Spirit Airlines FACTA Settlement Claim Form Deadline Extended

Spirit Airlines and the lead plaintiff in a FACTA class action lawsuit have requested that the court lift a protective order so they can reach the maximum number of Class Members who are eligible to receive a portion of the $7.5 million settlement.

The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) class action lawsuit filed by Christopher Legg claims to have about 370,000 potential Class Members. However, Spirit Airlines only has the contact information for about 77,000 of them.

According to the motion to amend the protective order, Class Counsel has contacted a third party called Navitaire, a company that hosts the passenger reservation system of Spirit who can provide contact information.

Navitaire has agreed to supply the potential Class Member data as long as the court prevents the disclosure of information to anyone outside of the FACTA class action lawsuit.

According to court documents, Navitaire is requesting this condition because “one or more of the airlines whose reservation systems Navitaire hosts are competitors of Spirit’s, and thus they consider their passenger contact information to be sensitive data (akin to a customer contact list) that needs heightened protection.”

In order to reach potential Spirit class action lawsuit settlement Class Members, U.S. District Judge James Cohn agreed to extend the Claim Form deadline from Dec. 11, 2015 to Feb. 5, 2016. The Fairness Hearing has also been reassigned from Feb. 9, 2016 to April 8, 2016.

Spirit Airlines FACTA Class Action Lawsuit Overview

Plaintiff Legg filed the FACTA class action lawsuit stemming over allegations that Spirit Airlines printed too many digits of credit card numbers on receipts. According to Legg, Spirit Airlines printed the first seven and last four numbers of customer’s credit cards in violation of the federal FACTA law.

In addition to agreeing to pay $7.5 million, the airline company has also recognized the need to change their printing systems so they comply with FACTA.

The Settlement Fund should give each potential Class Member an equal share of the $7.5 million, which they estimate to be about $265 per person.

What are FACTA Violations?

The FACTA law states that “no person that accepts credit cards or debit cards for the transaction of business shall print more than the last 5 digits of the card number or the expiration date upon any receipt provided to the cardholder at the point of the sale or transaction.”

FACTA expiration violations include showing the following on a receipt:
EXP: 01/19
EXP: 01/2019
EXP: 0119
EXP: 092019

In addition, violations of credit or debit card numbers may include showing the following on a receipt:
Example 1: 33** **** **** 5555
Example 2: **** **22 **** 4444
Example 3: **** **** **99 ****

If you notice a retailer, kiosk or restaurant receipt shows a FACTA violation, you may have legal claim. Contact a FACTA attorney to find out if you can join a FACTA class action lawsuit or if it would be better to file an individual FACTA lawsuit.

The Spirit Airlines FACTA Class Action Lawsuit Settlement is Case No. 0:14-cv-61978-JIC in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division.

UPDATE: On Oct. 10, 2016, Top Class Actions viewers started receiving checks in the mail from the Spirit Airlines FACTA class action settlement worth as much as $112.55! Congratulations to all our readers who submitted claims and got PAID!

Free FACTA Class Action Lawsuit Investigation

If you made one or more purchases and the retailer provided you with a receipt that contained more than the last five digits of your credit or debit card number or the expiration date, you may be eligible for a free class action lawsuit investigation and to pursue compensation for these FACTA violations.

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