Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Open
Case Summary:The defendants in this lawsuit include DirecTV Group Holdings, LLC, DirecTV Holdings, LLC, DirecTV, LLC, Signal Auditing, Inc., Lonstein Law Office, PC, and two individuals. The complaint alleges that DirecTV solicited businesses to take DirecTV programming for their businesses, but then had Lonstein contact them to tell them they had committed commercial misuse of DirecTV programming, in violation of the Federal Communications Act.
Docket Number:16-cv-01440-JLS-DFM
Company: DirecTV
Filing Deadline: January 1, 2100
Class Period: August 4, 2008 to August 23, 2022
Objection Deadline: December 11, 2022
Exclusion Deadline: December 11, 2022
Final Approval Hearing: January 6, 2023
Proof of Purchase:You do not have to provide proof.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you are a business or business owner in the US who had DirecTV services installed in your commercial establishment, who were later audited by Signal Audition, Inc., and who, at any time between August 4, 2008 and August 23, 2022, received a communication from the Lonstein defendants on behalf of DirecTV asking for money for the allegedly unauthorized use of DirecTV licensed programming, including NFL Sunday Ticket or any other DirecTV-related programming.
Typical Settlement Amount:Those who paid nothing or less than $25 to settle DirecTV’s claims of commercial misuse will received $25. Those who paid more will receive a share of the net settlement fund based on the amount of money they paid to Lonstein.
Total Settlement Amount: $9,400,000
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$80,000 in Total to the Class Representatives
Law Firms:
Lisa L. Clay, Attorney at Law
Mahoney Law Group APC
Case Name: Perez v. DIRECTV Group Holdings, LLC, et al.
Settlement Website: DirecTV Perez Class Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
Simpluris, Inc.
Settlement Administrator
Perez v. DirecTV Group Holdings LLC, et al.
P.O. Box 26170
Santa Ana, CA 92799
info@directvperezclasssettlement.com
866-606-5908