Atlanta Hawks Store Receipt Class Action Settlement

Atlanta Hawks fans who made credit or debit card Hawks Shops purchases at Philips Arena may qualify for payments from a $250,000 class action settlement.

Plaintiff Craig Moskowitz brought this credit card receipt class action lawsuit in September 2016. He alleges the Hawks Shops at Philips Arena provided its credit and debit card customers with receipts that revealed their payment cards’ expiration dates.

By printing the expiration dates on the receipts and providing it to customers at the point of sale, Moskowitz alleges defendant ATL Hawks LLC violated the federal Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act.

FACTA provides many different consumer protections to help prevent credit fraud and identity theft. Among these protections, FACTA restricts the credit and debit card information that may appear on an electronically-printed receipt provided at the point of sale.

Under FACTA, these receipts must show no more than the last five digits of the card number, and they may show no part of the expiration date.

Although ATL Hawks has agreed to this FACTA class action settlement, it continues to deny Moskowitz’s claims and maintains that it has not willfully violated FACTA.

The terms of the Atlanta Hawks FACTA class action settlement require ATL Hawks to create a settlement fund totaling $250,000. This fund will be used to make payments to Class Members after deductions are taken for an incentive award for Moskowitz for acting as class representative, class counsel’s attorneys’ fees and costs, and the notice and administration costs associated with distributing the settlement.

Any remaining settlement funds will be donated to three local nonprofit organizations.

Class Members may ask to be excluded from the settlement or object to the settlement’s terms by submitting a written request by Feb. 8, 2018. Objections to the class representative’s request for an incentive award or to class counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees must be submitted no later than April 2, 2018.

Who’s Eligible

Class Members include persons who used a credit or debit card for any transaction at the Philips Arena Hawks Shops from Aug. 1, 2014 through Jan. 24, 2016 and were provided an electronically-printed receipt showing the card’s expiration date.

Potential Award

$100

Payments from the settlement fund will be distributed on a pro rata basis among qualifying Class Members who submit valid, documented and timely claims, up to a maximum of $100.

Proof of Purchase

With their Claim Forms, Class Members must submit documentation of a qualifying credit or debit card transaction. Class Members must choose one of two acceptable forms of documentation – either:

• a copy of a customer receipt that shows the card expiration date and a transaction from a Philips Arena Hawks Shop from Aug. 1, 2014 to Jan. 24, 2016; or
• a copy of a credit or debit card statement showing a transaction from a Philips Arena Hawks Shop between Aug. 1, 2014 and Jan. 24, 2016. Class Members are encouraged to redact any nonessential information such as account numbers or other purchases from these statements.

Claim Form

CLICK HERE TO FILE A CLAIM »

NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.

Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.

Claim Form Deadline

6/8/2018

Case Name

Moskowitz v. ATL Hawks LLC, Case No. 2017-cv-288354, in the Superior Court of Fulton County, State of Georgia

Final Hearing

4/23/2018

Settlement Website

www.HawksSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Moskowitz v. Hawks Settlement
c/o Atticus Administration LLC
PO Box 1440
Minneapolis, MN 55440
1-888-233-2228
info@HawksSettlement.com

Class Counsel

Chant Yedalian
CHANT & COMPANY

Charles A. Gower Jr.
Shaun P. O’Hara
CHARLES A. GOWER PC

Defense Counsel

Nathan L. Garroway
Jeff Zachman
DENTONS US LLP

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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