What You Need To Know
The Staples rewards class action settlement received preliminary approval on April 25, 2017. Class counsel released a statement that states eligible class members comprise “All United States Staples Rewards Members who, during the Class Period, [1] bought a Rewards-eligible product and a non-Rewards eligible product in the same transaction, [2] used an item-specific coupon on the non-Rewards eligible product, and [3] were negatively impacted by Staples’ pro rata coupon accounting.” Staples reward class action settlement documents reveal class membership applies to Staples reward members enrolled between March 24, 2009 and April 25, 2017. The potential reward per class member is up to $10.
Although proof of purchase is not required, eligible class members might have to validate their claims by presenting the appropriate receipts.
The deadline to file a claim form for the Staples rewards class action settlement is July 24, 2017. Torczyner v. Staples Inc., Case No. 3:16-cv-02965-JM-JLB, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California has a final hearing scheduled on August 28, 2017. Class Staples rewards class action lawsuit members should refer to the case website at www.TorczynervStaplesSettlement.com to determine the time of the final hearing, as well as updated class action settlement information.
Staples, Inc, which operates its corporate headquarters in Framingham, Massachusetts, recently agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that alleges the retail chain defrauded customers by applying inaccurate coupon values.
Lead plaintiff Neil Torczyner filed the class action lawsuit in late December of 2016. He charged Staples, Inc. with unfair and deceitful business tactics in regards to the Staples, Inc. rewards program. Torczyner claimed in the class action lawsuit that Staples did not reveal the office supply corporation used the pro rata coupon accounting method to calculate member reward points. The pro rata method of accounting resulted in Staples reward members receiving much lower than expected credits on customer accounts
Class counsel documents reveal that “By employing this deceptive method of calculating Rewards Points, Staples shorted its Members’ account credit which could have been used towards the purchase of most merchandise in Staples’ stores, online at staples.com, or by phone.”
In the class action lawsuit, Torczyner insists he purchased three products from Staples that resulted in a coupon worth $1.50 off the purchase price of the products. However, after logging into his Staples account online, Torczyner discovered Staples calculated the $1.50 discount coupon by using pro rata accounting. The pro rata accounting method for calculating the discount coupon caused Torczyner to lose Staples reward points.
The Staples reward class action lawsuit claims the pro rate accounting method for calculating rewards points is “an egregious misleading and deceptive practice designed to take advantage of its Members.” Staples insists the company did nothing wrong, but the company has settled the class action lawsuit to avoid costly protracted litigation that might lead to an unfavorable ruling.
