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Plus, Temu delivered more than just cringey commercials to consumers...
Class Action Connection
March 07, 2024 ā¢ Est. Read Time: 12 minutes
Happy Thursday. Youāre subscribed (hopefully š) so now you are seeing class actions pop up all around you. But ever wonder why they never really crossed your mind prior to this newsletter? Well, reaching people is hard, not having all their info makes it harder, and doing it while looking legit in todayās world, even harder yet. Letās dig in and connect the dots.
CONNECTING THE DOTS
š Like Rihanna belted in 2011, āWhere have you been all my life?ā
š¢ Bringing in the stats for the numbers folks out there
šļø In Other News: Temu doesnāt only deliver out of touch Superb*wl ads, theyāll allegedly deliver spyware to you via their malware ā we mean āappā.
šļø Case Docket: Big cases like Verizon, Chicken Antitrust and the big kahuna ā Visa Mastercard ā are all live check them out before their gone!
šļø What Else? See what else you can file for now and look out for soon!
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CLASS ACTION BASICS
š§³ Where have you been all my life!?
Source: GIFER
š§ Why Haven't I Heard About Class Actions Before?
Iām gonna make the bold statement and say, that if youāre an everyday American, buying everyday productsā¦ chances are that you have been affected by AT LEAST one class action settlement.
āOK wise guy, then why havenāt I heard of all these cases?ā
In reality, they probably tried. Whether it was sad post card in the mail, a website ad banner, an email that either gets delivered straight to your spam folder, OR you move it there after thinking, āthereās no way this is legitā, they havenāt been grabbing your attention. Donāt worry, you're in good company.
Many Americans are unaware of class action lawsuits and settlements that may have been affected by. Letās dig into a number of reasons why this news may not be reaching āem:
1) Notification requirements
Oftentimes the courts and administrators rely on less-than-effective methods: sad postcards in the mail, emails that look like spam (or end up in your spam folder), newspaper ads, or even billboards that probably donāt reach all those affected.
2) The law doesnāt read quite like Shakespeare
Weād bet not many of you want to read through the long, complex class action lawsuit documents, sifting through brain numbing legal jargon to recover $20ā¦š« (donāt worry, weāre here to take care of that for you)
3) Disproportionate media coverage
You know how in the news youāll see the same story every hour on the hour for a week but then something that happened close to you just scrolls across the bottom. Well, this same concept applies to class actions. While some high-profile cases garner significant media attention, many others may not receive the same level of (or any) publicity. Whatās the problem? Well this contributes to the overall obscurity surrounding class actions for a substantial portion of the populationā¦ and thus people donāt know to file to get whatās owed to them.
4) Email turnover is surprisingly high..?
Itās a staggering fact but it's been found that over one in three people change their email address every year for various reasons, making it difficult for class administrators to reach potential class members. Pair that with ever growing spam folders, and thatās no surprise the news isnāt getting through.
Great, so all hope is lost.
Quite the opposite! Weāre on a mission to bridge the gap between these settlement cases and you, helping inform and educate as many people as possible so they can reclaim whatās theirs.
Can it really be that bad? Keep reading!
NUMBER CRUNCHERS
š¢ Are you underestimating the impact class actions can have on your wallet?
Like when someone creates a posts and nobody likes it ā thatās how class action settlements must feel.
Donāt take our word for it, the Federal Trade commission (āFTCā) spent a lot of hours analyzing what worked (and what didnāt), producing some of the saddest filing rates weāve ever seen. Letās peek at whoās (not) filing and some more hopeful rates for those out there still on the fence:
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Of 150 class action settlements surveyed, the FTC found the median claim rate to be ~9% (< 1 in 10). More baseball fans are likely to root for the NY Yankees (1 in 9.77)ā¦
The report shows that 12-15% were undelivered and 15% that were delivered, remained unopenedā¦ HOWEVER, of the claims filed, 86% were approved.
Settlements get a bad rap of paying you $7.37, and while those to occur, the FTC found that consumer settlementās median compensation payouts are MUCH better - check them out:
1) 50% of claims are $69+
2) 42% of claims are $100+
3) 25% of claims are $200+
Want to look at the full FTC Report? Click here
Source: Federal Trade Commission Staff Report, September 2019 - Consumers and Class Actions: A Retrospective and Analysis of Settlement Campaigns
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SETTLEMENT CASES
šļøIn Other Newsšļø
For those attempting to āshop like a billionaireāā¦ the Chinese mass clothes maker is facing a lawsuit claiming Temu app has access to 'literally everything' on your phoneā¦
Image via New York Post
Ever wonder ā is this app really an app? Well, apparently while Temu spent millions to deliver not one, not two, but three cringe-worthy big game commercials, the company found itself facing allegations that they "purposefully and intentionally" loaded its app with spyware and malware and deceived customers about how it uses their dataā¦
Click Here to keep reading on this Temu spyware class action lawsuit.
CASE DOCKET
šļøWhat Else is Going On?
Interested in checking out more cases? Click on any of these below or check out our website for our full list of open settlements.
Open to Claims (aka file now before theyāre gone!)
š³ Visa & Mastercard ($5.54 billion settlement) Accept Visa or Mastercard branded debit or credit card swipes? You may have been overcharged card swiping feesā¦
šµ Verizon Wireless ($100 million settlement) Pay Verizon Wireless for cellular or data? They may have been charging you extra āadministrative feesā every monthā¦
š Buy Raw Chicken? ($181 million settlement) Purchase fresh or frozen raw chicken? You may have been overcharged for years by some of the biggest names in the chicken gameā¦
Your GF/BF when its time to leave for date night (psstā¦ not quite ready.)
š©ļø Fly Recently? ($60 Million - so farā¦) Take a flight on American, Delta, Southwest or United? You may have been overcharged for your flights over the years...
š Search in Incognito? (~$5 Billion) Google may have tracked your (and millions of other Americans) data while you were browsing privately...
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 | DID YOU KNOW? ļ»æFun Fact: Environmental class actions have played a role in holding companies accountable for pollution and hazardous waste disposal. Example: in 2018, a California resident brought a class action suit against Keurig, a maker of plastic coffee pods because the company claimed its pods are recyclable, though in many places they are not, which ended up settling for $10 million. |
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Weāre all trying our best to be smart people and make responsible choices here. Nothing in this newsletter is legal or financial advice and content is created for informational and educational purposes only. If you are looking for legal and/or financial advice, help yourself out and hire a professional. We appreciate you checking out our newsletter and look forward to bringing more exciting (and dollar filled) settlement opportunities to your inbox! š¤š¤š¤
PLEASE NOTE: You do not have to use a third party like CAC and can always file a claim on your own. If you are a settlement class member, you must complete and submit a valid Claim Form in order to receive a payment. You may request a Claim Form by calling the Settlement Administrator or visiting their website for that particular case. Happy filing!
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