New Class Action Lawsuits

MyPillow: The company settled claims that it made unsubstantiated health claims in its advertising, including improving users’ REM sleep and treating sleep apnea and insomnia. That’s just one of the company’s recent legal fights.Consumers can receive $5 if they bought up to three pillows, and an additional $5 if they bought three or more and still have their proof of purchase to turn in.Deadline: Dec. 26, 2016

Seventh Generation false advertising: This class action settled allegations that Seventh Generation falsely marketed its products as “non-toxic” and “hypoallergenic” when they contain substances that can be toxic to human skin. Class members must have purchased products between Nov. 14, 2010 to Oct. 12, 2016, and can receive up to half the retail price of the product they purchased for up to 10 products. Proof of purchase is not required, but class members who do turn in receipts may receive higher payments. Deadline: Dec. 27, 2016

Wells Fargo robocalls: If you received a robocall about your overdrafts from Wells Fargo between Apr. 21, 2011 and Dec. 19, 2015, you could receive up to $70. Deadline: Jan. 17, 2016

Follett Higher Education text messages: This class action settled allegations that an estimated 1.8 Follett bookstore customers received unwanted text messages from the company, a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. To be part of the class, you must have received an unwanted text from the company between Oct. 9, 2011 and Dec. 24, 2015. Deadline: Jan. 20, 2017

Sprint early termination fees: This one takes us way back, since it’s over a mobile carrier’s actions from 1999 to 2007. Sprint is settling allegations that it imposed early termination fees on customers, and the fees were higher than the amount needed to offset the actual harm done to Sprint by the customer leaving. You’re eligible if you paid a Sprint ETF while living in California between July 23, 1999 and Mar. 18, 2007. Claim deadline: Apr. 25, 2017

Johnson & Johnson Bedtime Bath Products: This suit settles accusations of false advertising, since ads and packaging proclaimed that the products were “clinically proven” to improve babies’ sleep. Parents and caregivers can claim up to $3 per product for a total of $15, or $30 if they still have the original receipts.Deadline: Apr. 28, 2017.

Optical disk drives: This class action settled allegations that manufacturers engaged in price-fixing of the optical disk drives that they sold to the companies that actually make computers. If you purchased a computer between Apr. 1, 2003 and Dec. 31, 2008 that included an optical disk drive, or a drive meant to be plugged in or installed in a computer, and you live in one of the states listed below, you’re eligible.

Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

The companies in this case accused of antitrust behavior were Sony, Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Panasonic, and NEC. The settlement will be up to $10 per drive, and you do not need to provide proof of purchase. Deadline: July 1, 2017

Seventh Generation Class Action

If you have purchased select products from 11/14/10 to 10/14/16 you may be eligible for a refund because of a class action claiming that Seventh Generation was using non-natural ingredients and chemicals in select products. The company has admitted no wrong doing by settling the dispute. No proof of purchase is necessary to receive payout of 50% of the purchase price, however you are entitled to a full refund if you have you receipts.

Amazon Is Opening Grocery Stores

The stores — known internally as Project Como — will be small, stocked only with fresh items such as produce, milk, and meats, The Journal reports, citing unnamed sources. Only Amazon Fresh subscribers will initially be able to shop at them, according to the report.

Customers will be able to order items that have longer shelf lives, such as cereal and peanut butter, through a mobile app or from touch screens around the stores, according to the report.

Amazon is also planning to open drive-in locations, where customers can pick up groceries that they ordered online, the report said. Employees will deliver the groceries to customers' cars using technology that can read license plates, meant to speed up wait times, according to The Journal.

Source: Wall Street Journal

Galaxy Note7 Recall

Galaxy Note7 Owners need to do one of the following:

• Exchange your current Galaxy Note7 for a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge and replacement of any Galaxy Note7 specific accessories with a refund of the price difference between devices. Note that customers who exchange a Note7 device will also receive a $25 gift card, in-store credit, in-store accessory credit or bill credit from select carrier retail outlets.
• Contact your point of purchase to obtain a full refund.

