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Award (how much your claim may be worth): You can choose to receive a cash payment or Wal-Mart gift card, the amount of which will be determined by how many Class Members file valid claim forms.
Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Case(s): In Re: Online DVD Rental Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2029, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.
Company(ies): WAL-MART STORES, INC.; WALMART.COM USA LLC; NETFLIX, INC.
Website of the Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Administrator (FILE YOUR CLAIM HERE): www.OnlineDVDClass.com
Address to submit a claim form (REQUIRED):
Phone Number to call for assistance: (877) 389-4469
Details: Wal-Mart has reached a $27.25 million class action lawsuit settlement in the case In Re: Online DVD Rental Antitrust Litigation that alleges the retail giant entered into an illegal pact with Netflix in 2005 to illegally split the DVD market into rental and retail spaces to reduce competition.
According to the Wal-Mart Netflix DVD monopoly class action lawsuit, the pact was culminated on May 19, 2005 when the companies announced Wal-Mart.com would stop renting DVDs online and Netflix would not offer them for resale. The agreement was made after Blockbuster began offering DVD rentals online, and is believed to have been established to push Blockbuster out of the market. The result, however, is that Netflix customers paid higher subscription prices because of the alleged pact, according to the class action lawsuit. More information about the alleged pact can be found at www.OnlineDVDClass.com.
Wal-Mart denied any such pact was made, but agreed in January 2011 to settle its portion of the online DVD monopoly class action lawsuit. Netflix also denied the pact, but refused to offer a settlement. A federal judge dismissed the case against Netflix in November 2011, ruling there was not enough evidence to prove Netflix had conspired with Wal-Mart to fix the online DVD market.
Class Members of the Wal-Mart online DVD class action settlement include any person or entity living in the United States or Puerto Rico that paid a subscription fee to rent DVDs online from Netflix any time from May 19, 2005 to September 2, 2011.
Class Members of the Wal-Mart online DVD settlement can choose to receive either a cash payment or gift card from the class action settlement if they submit a claim form by February 14, 2012. The amount of these individual awards will be based on how many people file claims for the $27.25 million settlement. Benefits will be distributed to Class Members after the Court grants “final approval” of the class action lawsuit settlement at the March 14, 2012 Final Approval Hearing.
Claim forms for the Wal-Mart/Netflix Online DVD Class Action Lawsuit Settlement can be downloaded and submitted online at www.OnlineDVDClass.com.
Purchased or Leased From: May 19, 2005 to September 2, 2011
Claims must be postmarked by: 2/14/12
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Settlement Administrator(s): Rust Consulting
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2 thoughts onWal-Mart Online DVD Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
YEAH I GOT MY EMAIL ALRIGHT FOR 12.32 WAY BACK WHEN ISSUED & IT WAS INVALID, THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE CARD ENTERED!!!! TOOK IT TO THE STORE & REJECTED. SO TO SUM UP, THE LAWYERS GOT PAID –GREEDY VULTURE SHYSTERS THAT YOU ARE–AND SCREWED LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE PERSON WITH A GIFTCARD LOADED WITH NO MONEY.
TRIED TO GET SOME HELP, THERE WAS NONE TO BE FOUND. IMAGINE ALL THE PERSONS WITH INVALID GIFTCARDS SENT TO THEIR EMAILS.
HOPE YOU BURN IN HELL JUST LIKE WALMART, YOU BASTARDS!!!!!!!!
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