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Case ID: 2651 | Consumer Products | 02/10/2004
The parties have reached a tentative $375,000 national settlement in a class action filed against video game retailer GameStop Corporation on behalf of persons who purchased a video game from GameStop or affiliated stores between April 12, 1998, and August 1, 2003. The action alleges that the company sold games as new even though they had already been bought and returned to its stores under the stores' return policies, in violation of state consumer protection laws. Claims must be postmarked on or before November 1, 2003, to be considered valid.
Under the terms of the settlement, the company agreed to post a notice in its stores saying "All software for video game consoles may have been used and returned in accordance with (the store's) return policy." The company will provide a coupon for 5 percent off the price of any one game to customers who submit a receipt showing they bought a game at one of its stores during the following periods: video games purchased from GameStop or its affiliated stores between April 12, 1998, and August 1, 2003; from FuncoLand stores between June 15, 2000, and August 1, 2003; or from GameStop.com between April 12, 1998, and July 1, 2002. Claim forms will be available at GameStop and FuncoLand stores. The coupon may be redeemed at any of the company's retail locations on games that are currently in stock in the store. Coupons may not be used on the company's website. The software that was allegedly sold as new is designed to be played on the Dreamcast, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Cube, Genesis, Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Playstation, Playstation 2, Super Nintendo, X Box, Sega CD, Sega Saturn, Sega Game Gear, 3DO and NeoGeo video game consoles. In order to receive a 5% off coupon, customers must complete and mail their claim form, along with an original video game receipt to: Coriell Claims Administrator, P.O. Box 1521, Grapevine, Texas 76099-1521. The settlement will not be effective until the court grants it final approval. The court has scheduled a hearing on the matter for September 22, 2003. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Consumer Products Cases of Interest The class has been certified in a class action filed against food processor Tyson Foods, Inc., and certain of its officers and directors, consisting of all persons who purchased IBP, Inc., common stock on or before March 29, 2001, and subsequently sold them between March 30, 2001, and June 15, 2001. The actions claim that the defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period, thereby artificially inflating the price of the company's securities. Free should mean that you don't have to pay, right? A nationwide class action has been filed against The Musicland Group, Inc.; Musicland Retail, Inc.; Suncoast Group, Inc.; and Media Play, Inc. on behalf of consumers who allege that the companies' music and media stores deceived thousands of customers by failing to disclose credit card charges associated with a supposedly free offer to receive Entertainment Weekly magazine.
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