Best Buy Monster HDMI Cables Class Action Settlement

Class Eligibility

You are a member of the Class if you bought a Monster HDMI Cable with an advertised bandwidth exceeding 10.2 Gbps in the United States between August 25, 2011 and March 6, 2018. Photographs of the product packaging that are included in this Settlement are posted here. Note that the Monster HDMI cables that are included in this Settlement were not sold at Target or Walmart.

Estimated Amount

$10 to $35 per product

Option A (Monetary Payment):

$10 for each Monster Gold HDMI Cable purchased;

$10 for each Monster HDMI cable purchased with an advertised bandwidth exceeding 10.2 Gbps and that is not a Monster Gold, Platinum or Black Platinum model cable;

$13 for each Monster Platinum HDMI Cable purchased;

$18 for each Monster Black Platinum HDMI Cable purchased.

Proof of purchase required: see below for acceptable forms of proof of purchase.
Option B (Monetary Payment and Replacement Cable):

$15 for each Monster Gold HDMI Cable purchased;
$15 for each Monster HDMI cable purchased with an advertised bandwidth exceeding 10.2 Gbps and that is not a Monster Gold, Platinum or Black Platinum model cable;

$25 for each Monster Platinum HDMI Cable purchased;

$35 for each Monster Black Platinum HDMI Cable purchased.

Proof of purchase required: You must mail your existing HDMI cable to the Settlement Administrator. You will receive a 10.2 Gbps cable as well as postage reimbursement up to $5.00.
Option C (Monster Online Store Credit):

$20 credit on Monsterproducts.com for each Monster Gold HDMI Cable purchased;

$20 credit on Monsterproducts.com for each Monster HDMI cable purchased with an advertised bandwidth exceeding 10.2 Gbps and that is not a Monster Gold, Platinum or Black Platinum model cable;

$25 credit on Monsterproducts.com for each Monster Platinum HDMI cable purchased;

$30 credit on Monsterproducts.com for each Monster Black Platinum HDMI Cable purchased.
Proof of purchase: None required if you submit only one claim under this Option. See below for acceptable forms of proof of purchase.

Proof of Purchase

No

Case Name

Amy Joseph and Robert O’Brien, et al. v. Monster Inc., Best Buy Stores LP, and BestBuy.com LLC,
Case No. 2015 CH 13991

Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois

Case Summary

The Lawsuit challenges advertising located on the packaging of certain Monster HDMI cables with an advertised bandwidth exceeding 10.2 Gbps. Given the performance of the cables these claims are allegedly false advertising

Settlement Pool

N/A

Deadline

07/23/18

Contact

Joseph v. Monster

c/o Angeion Group

1801 Market Street, Suite 660

Philadelphia, PA 19103

1-844-357-8803

HDMICableSettlement@AdministratorClassAction.com