Whirlpool Recall

Do you own a Whirlpool, Kenmore or Maytag front-loading washing machine that was manufactured between 2001 and 2011? If so, you may be entitled to a cash settlement or other compensation.

If you think you may qualify for compensation, head over here to see if your washing machine is part of the settlement. If you do qualify for compensation, head here to file your claim online or call 1-800-824-5781. Claim forms and documentation must be received by October 11th, so don’t delay.

Tyson Chicken Nugget Recall

Tyson Foods is voluntarily recalling more than 130,000 pounds of cooked chicken nuggets because they may contain hard plastic. This recall applies to 5-pound bags of fully cooked panko chicken nuggets with a “use by” date of July 18, 2017 and haveUPC code 2006SDL03 and 2006SDL33 on the package. This recall also applies to 20-pound bulk packages of Spare Time nuggets which were shipped to Pennsylvania for institutional use and are marked with a production date of July 18, 2016 andUPC code 2006SDL03. Go here for more details.

Johnson's Baby Bedtime Settlement

If you purchased at least ONE qualifying Johnson’s Baby Bedtime product in the USA from 07/01/10-08/31/2016, you are entitled to get back up to a $15 check ($3 per product you purchased) through this Johnson’s Baby Bedtime Class Action Settlement. Only the following products apply to this settlement: Johnson’s Baby Bedtime products —baby bath, baby lotion, baby moisture wash, baby washcloths, and baby bubble bath & wash. This settlement is about how these products were marketed as “clinically proven to help your baby sleep better” when the statement was not true.

Design a Board Game and Win $25,000

Hasbro Gaming Lab is inviting creators, innovators and independent artists to submit their best board game ideas to its fall 2016 Next Great Family Game contest.

The contest seeks the next face-to-face game that will “make the most epic family game night.” Think of the classics you played as a kid: Candy Land, Battleship, Sorry!

The Rules

To submit an idea, your game should:

• Have complete rules (not just a premise)

• Be playable

• Draw players into the world of the game with a “conceptual narrative” and a “visual style.”

• Be your intellectual property or something you have permission to use

The grand prize winner will will receive $25,000 and a trip to Hasbro’s world headquarters in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to meet with relevant business leaders for potential game development. You must be available between March 1, 2017 and June 30, 2017 for travel.

The contest is open to anyone in the U.S. and Canada, except citizens of Quebec. Submit your idea to Hasbro by Oct. 23 to enter.

Dairy Products Class Action Lawsuit

Do you live in one of the following states – Arizona, California, the District of Columbia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia or Wisconsin? And have you purchased milk products (milk, cream, half and half, yogurt, cottage cheese, cream cheese or sour cream for your own use – not for resale) from 2003 until now?

If so, and you do not have receipts, you may qualify for up to $30 or more in the “Bought Milk” class action lawsuit.

Recall: McDonald's Fitness Bands

NEW YORK (AP) -- McDonald's is recalling millions of fitness bands that had been given away in Happy Meals because they might cause skin irritation or burns to children.

The fast-food chain said last week that it would stop distributing the bands in Happy Meals. Now it's recalling 29 million of them in the U.S., and 3.6 million in Canada.

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Target Refund for Sheets

Target is offering customers millions of dollars in refunds after discovering that it sold fake Egyptian cotton sheets.

The sheets were manufactured by Welspun India, a global textile company that’s a key supplier to many US retailers including Bed Bath & Beyond, Walmart, JCPenney, and Macy’s, Bloomberg reports.  

Welspun’s shares have fallen 20% after the news.

The sheets were sold at Target for as much as $175 per set under the labels Fieldcrest and Crowning Touch.

Target recently pulled them from store shelves and its website, and now the company is offering a full refund to anyone who bought the sheets between August 2014 and July 2016.

To get the refund, customers must submit must complete and submit this form online. The refund will come in the form of a Target gift card.

Target is one of Welspun’s biggest customers, accounting for $90 million in sales in the last fiscal year, according to Bloomberg. Target is now terminating its relationship with Welspun.

