Today I Got A Check From A Lawsuit Against The Music Industry

[eeyore]

Drinks are on eeyore tonight!
:toast:

I vaguely recall signing up online for a class action suit a while back, and I got a check in the mail today for $13.86.

At issue was price fixing by the major record labels, and they were offering anyone who purchased music during the contested time-period to join the suit at www.musiccdsettlement.com.

The settlement is surely a pittance compared to the millions (billions?) they have made by keeping CD pricing high, but I guess it's something.

Here's the letter...how much do you think the lawyers made off of this one?


Dear Oregon Music Purchaser:

As Attorney General for the State of Oregon, I am pleased to enclose payment for your claim in the settlement of the Compact Disc Minimum Advertised Price Antitrust Litigation. This lawsuit was brought by the Attorneys General of 43 states and three territories and by counsel for Private Class Plaintiffs on behalf of purchasers of music CDs. In accordance with the terms of the court-approved settement, payment is being made to music purchasers who filed a valid and timely claim.

It is a pleasure to bring this matter to a satisfactory conclusion and return value to consumers who purchased CDs whlie the challenged pricing policies were in effect.

Hardy Myers
Attorney General of Oregon

[historian]

1. my son as well

He signed for it last year not even really knowing what he was doing and got his check today!

[NoPasaran]

2. I got one too

It's nice to get a check in the mail that's actually a check, not part of a scam to switch your long distance phone service or enroll you in some shopping cult.

[Imajika]

3. I lost out..

My brother and sister in law just got their checks today too.

I was told at the time to sign up for it, but having never heard anything about this before I didn't take it seriously, didn't believe it was real and so I didn't take a moment to claim my $13.86.

Even though it is just a little bit of money, I am still kicking myself for not claiming my share of the cash.

Imajika

[Imajika]

4. Deleted

Duplicate/Deleted

[HornBuckler]

5. Son Of A Bitch! They Musta Lost My Address

I Signed Up For that!!! hahahaha That's Funny.... I Totally Forgot About It Until You Mentioned It..... Oh Well

[bushalert]

6. So did I.

It was supposed to be $20 - I think the lawyers got the rest.

[jab105]

16. depended on the number of people who signed up for the refund...

had nothing to do with the lawyer fees...$20 was the maximum...

[distortionmarshall]

7. got mine yesterday.....

same $13.86....

woohoo! stick it to the man! lol

[kittykitty]

8. MeToo! Never thought it would actually amount to anything

but I got $13. Woo-woo

[dixiechiken]

9. Got mine too!

Paid me back for the one CD I've bought in the last five years! :)

[Robin Hood]

10. Hardy Myers?

I wonder if he/she is a relative of the Fred Meyer dynasty?

[MissB]

17. Nope.

He is not.

[utopian]

11. I signed up

Where the hell's my check???

I'll have to keep an eye out for it. I can use the dough.

[Bake]

12. So why the gratuitous bitching about the lawyer's fee?

Had it not been for the lawyers, you wouldn't have gotten a DIME. Zilch. Zip. Nada. Looks to me like they got the standard 1/3 contingency or maybe less.

Bake (Esq.)

[eeyore]

13. Quite true

Not meaning to bitch, actually more curious than anything. I just know that lawyers that bring class action suits often do pretty well. Hell, they got done and deserve to get paid! Do you think it was independent lawyers, or did the Attorneys General from the states handle it themselves?

Seriously, no offense intended counselor. I withdraw the question.

:)

[fleetus]

14. Ho yeah! Got mine too!

Plus I signed my wife up for it so we got over $27 dollars! I wish I would have signed my cat up for the lawsuit too. Oh well.

[jab105]

15. me too...

got it yesterday...took almost a year to get gere, but a nice $13.86 that i didnt have before:)

[MissB]

18. Me too

Same letter, even. Imagine that.