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Caribou Coffee Inc. has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit alleging it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending text messages to mobile phone numbers without the prior express written consent of the recipients.
If you received one or more text messages from Caribou Coffee between May 5, 2012 and July 28, 2017, you may be entitled to a cash payment from the TCPA class action settlement.
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act is a federal law that restricts telephone solicitations and the use of automated telephone equipment to make phone calls and send text messages. Under the TCPA, businesses are prohibited from sending marketing text messages and other types of phone messages without the prior express written consent of the recipient.
Plaintiff Kristie Farnham alleges that she received approximately 50 text messages from Caribou Coffee beginning in March 2016. She maintains she never provided her express written consent to receive such communications.
According to the Caribou Coffee TCPA class action lawsuit, the text messages were sent using an automated telephone dialing system that is capable of making numerous calls and/or texts simultaneously.
Farnham’s Caribou Coffee class action lawsuit sought statutory damages of $500 to $1,500 for each text message that violated the TCPA.
Caribou Coffee denies the allegations but agreed to settle the TCPA class action lawsuit to avoid the burden and expense of ongoing litigation. In addition to providing compensation to eligible Class Members, Caribou Coffee has also agreed to discontinue its text message marketing programs.
Class Members who would like to opt out of or object to the Caribou Coffee settlement must do so no later than Oct. 13, 2017.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members include anyone residing in the United States who, between May 5, 2012 and July 28, 2017, received one or more text messages sent to their cell phone number by or on behalf of Caribou Coffee.
Potential Award
To be determined. The Caribou Coffee settlement fund will be distributed on a pro rata basis to all Class Members who submit timely and valid claims. The amount each claimant will receive depends on the total number of valid claims filed.
Proof of Purchase
N/A. Class Members must provide the cell phone number that received the unwanted text messages from Caribou Coffee and declare under the penalty of perjury that they received at least one text message from Caribou between May 5, 2012 and July 28, 2017.
Claim Form
Claim Form Deadline
11/13/2017
Case Name
Kristie Farnham v. Caribou Coffee Company Inc., Case No. 3:16-cv-00295-WMC, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Final Hearing
11/27/2017
UPDATE: The Caribou Coffee TCPA Class Action Settlement was granted final approval on November 27, 2017. Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.
UPDATE 2: On March 1, 2018, Top Class Actions viewers started receiving checks for $68.56 from a Caribou Coffee TCPA class action settlement over allegations that they received unwanted text messages from the coffee company.
Settlement Website
www.CaribouTCPASettlement.com
Claims Administrator
Caribou Coffee
Epiq Systems Inc., Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 3076
Portland, OR 97208-3076
1-888-706-9637
Class Counsel
David P. Milian
Frank S. Hedin
CAREY RODRIGUEZ MILIAN GONYA LLP
Defense Counsel
Erin L. Hoffman
Leita Walker
FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP
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89 thoughts onCaribou Coffee TCPA Class Action Settlement
Check received today!
I am hearing of people getting over $300. I got $68. I thought it was suppose to be equally distributed???
It was. All verified claims received $68 and change. The amount was based upon the number of valid claims submitted.
Check received today!
Just received my check for 68 bucks! 68 doll hairs. I thought it would be more but it’s better than nothing!
I just got mine today and it was for about $70
i read on facebook checks mailed out today
I got money me today
Chris,
If you don’t mine me asking,how much?
Is this paid based on number of texts received? Or just equally divided to all?
Equally divided.
Just to let everyone know i finally got a call back from the caribou settlement administrator today and so she said there are still appeals going on even tho it says final approval was made in November.. So after all the appeals are done and finalized they have 180 days to mail out the checks so looks like no checks for atleast 180 days from whenever the appeals end
Thank you for the update. I’ve been wondering what’s taking so long!
The appeal was filed after the deadline (44 days after Effective Date, deadline is 30 days), and according to court documents was voluntarily dismissed on 2/21/18.
So does that mean that payments will be made sometime in the next 180 days from yesterday?
So what r u saying then about the appeals? Because i recieved a call from the claims addministration person at caribou coffee and thays what she told me on the date i posted it on here was that its still not all the way finalized until all appeals and everything is done which she has no idea when that will b but after then there is still 180 to send out payments
We posted what we saw on the court docket, and what we read in the court approved settlement agreement. If the settlement administrator states that it could be 180 days before payments are mailed, then that could very well be the case. But, the court docket is showing the appeal dismissed, and the settlement agreement states that claims will be paid 45 days after the Effective Date.
I got a 68 dollar check from caribou today.
Thanks for the update.
Have not received a response or check. I’ve called and messaged in FB group.
Claims have not yet been paid, but hopefully by the end of this month!