“After an extensive investigation, we recently confirmed that Welspun substituted another type of non-Egyptian cotton when producing these sheets between August 2014 and July 2016,” Target said in a statement.“We have informed Welspun that, due to this conduct, we are in the process of terminating our relationship with them.”

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Angie's List Settlement

A proposed settlement has been reached with Angie’s List, Inc. (“Angie’s List”) in connection with three putative class action lawsuits focusing on Angie’s List’s acceptance of advertising payments from service providers, and whether those payments affect service providers’ letter-grade ratings, reviews, and place in search-result rankings. Angie’s List denies Plaintiffs’ claims, including denying that advertising revenue can affect ratings or the content of reviews in any way and asserting that it discloses that it receives revenue from certain service providers who are rated highly by members and further discloses that such revenue can affect the order of search-result rankings under certain settings. The Court has not decided who is right. In order to avoid the expense and risks of continuing the lawsuit, the Parties agreed to a proposed class settlement.
 
Who’s Included? You received this email because Angie’s List’s records show that you may be a member of the Settlement Class. You are a member of the Settlement Class if you were a paying member of Angie’s List at any time between March 11, 2009, and July 12, 2016.
 
What Are the Settlement Terms? Settlement Class Members who submit a timely and valid Claim Form may choose: (1) an estimated cash payment of $5 and/or $10 (subject to a possible pro rata adjustment upwards or downwards) depending on the timing of their membership and the number of valid Claims submitted; or (2) one free month of membership to Angie’s List for each full year he or she paid for membership during the relevant periods (up to a maximum limit). Angie’s List also has agreed to expand upon the disclosures about service provider advertising made in its Frequently Asked Questions on its website and in its Membership Agreement.  
 
How Can I Get a Payment or Membership Benefit? You can quickly file a Claim online at www.MoorevALsettlement.com or by clicking here. You can also download and print the Claim Form from the website.  You must file your Claim Form so that it is received (if submitted electronically) or postmarked (if submitted by mail) byNovember 15, 2016.
 
Your Other Options. If you do not want to be legally bound by the settlement, you must exclude yourself by October 24, 2016. If you do not exclude yourself, you will release any claims you may have against Angie’s List, as more fully described in the Settlement Agreement, available at the Settlement Website. You may also object to the settlement by October 24, 2016. The Long Form Notice available on the website listed below explains how to exclude yourself or to object. The Court will hold a Hearing on December 5, 2016 to consider whether to approve the settlement and a request for payment of attorneys’ fees and expenses of no more than $937,500 and for service awards of $12,500 to be shared by the three class representatives. You may appear at the hearing, either yourself or through an attorney hired by you, but you don't have to. For more information, call 1-888-293-9919, or visit the website listed below.
 
For more information about the settlement, please visit www.MoorevALsettlement.com, which includes a full copy of the Settlement Agreement and a more detailed description of the settlement and other important information. Please check the Settlement Website for updates and further information.

www.MoorevALsettlement.com            1-888-293-9919

Playstation Plus Membership Increase

Starting 9/22, PlayStation Plus membership prices are set to increase from $49.99 to $59.99 per year for yearly memberships and from $17.99 to $24.99 for three month memberships. The month-to-month membership will remain at $9.99 per month in the U.S.

Current memberships that renew on or after 9/22 will be charged the new prices, so if you don’t want to be charged at the increased rate, make sure to cancel before that date. To cancel, just turn off auto-renewal in your account settings.

TRESemme Class Action Lawsuit

If you have purchased one or more TRESemme Naturals Shampoo or Conditioner products previously, you are entitled to $5 per qualified purchase (up to $50) in the form of a check – no proof of purchase required! You may claim up to 10 Products per household without submitting any proof of purchase.

BUT, if you do have proof of purchase, you can receive more than $50 if you submit proof of purchase(s) along with your claim form. Just head here and fill out the form to submit for this settlement. All claims must be submitted by October 24th, 2016.

