Sylvania Headlight False Ad Class Action Settlement Gets Initial OK

A $30 million false advertising class action settlement between Osram Sylvania Inc. and a Class of consumers who claim the company misled consumers about the superiority of its headlights has received preliminary approval.

Last week, U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo preliminarily approved the Sylvania headlight class action settlement, which will provide partial refunds to consumers who purchased certain headlights.

The Sylvania class action lawsuit was initially filed in 2011 and alleged that Sylvania misrepresented that some of its replacement headlights are brighter, provide a wider beam and allow drivers to see farther ahead than standard halogen headlights. Sylvania’s allegedly superior headlights cost roughly twice as much as halogen headlights. According to the class action lawsuit, Sylvania sold more than 60 million replacement headlights during the Class Period. The class action lawsuit also alleged that Sylvania failed to inform consumers about the shorter life of these replacement lights.

Sylvania denies any wrongdoing but agreed to settle the class action lawsuit to avoid the expense and uncertainty of trial. Under the terms of the class action settlement, Sylvania has agreed provide partial refunds to Class Members and change the packaging on the listed products.

Class Members of the Sylvania headlight class action settlement include all individuals and entities in the United States who purchased one or more of the following products since Sept. 22, 2005:

• SilverStar ULTRA, SilverStar, XtraVision or Cool Blue replacement headlight capsules;
• SilverStar, XtraVision or Cool Blue sealed beam headlights; and
• SilverStar fog or auxiliary lights.

Class Members are expected to receive at least $10 from the Sylvania class action settlement. The actual amount of the payment will depend on the number of eligible claims submitted. It is possible that Class Members may receive more than $10, depending on the number of claims submitted.

A final fairness hearing for the Sylvania class action settlement has been scheduled for March 20, 2015.

Further information about the Sylvania headlight class action settlement was not immediately available. Keep checking TopClassActions.com or sign up for our free newsletter for the latest updates. You can also mark this article as a “Favorite” using your free Top Class Actions account to receive notifications when this article is updated.

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

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

UPDATE: Instructions on how to file a claim for the Sylvania headlight class action lawsuit are now available! Click here or visit www.AutoLightClaims.com for details.

UPDATE 2: On Aug. 13, 2015, viewers began reporting that they were receiving checks worth $11.70 from the Sylvania headlight class action settlement. Congratulations to everyone who filed a valid claim and got PAID!

UPDATE 3: On July 3, 2017, Top Class Actions viewers who filed valid claims for the Sylvania headlights class action settlement began receiving a second disbursement check worth as much as $9.24!