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The maker of Chippewa footwear has agreed to pay Class Members in cash or vouchers, along with attorneys’ fees and costs and injunctive relief to end a class action lawsuit alleging the company falsely advertised their products as “made in the U.S.A.”
If you are a California resident and purchased one or more Chippewa footwear products between March 1, 2011 and June 30, 2017, which the defendant Justin Brands Inc. represented as “handcrafted” or otherwise made in the U.S.A., you could get a $50 voucher or $25 in cash per item from this false advertising class action settlement.
The class action lawsuit alleged that Chippewa products were advertised by Justin Brands as handcrafted or made in the U.S.A.; however, these products allegedly included materials that were not from the U.S.A. The class action lawsuit argued that consumers were tricked into thinking Chippewa products were sourced from the U.S.A. and paid a premium, when they actually contained foreign materials.
Under the terms of the settlement, Justin Brands will pay California purchasers of qualifying Chippewa products either $25 in cash or $50 in transferable vouchers for each qualifying product purchased.
Justin Brands has also agreed to injunctive relief — the company has agreed to revise its country of origin advertising and marketing materials (including its website), product labels, and product packaging, as well as to instruct its authorized retailers to make the same revisions, as necessary to ensure compliance with California law.
Customers who want to object to or exclude themselves from the terms of this settlement must do so by July 9, 2018.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members include all persons in California who purchased Chippewa Products between March 1, 2011 and June 30, 2017, which were advertised as “handcrafted” or otherwise made in the U.S.A., even though the products contained parts that were manufactured outside of the United States.
A full list of covered products can be found here.
Potential Award
$50 voucher or $25 cash per item.
Proof of Purchase
None required.
Claim Form
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
9/7/2018
Case Name
Djoric v. Justin Brands Inc., Case No. BC574927, in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Final Hearing
7/31/2018
UPDATE: The California Chippewa Footwear ‘Made in USA’ Class Action Settlement was granted final approval on July 31, 2018. Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.
UPDATE 2: On Feb. 20, 2019, Top Class Actions viewers started receiving checks in the mail from the Chippewa footwear class action settlement worth as much as $125. Congratulations to everyone who filed a claim and got PAID!
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Djoric v. Justin Brands, Inc. Claims Administrator
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75 thoughts onCalifornia Chippewa Footwear ‘Made in USA’ Class Action Settlement
Update please!
TCA UPDATE PLEASE!
The settlement was under appeal. However, it does look like the appeal was dismissed in December. It is not known how quickly claims will be paid. You can contact the settlement administrator with any questions: info@ChippewaMadeinUSASettlement.com
TCA UPDATE PLEASE! Admin is now not responding to our emails!
can we sue the attorney for the bs they keep throwing at us….I was told by end of year an still nothing….isn’t it against some law or something ..no reason for the hold up unless they spent or took all the money
Update please?
This one is giving us the run around TCA! The website says checks to go out 1st week on Nov 2018…. then admin resounds to emails including mine saying before the end of the year in Dec 2018…. still nothing and I sent another email to admin on the 28th and have gotten no response yet!
Got email baxk today saying no date has been set regarding when they doing distribution
TCA any updates on this one??? The admin claimed the payments would be by the end of the year in numerous emails to claimants including myself, yet it is the end of the year now and I haven’t seen anyone getting compensation. Anyone heard different?? An update would be nice.
I also got an email from admin that said checks by the end of the year.
Any news? I had to prove I lived in California and was told the end of the year we would see reimbursement but nothing yet. My physical address is now another state so just want to make sure we are not skipped..
06/13/2019 at 08:30 AM in Department 17 at 312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Order to Show Cause Re: (name extension)
I do not know if this will delay payments but the next hearing is not scheduled till six months from now !
If you google Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles and then search with the case number it shows the progress of the case and what is happening.
What exactly was wrong ?
Could very well be a hearing to determine what becomes of any “unclaimed” portion of the settlement proceeds – i.e. – payments mailed and not cashed within the time frame or returned unable to be delivered. The timing would line up with a end of year estimate of disbursement – payments out by Early January with 90-120 day expirations – allowing time for responses or inquiries – any funds remaining in the class settlement will require disposal via an approved method (second distribution to class members if cost effective or if not effective, payment of funds to an approved charity for example – not cost effective to send a few thousand to a million people).
Would not just jump to the conclusion this means no payments until this hearing – without the supporting documents – there is no way to tell why the Show Cause hearing.