San Francisco, CA: A preliminary $600,000 settlement has been reached in a
consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against OfficeMax. The revised settlement provides for a coupon-based reimbursement to class members who alleged the office supply company illegally recorded customers' zip codes, which is violation of the Song-Beverly Act.
In September, the court rejected a coupon-based settlement offer because the calculation was based on the issuance of merchandise vouchers that might never be redeemed. According to the terms of the newly proposed settlement, a final decision on attorney fees is reserved until a point when all the vouchers have been redeemed.
Class Members eligible to participate in the settlement, if approved, include anyone who used a credit card to make a purchase from a California OfficeMax store and whose ZIP code information was requested at the time of purchase between March 1, 2010 and February 22, 2011. The settlement will provide $5 merchandise vouchers to eligible Class Members. Class Members who submit a valid, timely claim will receive a $10 OfficeMax voucher.
Details on how to file a claim for the OfficeMax Zip Code Class Action Settlement are pending. A final settlement hearing is set for March 2014. The lawsuit is entitled Dardarian, et al. v. OfficeMax North America Inc., Case No. 4:11-cv-00947, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
