HOW TO GET A PAYMENT. MAKING A CLAIM
HOW TO GET A PAYMENT. How can I get a payment?
HOW TO GET A PAYMENT. You must submit a Claim Form to get a payment. You can submit a Claim Form online or by mail. The deadline to submit a Claim Form is Month, Day, Year. Claim Forms are available at xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx or by calling 0-000-000-0000. deadline to exclude yourself is Month, Day, Year. If you do not want to exclude yourself, you will not be able to xxx Xxxxxxx for any claim relating to these lawsuits. If you exclude yourself, you cannot get any money from the Settlement. If you stay in the Settlement, you may object to it by Month, Day, Year. A California Court will hold a hearing for the California Class on Month, Day, Year. A New Jersey Court will hold a hearing for the Nationwide Class on Month, Day, Year. The Courts will consider whether to approve the Settlement and requests for attorneys’ fees and expenses. Counsel for the Nationwide Class and counsel for the California Class may request an award of attorneys fees in connection with the advertising and label changes. Counsel in both cases may also seek additional fees and expenses from the settlement fund. You may appear at the hearing, but you don’t have to. You may hire your own attorney, at your own expense, to appear or speak for you at the hearing. Case No. 11-CV-205 H (CAB) IN RE: FERRERO LITIGATION Plaintiffs in the above consolidated action have brought class action lawsuits on behalf of themselves and others who have purchased Nutella at any time from August 1, 2009 to the present, alleging that Defendant Ferrero U.S.A., Inc. (“Ferrero”) made representations through its marketing and advertising of Nutella® brand hazelnut spread (“Nutella”), improperly suggesting that Nutella is healthier than it actually is. Ferrero has denied the allegations and continues to stand by its products and advertising. On January , 2012, the parties agreed to a settlement (the “Settlement”) to resolve this lawsuit. The terms of the Settlement are contained in a Settlement Agreement, which is available for review at (the “Settlement Website”). By this Settlement, the parties have agreed to create a settlement fund of $550,000 thousand (the “Cash Settlement Amount”), to be paid by Ferrero, for the benefit of Class Members who do not opt out and who timely complete a valid Claim Form and certify the number of jars of Nutella they purchased in the State of California. The parties further have agreed that for each Class Member submitting a Claim Form that is accepted, the Claims Administrator will pay to that Class Member $4.00...
HOW TO GET A PAYMENT. To be eligible for a Settlement Payment, you must complete and submit a Claim Form. You can complete and submit a Claim Form online at the Settlement Website, xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx . Alternatively, you can print and mail the completed Claim Form to the Settlement Administrator. You can also write to the Settlement Administrator asking that a Claim Form be sent to you by mail. The Settlement Administrator’s address is: Soap Settlement Administrator, 0-000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Suite #289, Toronto, ON M5G 1P5. Claim Forms will be available on the Settlement Website, and by mail, after the Settlement Approval Hearing if the Settlement is approved. Claim Forms must be submitted online at the Settlement Website or mailed and postmarked by the Claim Form Deadline, which is 75 days following the date on which the Settlement is approved. If you wish to file a Claim Form, it is your responsibility to monitor the Settlement Website for information regarding the outcome of the Settlement Approval Hearing. If you wish to receive a notice by email regarding the outcome of the
HOW TO GET A PAYMENT. What am I giving up to get an Individual Settlement Payment? Page 5
HOW TO GET A PAYMENT. How can I get a payment? How do I file a Claim to get a Claims Payment? Directions on How to File a Claim Form:
