PC
CAREY RODRIGUEZ MILIAN GONYA, LLP
SIPRUT PC
Defense Counsel
DRINKER, BIDDLE & REATH, LLP
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If you were contacted on your cell phone by a company via an unsolicited text message (text spam) or prerecorded voice message (robocall), you may be eligible for compensation under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
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78 thoughts onAbercrombie, Hollister $10M TCPA Class Action Settlement
When will checks go out and for how much? Anyone know? thanks
I read in the court documents that $10,000,000 is for the general class of 3.7 million people…..only $2.70 for each class member??
1) The entire class of 3.7 million won’t submit claims. A fraction of that number will. 2) It’s less than 10million going to the class. iirc the lawyers get a 3rd of it, $5k to named plaintiffs, other costs assosciated, THEN what is left goes to the settlement class.
UPDATE: The Abercrombie, Hollister TCPA settlement was granted final approval on Apr. 11, 2016.
Actually I never gave Hollister my info, requested for coupons, or even shop there? How on earth did they get my phone number? You tell me.
submitted ok ok
I was wondering the same thing! How much are we going to get!
So when do they start sending checks out?
I just got mine yesterday n the mail!
$40.09
Honestly this law suit is not going to proceed through from my opinion. I stand strong saying this statement because I also receive text from Hollister. The texts would be about promotions and deals going on throughout the store such as $25 jeans etc. Around last year March there was a advertisement promotion poster. The poster caught many viewers eye because when you sign up you get $10 off a purchase. In small print on the poster I remeber seeing in text that I will be receiving further text regarding promotions. Myself along with many other shoppers signed up for this text message understanding the future consequence of receiving text message. Up to this day February 26th 2016, I still get texts about different promotions. If i did want to stop the text messaging from Hollister there was a option to opt out of this text message. The text message made it very simple to opt out of. There was thousands of people who signed up for this text messaging service. This is how the company had so many receptions to send text messages to. They did not just text any random number and no way did they invade anyones privacy. People should read the fine lines when they sign up for something. Hollister/Abercombies did not do any wrong with this situation. They were doing there job as a business for attracting new customers. So in my opinion the person who is trying to sue did not read the fine lines when signing up for promotions. I am a proud and satisfied customer of Hollister/Abercrombie.
And then why did they settle for 10 million dollars!!!! Hmmmmm…explain that one to everyone here, guess it did proceed and they paid up because they were a very naughty naughty company.
Honestly this law suit is not going to proceed through from my opinion. I stand strong saying this statement because I also receive text from Hollister. The texts would be about promotions and deals going on throughout the store such as $25 jeans etc. Around last year March there was a advertisement promotion poster. The poster caught many viewers eye because when you sign up you get $10 off a purchase. In small print on the poster I remeber seeing in text that I will be receiving further text regarding promotions. Myself along with many other shoppers signed up for this text message understanding the future consequence of receiving text message. Up to this day February 26th 2016, I still get texts about different promotions. If i did want to stop the text messaging from Hollister there was a option to opt out of this text message. The text message made it very simple to opt out of. There was thousands of people who signed up for this text messaging service. This is how the company had so many receptions to send text messages to. They did not just text any random number and no way did they invade anyones privacy. People should read the fine lines when they sign up for something. Hollister/Abercombies did not do any wrong with this situation. They were doing there job as a business for attracting new customers. So in my opinion the person who is trying to sue did not read the fine lines when signing up for promotions. If you do have any questions please feel free to contact me because I am a proud and satisfied customer of Hollister/Abercrombie. iSabinaJx3@gmail.com
First off not everyone did what you did I have never signed up for stupid texts from this company and I received plenty of them and don’t sit here and say that this won’t proceed because you have no idea what you are talking about they did invade my privacy by texting me without my permission. You signed up for something so expect to get texts for sale and things but people like me who haven’t signed up for anything shouldn’t be getting texts.
submitted lenlui ok