Christina Spicer  |  March 23, 2017

Category: Consumer News

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Subway-receipt-lawsuitSubway has agreed to pay $30.9 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the company of violating the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act by printing credit card expiration dates on its receipts.

According to court documents, the multimillion dollar settlement “sets a new record” and may be the “largest FACTA settlement in the history of FACTA.”

Lead plaintiff Shane Flaum alleged in his class action lawsuit that Subway violated FACTA when it printed the entire expiration date of customers’ credit and debit cards on receipts.

Under FACTA, retailers are required not to print certain information on receipts, such as full credit card numbers as well as entire expiration dates. According to the class action lawsuit, Subway had faced lawsuits in the past for similar FACTA violations.

Subway lost a motion to dismiss the class action in September.

“All told, this settlement provides the settlement class with a significant portion of the statutory damages available under FACTA and, on a per-class member basis, it is in line with several other FACTA class action settlements approved in this district,” said the plaintiff in his motion.

Under the terms of the settlement, approximately 2.6 million Subway customers who received receipts that showed the expiration dates of their credit cards since Jan. 1, 2016 will receive a share of the $30.9 million less administrative expenses, attorneys’ fees and the Class representative incentive award.

According to court documents, the plaintiff will receive an incentive award of $20,000. An additional $10,000 will be awarded to another Class representative. Attorney and other fees are not to exceed one-third of the settlement fund plus reasonable expenses.

“Here, the proposed Settlement is fair, adequate and reasonable, and well ‘within the range of possible approval,’” notes the plaintiff in the motion. “This is demonstrated by the amount of monetary relief made available to the Settlement Class, and the fact that the agreement was the result of hard fought, arms’ length negotiations by experienced counsel conducted through a seasoned third party mediator.” 

Flaum sought up to $1,000 per Subway receipt that violated FACTA. However, according to the motion to approve the proposed settlement, expiration dates were only printed for a limited amount of time on Subway receipts and only in half of its sandwich shops.

The motion to approve the proposed settlement also seeks to certify the proposed Class. The plaintiff says that the Class of Subway customers whose credit card expiration dates were printed on their receipts should be certified because the class action involves common issues like whether Subway’s actions violated FACTA and whether the violation was done willfully.

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Flaum is represented by Scott D. Owens of Scott D. Owens PA and Bret Leon Lusskin Jr. of Bret Lusskin PA.

The Subway FACTA Class Action Lawsuit is Flaum v. Doctor’s Associates Inc., Case No. 0:16-cv-61198, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

UPDATE: November 2018, the Subway credit card receipt class action settlement is now open.Click here to file a claim.

UPDATE 2: On May 30, 2019, Top Class Actions viewers are starting to receive checks in the mail from the Subway class action settlement worth as much as $52.92.

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85 thoughts onSubway To Pay $30.9M in Largest FACTA Class Action Settlement

  1. Elizabeth says:

    I found a check addressed to me in my father stuff who has short-term memory and kidney failure. I opened it and it was past the expiration date and I’ve been researching and no one has any contact info for me to request for another one all the numbers that it lists are just information and no representative. And the website is no longer active it’s just a blank site. I don’t know how to get a new check can anybody help

  2. JEAN-GUY RIGAUD jr says:

    Where is my claim…. we are in November… just another scam

  3. Nancy says:

    I sent in a claim but have not received my check yet, how do I check the status.

    1. JEAN-GUY RIGAUD jr says:

      I have not received mine and we are in november…just another scam

  4. David Wood says:

    Got $52.92 from this settlement today sent directly to PayPal. Awesome!!

  5. Kevin harrington says:

    I was a member and even have a claimnumber. Case is no longer active, and i havent received anything. How can i check status?

  6. robert spivey says:

    I recieved my notice. Cut off jan 22nd. When do we receive the award letter stating the award amount?

  7. Jonathan Rivera says:

    I received my notice yesterday with a cut off date of Jan 22nd?

    1. EK says:

      I got mine this weekend. I was told it is too late to be included and there is nothing I can do.

  8. Judi Ezell says:

    I was never informed about this Class Action Lawsuit. My husband has made many purchases for Subway Sandwiches for MANY YEARS! Why wasn’t he notified? The deadline has passed to add his name. Any recourse? Thanks!

  9. Joe Escareno says:

    Add me.

  10. Diane Oliver says:

    Can You add me please! I eat there frequently and use my debit card.

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