Michigan American Media Magazine Privacy Class Action Settlement

A settlement has been proposed in a class action lawsuit alleging magazine publishers American Media Inc. and Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. violated Michigan law by disclosing customers’ subscription information to third parties.

If you had a Michigan street address and subscribed to an Odyssey Magazine or American Media magazine between April 14, 2010 and July 31, 2016, you may be entitled to benefits from the magazine privacy class action settlement.

American Media and Odyssey magazine publications include Country Weekly, Fit Pregnancy, Flex, Globe, Men’s Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Muscle & Fitness Hers, National Enquirer, National Examiner, Natural Health, OK!, Radar, Shape, Soap Opera Digest, and Star.

According to the Michigan magazine privacy class action lawsuit, American Media and Odyssey Magazine violated Michigan’s Preservation of Personal Privacy Act by disclosing information about magazine subscription holders to third parties without the subscribers’ consent.

American Media and Odyssey Magazine deny they violated the law but they have agreed to settle the magazine subscription privacy class action lawsuit to avoid the uncertainty and expense associated with ongoing litigation.

In addition to providing cash payments to eligible Class Members who file timely and valid claims, the defendants have also agreed not to disclose any of their Michigan customers’ subscription information to third-party companies without the prior express written consent of the subscribers.

The Michigan magazine subscription privacy class action settlement was preliminarily approved on June 8, 2017.

Approximately 415,000 consumers qualify for benefits under the proposed Michigan magazine privacy class action settlement.

Who’s Eligible

Class Members of the Michigan magazine subscription settlement include anyone who, between April 14, 2010 and July 31, 2016, had a Michigan street address and who obtained a subscription to one or more of the following American Media or Odyssey Magazine publications:

• Country Weekly
• Men’s Fitness
• Muscle & Fitness
• Fit Pregnancy
• Flex
• Muscle & Fitness Hers
• Natural Health
• National Examiner
• Shape
• Star
• OK!
• Radar
• Soap Opera Digest
• National Enquirer
• Globe

Potential Award

$100 (estimated)

The actual amount each claimant will receive depends on the total number of Class Members who file timely and valid claims.

Proof of Purchase

N/A. Claimants must declare under the penalty of perjury that they qualify as Class Members of the Michigan Magazine settlement. The settlement administrator may contact you if additional information is required.

Claim Form

CLICK HERE TO FILE A CLAIM »

Claim Form Deadline

10/21/2017

Case Name

Elizabeth Moeller, et al. v. American Media Inc., et al., Case No. 2:16-cv-11367-JEL-EAS, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Final Hearing

9/27/2017

UPDATE: The Michigan American Media Magazine Privacy Class Action Settlement was granted final approval on September 28, 2017.  According to the settlement agreement, the settlement will be funded over a period of two years, with three installment payments.  The settlement website FAQs state that claims will be paid 28 days after the last installment payment, which is estimated to take place in October 2019.

UPDATE 2: On Oct. 28, 2019, Top Class Actions viewers started receiving settlement checks worth as much as $105 from the Moeller vs American Media class action lawsuit.

Settlement Website

www.AmericanMediaMagazineSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Michigan Subscriber Privacy Settlement Administrator
KCC LLC
P.O. Bolx 43494
Providence, RI 02940-9827
1-844-363-2454

Class Counsel

Jay Edelson
EDELSON PC

Scott A. Bursor
BURSOR & FISHER PA

Defense Counsel

Jacob Sommer
ZWILLGEN PLLC