Second Distribution of Sylvania Headlights Settlement Checks Mailed

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Top Class Actions viewers are starting to receive a second distribution of checks in the mail from a class action settlement that accused Osram Sylvania Inc. of making misleading marketing claims regarding the superiority of its replacement headlights.

According to comments and posts on the Top Class Actions Facebook page, Class Members who filed valid claims for the Sylvania headlights class action settlement began receiving a second disbursement check worth as much as $9.24 on July 3, 2017.

If you filed a claim for the Sylvania settlement, keep an eye on your mailbox because a second check could be on its way!

The settlement resolves claims that Sylvania falsely advertised its headlights as being brighter and lasting longer than competing products. A Sylvania class action lawsuit alleged that despite being more expensive than other headlights on the market, Sylvania headlights had a shorter life expectancy than the company stated.

Sylvania denied the allegations but agreed to pay $30 million to settle the false advertising class action lawsuit.

Class Members included all U.S. consumers who purchased one (or more) of the following Sylvania headlights between Sept. 22, 2005 and July 11, 2014: SilverStar ULTRA, SilverStar, XtraVision or Cool Blue replacement headlight capsules; SilverStar, XtraVision or Cool Blue sealed beam headlights; and SilverStar fog or auxiliary lights.

On Aug. 13, 2015, Top Class Actions viewers started receiving a first round of settlement checks worth as much as $11.70. According to the settlement administrator, several thousand Class Members ended up not cashing their initial checks, so all those who did were sent a second distribution of the remaining settlement fund.

The deadline to file a claim for the Sylvania class action settlement passed on Nov. 14, 2014.

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The plaintiffs are represented by John E. Keefe Jr. of Keefe Bartels and Barry R. Eichen of Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow & McElroy LLP.

The Sylvania Headlights False Advertising Class Action Lawsuit is Imran Chaudhri v. Osram Sylvania Inc., Case No. 2:11-cv-05504, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.