Babolat Tennis Racquet Class Action Settlement

Class Eligibility

To be a member of this settlement you must have purchased for personal use any of the following tennis racquets between January 1, 2009 and November 11, 2014.

  • Pure Drive
  • Pure Drive +
  • Pure Drive 107
  • Pure Drive Roddick
  • Pure Drive + Roddick
  • Pure Drive Roddick Junior
  • Pure Drive Lite
  • Pure Drive French Open
  • Pure Drive Lite French Open
  • Pure Drive 260 French Open
  • Pure Drive Junior 26 French Open
  • Pure Drive Lite Pink
  • Pure Drive Wimbledon
  • Pure Drive Junior Wimbledon
  • Pure Drive Play
  • AeroPro Drive
  • AeroPro Drive +
  • AeroPro Drive Junior
  • AeroPro Team
  • AeroPro Lite
  • AeroPro Drive French Open
  • AeroPro Drive Junior French Open
  • AeroPro Lite French Open
  • AeroPro Team Wimbledon
  • Aero Storm
  • Aero Storm Tour
  • Pure Storm
  • Pure Storm Limited
  • Pure Storm Limited +
  • Pure Storm Tour
  • Pure Storm Tour +
  • Pure Storm Team
  • Pure Control
  • Pure Control Tour
  • Pure Control Tour +
  • Pure Control 95

Estimated Amount

Up to $500 with proof of purchase (either receipt or serial number), you may claim up to 10 racquets. Up to $60 without claim you may claim up to 3 racquets. Distribution will be as follows:

  • $50 per adult racquet with proof of purchase
  • $25 per junior racquet with proof of purchase
  • $20 per adult racquet without proof of purchase
  • $10 per junior racquet without proof of purchase

Proof of Purchase

Not required but you may be able to obtain a larger share of the pool if you provide it.

Case Name

Adhoot v. Babolat VS North America Inc. & Clark v. Babolat VS North America Inc,
CV13-02823 GAF (VBKx) & Case No. CV13-7898 GAF (VBKx)
District Court for the Central District of California

Case Summary

This settlement will resolve two lawsuits where the plaintiffs allege that Babolat engaged in false advertisement by the falsely communicating the qualities of some of their tennis racquets. According to settlement documents the manufacturer would make consumers believe that the equipment they purchased was the same as the one endorsed by players, furthermore the manufacturer claimed that the equipment contained tungsten when in fact it did not

Babolat denies wrongdoing but has agreed to settle to avoid litigation.

Settlement Pool

$4,500,000

Deadline

3/11/2015

Contact

Babolat Settlement Claims Administrator
P.O. Box 1945
Faribault, MN 55021-5873
1-888-538-5790