Best Buy Automated Phone Call Class Action Settlement

Class Eligibility:

You are a class member if you received an automated call from Best Buy promoting their Rewards Zone program or their Go Digital Option from 10/8/2007 to 11/20/2011

Estimated Amount:

Washington Class:May claim up to 3 calls $50-$100 per call) Individuals who had Washington State area codes and received a telephone call from (or on behalf of) Best Buy regarding Best Buy’s Reward Zone certificate reminders or its go digital policy placed using an automated dialer and artificial or pre-recorded voice between 10/8/ 2007 and 11/30/2011

National Class (Except Washington State):May claim only one call $50-$100)Individuals who did not have a Washington State area code and received a telephone call from (or on behalf of) Best Buy regarding Best Buy’s Reward Zone go digital policy between Oct. 8, 2007 and Nov. 30, 2011, after making a request to Best Buy not to be called. (If you asked the Federal Trade Commission or the Federal Commerce Commission to add you to the National Do-Not-Call List but did not ask Best Buy to stop calling, you are not a member of the National Class.)

Proof of Purchase:

None, Individual must provide phone number.

Claim Form: Best Buy Automated Call Claim Form
Case Name: Michael Chesbro v. Best Buy Stores LP,
Case No. 2:10-cv-00744-RAJ
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Case Summary:

The lawsuit alleges that Best Buy violated Washington State law by calling consumers about their Rewards Zone program, it further alleges that Best Buy was also in violation of federal law by contacting consumers at national level using an automatic dialer even when the consumers had requested inclusion to the do-not-call list. Best Buy denies the allegations but agrees to settle to avoid the costs associated to a long litigation

Settlement Pool: 3 million
Settlement Website: Best Buy Automated Phone Calls Action Settlement Website
Claim Form Deadline: 8/22/2014
Claims Administrator: Chesbro v. Best Buy Stores LP
c/o GCG
P.O. Box 35111
Seattle, WA 98124-5111
Fax:206-876-5201
1-888-985-9895