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| Locus Telecommunications, Inc. Settlement Website |
Overview
This Settlement resolves a lawsuit over
whether Locus Telecommunications, Inc., (referred to as “Locus”)
adequately informed consumers about the applicable rates and charges
for its prepaid and rechargeable calling cards. The parties disagree
on whether Locus did anything wrong. Locus denies the claims and
charges raised in the lawsuit, as well as any wrongdoing in its
sale, distribution or marketing of its pre-paid calling cards.
In settling this action, Locus agreed to provide Refund PINs worth
up to $3,663,520 to eligible customers of Locus Calling Cards.
Locus also has agreed to make $300,000 in charitable contributions,
and to provide prospective discounts on future sales of Locus Calling
Cards totaling $200,000. Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement,
Locus will provide free calls to domestic locations and certain
international locations to Class Members if they (1) submit a Personal
Identification Number (“PIN”) from a Locus Calling Card that they
purchased between January 1, 1997 and November 13, 2008; or (2)
submit a notarized statement confirming that they purchased a Locus
Calling Card between January 1, 1997 and November 13, 2008. If
you are eligible, you may claim these benefits, as provided for
in the Settlement, or you may have excluded yourself from the Settlement
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Claims Submission Period
All claims under this Settlement
must be made during the six-month Claims
Submission Period which begins on April
16, 2009. A list of Locus Calling Cards
is available on this website.
Exclusions and Objections
The deadline to exclude yourself from
the Settlement or object to or comment in support of the Settlement
was February 12, 2009.
Fairness and Hearing
The Court held a Fairness Hearing on
March 12, 2009 in Judge Peter G. Sheridan’s courtroom in the
Martin Luther King Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse located
at 50 Walnut Street, Room 2037, Newark, New Jersey, and determined
that the Settlement should be approved as fair, adequate, and
reasonable.
Please Note The Following Important Dates
| Date |
Case-Related Event |
February 12,
2009
[Expired]
February 12, 2009
[Expired]
March 12, 2009
[Expired]
April 16, 2009
October 15, 2009 |
Request
for Exclusion Deadline (postmarked)
Objection
Filing Deadline (filed with Court and delivered to all counsel)
Fairness
Hearing
Claims
Submission Period begins
Claims
Submission Period ends |
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