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Membership Program Debit Card Litigation Settlement
By Mike Holter
Vertrue, Inc. and Adaptive Marketing have reached a class action lawsuit settlement over violating the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) for enrolling consumers into membership programs and then charging them monthly fees without the consumers’ prior signed written consent. Anyone who signed on to one of the 50 healthcare, insurance, shopping or family entertainment membership programs listed below is eligible to receive up to $150 per program they enrolled in under the class action settlement.
Plaintiff Margaret Wike sued the companies in 2006 claiming that Vertrue and Adaptive Marketing used telemarketers to sign consumers up to membership programs and then charged their debit cards for monthly fees without first getting their written approval to make those charges. The case is Wike v. Vertrue, Inc., Case No. 3:06-00204.
You’re considered a class member of the Membership Program Debit Card Litigation if you were enrolled by telemarketing into one or more of the defendents’ membership programs before January 1, 2007 and first received charges for the membership services on your debit card on or after March 14, 2005. The following is a list of membership programs covered by the Membership Program Debit Card Litigation settlement:
24 Protect
24Protect Plus
AAA Gift Card Center
At Home Rewards
At Home Rewards Plus
Business Max
Club de Compras
Connections
Cross Country
DealMax
DeepDiscount Savings Club
Escapes en Familia
Essentials
Essentials Gold
Fast Track Savings
Food & Flix
Galleria
Galleria USA
Galeria de Compras
Getaway & Save
Home Works
HomeSavings Mall
Homeworks Plus
Leisure Exclusives
Main Street Savings
My Great Deals
Passport to Fun
Passport to Fun Plus
Pharmacy Card
Pharmacy Gold Card
PremierHealth Plus
Privacy Plus
SavingsAce
SavingSmart
Sears PremierHealth Plus
Shopping Essentials
Shopping Essentials Plus
Simple Escapes
Simply You
Su Salud Plus
Today’s Escapes
Today’s Escapes Plus
Value Max
ValueMax
Victoria’s Secret Escapes
Victoria’s Secret Hispanic
Victoria’s Secret Home
Victoria’s Secret Sport & Spa
VistaPrint Rewards
Your Savings Club
If the Court approves the class action lawsuit settlement, Class Members will receive $150 for each valid claim that identifies enrollment in one of these membership programs. To receive your $150 cash award, you must complete and submit a Claim Form postmarked or submitted online no later than December 31, 2011.
Claim forms and more information on your rights in the Membership Program Debit Card Litigation Class Action Lawsuit Settlement can be found at www.DebitCardSettlement.com.
Updated May 31st, 2011
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