Jordan v. WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post
Washington Post Renewal Settlement
Case No. 3:20-cv-05218-WHO

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IF YOU WERE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT WHO ENROLLED IN AND WAS AUTOMATICALLY BILLED FOR A WASHINGTON POST SUBSCRIPTION AT ANY TIME BETWEEN JULY 29, 2016 AND APRIL 1, 2021, YOU MAY BENEFIT FROM A PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

What is this lawsuit about?

A Proposed Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Defendant WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post (or "WaPo"). The class action lawsuit alleges that WaPo automatically renewed its customers' annual and four-week digital subscription offerings (the "WaPo Subscriptions") and charged customers' payment methods without providing the disclosures and authorizations required by California law.

WaPo denies these claims. The Court has not ruled in favor of the Plaintiff or WaPo. Instead, the parties agreed to a Proposed Settlement to avoid the expense and risks of continuing the lawsuit.

 

How do I know if I am in the Settlement Class?

The class is defined as all persons who, from July 29, 2016, to and through April 1, 2021, enrolled in an automatically renewing digital WaPo Subscription using a California billing address and who, during that time period, were charged and paid one or more automatic renewal fee(s) in connection with such subscription.

 

What does the Settlement provide?

A Settlement Fund has been created with a value of approximately $6,762,480, consisting of $2,400,000 in cash benefits and approximately $4,362,480 in Automatic Account Credit Codes.  The Settlement Fund Class Member payments, as well as the cost to administer the Settlement, the cost to inform people about the Settlement, attorneys' fees, and an award to the Class Representative, will come out of this fund.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS

DO NOTHING If you had an active annual WaPo Subscription as of April 1, 2021 and do not submit a timely Claim Form electing to receive cash or exclude yourself from the Settlement, once the Settlement becomes Final, you will receive an Automatic Account Credit Code for eight (8) free weeks of your then-current WaPo Subscription, valued at $20.00.

If you had an active four-week WaPo Subscription as of April 1, 2021 and do nothing, you will receive an Automatic Account Credit Code for four (4) free weeks of your then-current WaPo Subscription, valued at $10.00.

If you had an inactive WaPo Subscription as of April 1, 2021 and your most recent WaPo Subscription was annual, and you do nothing, you will receive an Automatic Account Credit Code for eight (8) weeks of a free Washington Post premium digital subscription, valued at $20.00, with no expectation or obligation to continue using or paying the services beyond the free period.

If you had an inactive WaPo Subscription as of April 1, 2021 and your most recent WaPo Subscription renewed every four weeks, and you do nothing, you will receive an Automatic Account Credit Code for four (4) weeks of a free Washington Post premium digital subscription, valued at $10.00, with no expectation or obligation to continue using or paying the services beyond the free period.

Alternatively, as described further below, regardless of whether your WaPo Subscription was active or inactive as of April 1, 2021, you may file a claim that will, if valid, entitle you to receive prorated cash payment(s) from the Settlement Fund in the form of a check, issued and mailed by the Settlement Administrator, instead of an Automatic Account Credit Code.

SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM BY
September 19, 2021

(Passed)

 To receive cash instead of an Automatic Account Credit Code, you must make an election to receive cash by submitting a valid Claim Form to the Settlement Administrator by September 19, 2021.

EXCLUDE YOURSELF FROM THE CLASS BY

September 19, 2021

(Passed)

 You will receive no benefits, but you will retain any rights you currently have to sue WaPo about the alleged claims in this case. Excluding yourself is the only option that allows you to ever bring or maintain your own lawsuit against WaPo regarding the allegations in this case ever again.

OBJECT BY

September 19, 2021

(Passed)

 Write to the Court explaining why you don't like the Settlement and think it shouldn't be approved. Filing an objection does not exclude you from the Settlement.

For More Information

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CA Newspaper Renewal Settlement
c/o JND Legal Administration
P.O. Box 11035
Seattle, WA 98111