Saturday, November 22, 2014

Spark Email Settlement over Deceptive emails

Learn how to claim for Spark Email Settlement on SparkEmailSettlement.com via filling form and other process as well as dates.

Spark Networks, Inc is an owner of several special-internet and general-interest online websites like ChristianMingle.com, JDate.com, BlackSingles.com, SilverSingles.com, LDSMingle.com, and CatholicMingle.com and Spark.com. But at present, the class action lawsuit has been filed against Spark Networks, claiming that the company sent commercial emails for its dating sites that contained falsified, misrepresented or forged header information. By advertising in or sending in accurate commercial emails to the dating site, spark has violated California Business & Professions Code § 17529.5 (“Section 17529.5”). So, the plaintiffs declare each Class Member is allowed to legal damages of $1,000 for each email sent in violation of Section 17529.5.

Spark Email Settlement

The emails sent by Spark are supposedly deceptive or misleading because they do not Spark or its brand name in the “from” field. As well, the email has a wrong “sent” date, contains a domain name that is not willingly noticeable, does not have a way to unsubscribe from the emails online, and has a non-functional return email address. The subject line of the email is also unreliable, contains misleading material in the email body. If you have received this type of email from spark, then you are eligible to get $450 per email. Class member can submit claims for maximum of 200 qualified emails.

Who are eligible?
In order to qualify as a Class Member, you must live in California have obtained misleading and fraudulent commercial email advertisement since Oct. 16, 2008 from following dating websites: JDate.com, ChristianMingle.com, BlackSingles.com, LDSSingles.com, SilverSingles.com, Believe.com, DailyBibleVerse.com, Faith.com, ChristianCards.net, LDSMingle.com, HurryDate.com, BBWPersonalsPlus.com, Spark.com, CatholicMingle.com, JDate.fr, JDate.co.uk, JDate.co.il, Cupid.co.il, AdventistSinglesConnection.com, iMinistries.org, MatchNet.com, DeafSinglesConnection.com, MilitarySinglesConnection.com

How to claim:
To get payment through this settlement, you have to submit a timely and valid claim from either online or by U.S. Mail to the Claims Administrator. Once you submitted your form, you will get eligible share of the Net Settlement Fund. During submitting claim form, Class Members have to submit a copy of the supposedly illegal email together with verification that the submitted email was actually received and not fake. Class Members can also present an original email, photocopy, electronic copy or scanned copy of their received emails.

Potential award:
Eligible class member will get up to $450 per email. The award amount will be based on the number of valid claims received during claim period. The Claims Administrator will decide the per email award by separating the net settlement fund in the number of qualified emails. Class member can submit claims for up to 200 qualified emails.

Highlights of Spark Email Settlement over Deceptive emails:

Official webpage: http://www.sparkemailsettlement.com

Case Name: Kristina Kirby, et al. v. Spark Networks USA LLC, et al., Case No. BC493892, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles

Claims Administrator:
Kirby v. Spark Networks USA
c/o Garden City Group Inc.
P.O. Box 10064
Dublin, OH 43017-6664
1-844-322-8152
info@SparkEmailSettlement.com
Important dates:
  • Deadline to submit a Claim Form: 23 December 2014
  • Final hearing: 3 February 2015, 9:30 a.m.
  • Exclusion Deadline: 23 December 2014
  • Objection Deadline: 23 December 2014
Class Counsel:
Hausfeld LLP
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
The Mckenna Law Firm LLC
Lum Drasco & Positan LLC
Defense Counsel:
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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