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Optical Disk Drive Products Antitrust Settlement

44 points by liareye 10y ago

e40 10y ago
So they're just going to trust everyone that applies for it? No receipts? That's going to go well...
- liareye 10y ago
  Just like the LCD settlement. https://lcdclass.com/ https://lcdclass.com/ IIRC my check was close to $1,000. (no lying on the submission either) Hope you got your LCD check too! (if eligible)
- tbirdz 10y ago
  I don't think the number of people willing to commit perjury for $10 is enough to result in any significant amount of fraudulent claims.
  - calinet6 10y ago
    Also consider the statistics of being able to actually reach the full number of affected consumers in the class -- the fraudulent claims are probably representative of 10 times more that couldn't be reached but are deserving, and because the primary reason for the suit is punitive, not reward -- it makes little difference who gets the funds in the end.
- dangrossman 10y ago
  That's how most large class action settlements work. Would the cost of systems and staff to process and verify 10 million receipts be lower than the cost of paying out some smaller number of undeserved claim checks? Probably not when the reward is small. http://www.classactionrebates.com/ http://www.classactionrebates.com/
NickM 10y ago
Whenever I see a settlement website like this, I always wonder how I can really trust it. Is there some easy way I can verify this isn't just a spammer's clever ploy to collect peoples' emails?
- liareye 10y ago
  Yes, submit a claim, and see if a check comes in the mail. Deposit it in your bank account. See if it clears. If you get this far, it's not a scam.
  - ourmandave 10y ago
    Unless it's one of those "by cashing this $5 check you agree to all sorts of asshatery in the fine print."
  - breakingcups 10y ago
    CAREFUL! A cleared check doesn't mean it actually cleared and you'll be on the hook for depositing a fraudulent check. If a bank tells you it cleared it means nothing. See https://www.thebalance.com/clearing-checks-risks-and-scams-315292 https://www.thebalance.com/clearing-checks-risks-and-scams-3...
- heywire 10y ago
  Oddly enough, my workplace's McAfee Web Gateway filters this as a spam site.
- cowsandmilk 10y ago
  look up the case in PACER and see if everything matches? This page gives you a court and case number, so that should be enough.
- revelation 10y ago
  Send snail mail then.
- S_Daedalus 10y ago
  That was my first reaction, then I realized that for $10 I don't actually care to find out or risk anything. I'm sure that it's more a clever ploy by some lawyers to get very rich however.
lilrayray 10y ago
seems legit - I'm pretty sure its electronic, no place to input an address
yuhong 10y ago
Of course, I dislike the settlements that comes long after the products has been sold.
sbeau1954 10y ago
http://www.lieffcabraser.com/2016/04/optical-disk-drive-37-million-antitrust-settlement-gets-final-approval/ http://www.lieffcabraser.com/2016/04/optical-disk-drive-37-m... Here is the website for the attorneys who have filed the class action
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44 points by liareye 10y ago

e40 10y ago

So they're just going to trust everyone that applies for it? No receipts? That's going to go well...

liareye 10y ago
Just like the LCD settlement. https://lcdclass.com/ https://lcdclass.com/ IIRC my check was close to $1,000. (no lying on the submission either) Hope you got your LCD check too! (if eligible)
tbirdz 10y ago
I don't think the number of people willing to commit perjury for $10 is enough to result in any significant amount of fraudulent claims.
- calinet6 10y ago
  Also consider the statistics of being able to actually reach the full number of affected consumers in the class -- the fraudulent claims are probably representative of 10 times more that couldn't be reached but are deserving, and because the primary reason for the suit is punitive, not reward -- it makes little difference who gets the funds in the end.
dangrossman 10y ago
That's how most large class action settlements work. Would the cost of systems and staff to process and verify 10 million receipts be lower than the cost of paying out some smaller number of undeserved claim checks? Probably not when the reward is small. http://www.classactionrebates.com/ http://www.classactionrebates.com/

NickM 10y ago

Whenever I see a settlement website like this, I always wonder how I can really trust it. Is there some easy way I can verify this isn't just a spammer's clever ploy to collect peoples' emails?

liareye 10y ago
Yes, submit a claim, and see if a check comes in the mail. Deposit it in your bank account. See if it clears. If you get this far, it's not a scam.
- ourmandave 10y ago
  Unless it's one of those "by cashing this $5 check you agree to all sorts of asshatery in the fine print."
- breakingcups 10y ago
  CAREFUL! A cleared check doesn't mean it actually cleared and you'll be on the hook for depositing a fraudulent check. If a bank tells you it cleared it means nothing. See https://www.thebalance.com/clearing-checks-risks-and-scams-315292 https://www.thebalance.com/clearing-checks-risks-and-scams-3...
heywire 10y ago
Oddly enough, my workplace's McAfee Web Gateway filters this as a spam site.
cowsandmilk 10y ago
look up the case in PACER and see if everything matches? This page gives you a court and case number, so that should be enough.
revelation 10y ago
Send snail mail then.
S_Daedalus 10y ago
That was my first reaction, then I realized that for $10 I don't actually care to find out or risk anything. I'm sure that it's more a clever ploy by some lawyers to get very rich however.

lilrayray 10y ago

seems legit - I'm pretty sure its electronic, no place to input an address

yuhong 10y ago

Of course, I dislike the settlements that comes long after the products has been sold.

sbeau1954 10y ago

http://www.lieffcabraser.com/2016/04/optical-disk-drive-37-million-antitrust-settlement-gets-final-approval/ http://www.lieffcabraser.com/2016/04/optical-disk-drive-37-m... Here is the website for the attorneys who have filed the class action

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