Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Closed
Closed Settlement Statement:
According to court documents, the claim submission deadline has passed. Please contact the claims administrator if you have any questions.
Case Summary:WP Company, LLC, also known as The Washington Post, is settling a California class action about its automatically-renewing subscriptions. The complaint alleged that the company renewed annual and four-week subscriptions automatically and charged customers’ payment methods when it had not provided the disclosures or obtained the authorizations required by California law.
Docket Number:3:20-cv-05218-WHO
Company: WP Company, LLC
Filing Deadline: September 19, 2021
Class Period: July 29, 2016 to April 1, 2021
Objection Deadline: September 19, 2021
Exclusion Deadline: September 19, 2021
Final Approval Hearing: November 17, 2021
Proof of Purchase:You do not need to provide proof. Presumably, company records will be used for verification.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you are a person who, between July 29, 2016 and April 1, 2021, enrolled in a digital WaPo subscription with a California billing address, and who, during that time, were charged and paid one or more fees for automatic renewal in connection with the subscription.
Typical Settlement Amount:Choice of options: (1) Automatic Account Credit: Four or eight weeks of a free digital subscription, depending on whether their renewal was for four weeks or annual, applied to your current WaPo account. (2) Cash payment: Pro-rata share of the net settlement fund.
Total Settlement Amount: $6,762,480
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$5,000
Law Firm:
Bursor & Fisher
Claim Form: Washington Post Subscription Auto-Renewal California Settlement Claim Form
Case Name: Jordan v. WP Company LLC
Settlement Website: Washington Post Subscription Auto-Renewal California Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
JND Legal Administration
CA Newspaper Renewal Settlement
c/o JND Legal Administration
P.O. Box 11035
Seattle, WA 98111
info@CANewspaperRenewalSettlement.com
888-691-3208