Best Buy Rewards Program Changes

My Best Buy members will be able to score free 2-Day shipping (with no annual fee) on thousands of items sold on BestBuy.com. However, this is no mention about whether you need to meet a certain minimum (currently $35) or whether this free shipping will require no minimum purchase.

Best Buy members currently receive 1 point for every $1 spent, you will only receive 0.5 points for every $1 spent starting 8/28. And remember, for every 250 My Best Buy points you receive, you will be eligible to receive a $5 reward certificate.

New Chipotle Rewards Program

Pick up a Chiptopia Summer Rewards Card OR go here and register for a digital card that can be used from your mobile phone. If you choose to pick up a physical card, you’ll need to first go here and register the card. You will earn a free order of chips & guac with your very first purchase of $6 or more AND a free entree after your 4th visit each month! Be sure to go here for more details and to receive important updates about Chiptopia.

New Michael's Rewards Program

Michaels has just started a free Rewards Program that will give members exclusive offers, members-only events, receipt-free returns, a birthday coupon, early access to sales and more. Also, if you sign up and complete your member profile by July 16th, you can enter to win a $100 Michaels Gift Card with 1,000 lucky winners!

Whirlpool Class Action Lawsuit

Whirlpool Corporation and Sears Roebuck and Co. have agreed to settle several class action lawsuits that allege certain front-loading washing machines are prone to developing mold or mildew. If you purchased or otherwise acquired a new Whirlpool, Kenmore or Maytag front-loading washing machine manufactured between 2001 and 2010, you may be entitled to compensation from the class action settlement.

The class action lawsuits allege that certain Whirlpool, Kenmore and Maytag front-loading washing machines don’t adequately self-clean after a wash cycle, leaving laundry residue that can result in a buildup of mold or mildew. As a result, consumers have reported that their machines emit a bad odor. Some consumers have reported that their laundry has been ruined.

A list of eligible washer models is available here.

Potential Award

The Sears and Whirlpool moldy washer settlement provides several different benefits for Class Members to choose:

• A $50 cash payment (available only to certain Class Members who experienced a mold or odor problem within five years of purchase);
• A cash rebate of either 20 percent or five percent off the retail purchase price of a new washing machine or dryer; or
• Reimbursement of up to $500 for out-of-pocket expense for repairs or replacements due to a mold or odor problem.

Sign up here

Free Amazon Credit- Antitrust Settlement

If you bought eBooks from Amazon in the last few years, and you live in one of 33 states where the Attorneys General sued Amazon and Google over the pricing of eBooks, then check your email today for one concerning a credit just added to your Amazon account

Amazon and book publishers were guilty of price fixing and setting prices too high, resulting in money being distributed as either an Amazon credit, or if you bought eBooks through Google, you'll get a check. You don't have to do anything. You'll either get the credit added automatically to your Amazon account (the email informs you that this has happened) or you'll get a check in the mail. 

The credit has to be used on the purchase of more ebooks, not on general merchandise at Amazon, and the credit is good for one year, until 6/24/17.

Keurig KOLD Refunds

If you bought a KOLD or got one as a gift, keep reading!

First of all, you bought your KOLD from Keurig directly or registered it with the company afterward, you should be hearing from Keurig soon. But if you want to get a jump on the process, anyone who purchased a KOLD can visitwww.DrinkmakerRefundProgram.com to submit a refund request.

If you gave someone a KOLD as a gift, the company suggests letting them know that they can submit a refund request as well. During the submission process, they will be asked if they received the drinkmaker as a gift, Keurig says on its refund site.

Make sure you have a legible photo of your KOLD drinkmaker’s serial number as well as proof of purchase. You’ll only be able to submit one refund per serial number.

Once a request has been accepted it will take an estimated two to three weeks for a refund check to be issued.

Make sure to mark your calendar before you put off this task for too long: Refund requests will be honored through Aug. 31, 2016, the company said.

Customers with questions can also call (855)721-4002.

Source: Consumerist.com