There are forms to fill out and you'll need some proof
November 27, 2023
In the never-ending world of bad actors and the class action lawsuits that show up on their doorstep, there are three that might be of some value to you if you bought or used a certain product.
First, theres Spirit Airlines. The company agreed to an $8.25 million settlement to end claims that it charged illegal carry-on bag fees, even though it promised travelers that they could bring a bag with no additional charge.
Such was apparently the case of Stefanie Colavito of Ft. Myers, Fla., who told her story in a ConsumerAffairs review:
There is no value in flying with Spirit. Every service, including carry-on bags,incurs an extra cost. That being said, this is okay as long as the costs are transparent. I paid for a premium seat and a carry-on bag. Unbeknownst to me, upon check-in for the return flight, one must also submit payment again lest be charged $100 for a carry-on at the gate, Stefanie wrote.
The problem is there is no prompt to tell you that payment must be submitted again for the return flight. My seat upgrades were paid for once and applied to departing and returning flights.
If you, like Stefanie, had a similar experience on Spirit and booked a flight through Expedia, Kiwi, CheapOair, CheapTickets, Travelocity, or Bookit between Aug. 31, 2011and May 3, 2017, for a flight after Aug. 1, 2010, andpaid a carry-on bag fee, you may have money coming from the settlement.
To file a claim, all you need to do is fill out the paperwork on this website. The terms of the settlement spell out that class members can receive up to 75% of the carry-on bag fee they paid for their first Spirit Airlines fee during the above period. However, TopClassActions notes that actual refunds may be lower than 75%, depending on the number of claims filed.
Buy bed linens at Macys?
Macys has also agreed to settle a lawsuit and get it off its books. This one is about CVC Sheets and a claim that was made alleging that those sheets were promoted as having a higher thread count than they actually did.
The settlement applies to consumers who purchased one or more sets of those CVC Sheets from a Macys store anytime between Nov. 8, 2013, and March 24, 2023.
The resolution for this suit is $10.5 million and to be part of the settlement class, you fortunately do not need proof of purchase. However, if you do, your check will be a little fatter. Claimants who provide proof of purchase or whose purchases can be confirmed by Macys can receive up to $7.50 for every unit of CVC Sheets they purchased.
You can file your claim online at this website.
Bought some Juul products, you say?
After years of law firm after law firm running their billable-hour clocks, arguing all that the world has thrown at Juul, the e-cigarette company, Juul agreed to pay $255 million to settle claims against it earlier this year. Now, Altria Juuls owner along with other related companies have decided theyve had enough, too, and have agreed to pay an additional $45 million to settle the remaining claims.
With that move, class members now have until an extended deadline of Feb. 5, 2024, to file a claim. Anyone who has not submitted a claim may now do so; anyone who opted out of the original Juul settlement can opt back in and submit a claim, TopClassActions reports. Those who filed a claim in the original Juul settlement do not need to submit a new claim in the Altria settlement.
To be eligible for the settlement, you have to fill out a claim form at the settlement website. The amount you can receive varies depending on how old you were when the Juul purchases were made and if you have documentation or not.
Essentially, those caveats play out like this as TopClassActions reported:
Documentation is required for combined Juul purchases of $300 or more. Payments are capped at $300 if you dont have proof of purchase.
If you were under the age of 18 when you made the initial purchase, your settlement will be multiplied by four when assigning settlement shares.
As far as dates are concerned, if you made the initial purchase between 2015 and 2018, your share is supposed to be multiplied by two.
However, purchase totals where the initial purchase was made between 2019 and 2022 will not be multiplied when assigning settlement shares.