Thursday, February 12, 2015

Rue La La Settlement over deceptive and illegal gift certificates

If you live in U.S. and have purchased a voucher from www.RueLaLa.com on or before 3rd May 2013, then you may be entitled for a full refund under the proposed class action settlement.

Rue La La has reached a settlement over claims that it allegedly sold gift certificates and vouchers with illegal expiration dates. In the lawsuit filed against the company, plaintiffs have accused them of violating a federal law which states that gift cards & certificates must remain valid for a minimum of 5 years, or a Massachusetts law which requires them to remain valid for at least 7 years. Though the members-only shopping website has denied any wrongdoing, it has agreed for a settlement to avoid the expense and uncertainty of ongoing litigation. Around 7.5 million members of Rue La La site are estimated to be eligible for the Settlement benefits.

Court Settlement

Who is included in the Proposed Settlement?

Any U.S. resident who, on or before 3 May 2013, purchased a voucher from RueLaLa.com that contained an expiration date is an eligible Class Member. The voucher must be purchased online from RueLaLa.com website that could have been redeemed for goods and/or services, but could not be used due to the expiration date.

Potential Award

All the eligible Class Members who submit a valid claim form before the deadline will receive an account credit equal to the amount of money paid towards their purchase of the Rue La La voucher.
Note: In order to receive the account credit, you must open or maintain a Rue La La account no later than ninety days from the date the Settlement becomes final.

How to submit a claim form?

To get a Rue La La Account Credit, you must send in a valid claim form, which can be obtained from the settlement website. Download, print and mail your completed claim form to the following address:

RUE LA LA SETTLEMENT
c/o Rust Consulting, Inc.
P.O. Box 1985
Faribault, MN 55021-6181

The mail must be postmarked no later than 12 May 2015. Before you mail, ensure that you have filled out the form completely and have either attached a copy of a qualifying voucher or the order number & purchase date of the same (you can obtain the purchase date by logging into the “My Account” section of ww.ruelala.com).

You can also call 1-866-898-5092 to mail you a claim form.

Mirabella v. Rue La La Inc. Settlement Highlights:

Settlement Website: www.RLLSettlement.com
Claim Form Deadline: 12 May 2015
Link to Claim Form: rllsettlement.com
Final Hearing: 13 March 2015
Exclusion Deadline: 11 February 2015
Objection Deadline: 11 February 2015

Claims Administrator
Rue La La Settlement
c/o Rust Consulting, Inc.
P.O. Box 1985
Faribault, MN 55021-6181
1-866-898-5092 (toll-free)
info@RLLSettlement.com

Class Counsel
Charles J. LaDuca
CUNEO GILBERT & LADUCA, LLP
8120 Woodmont Ave., Suite 810
Bethesda, MD 20814
Matthew E. Miller
CUNEO GILBERT & LADUCA, LLP
507 C St. NE
Washington, DC 2002
Erica C. Mirabella
132 Boylston St., 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Michael A. McShane
AUDET & PARTNERS, LLP
221 Main St., Suite 1460
San Francisco, CA 94106

Defense Counsel
Christian J. Pistilli
Michael M. Maya
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

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