If You Purchased a Haier Chest Freezer, You May Receive Benefits From The Haier Chest Freezer Class Action Settlement.
Haier America Trading, LLC (“HAT” or “Defendant”) has reportedly agreed to a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit against Haier in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (styled In re Haier Freezer Consumer Litigation, Case No. 5:11-CV-02911-EJD) alleging, among other things, that Haier sold its model HNCM070E 7.0 cubic foot chest freezer in violation of the federal standard for maximum energy consumption and misrepresented the energy consumption of those chest freezers on their Energy Guide labels, according to the proposed Haier Chest Freezer class action settlement notice.
Who Is Included In The Proposed Haier Chest Freezer Class Action Settlement?
The proposed Haier Chest Freezer settlement class reportedly includes, unless otherwise excluded, all persons who purchased a Haier model HNCM070E 7.0 cubic foot chest freezer that was manufactured on or after June 1, 2009.
What Settlement Benefits Does The Proposed Haier Chest Freezer Class Action Settlement Provide?
Under the proposed Haier Chest Freezer class action settlement, Haier settlement class members who submit claim forms can recover either of two options; a lump sum cash payment of $50.00 – $150.00 without requiring proof that the Class member’s Haier freezer is one of the approximately 15% of units affected by a potential defect; or, a lump sum cash payment of between $108.60 – $325.80, if it is confirmed following an inspection by a HAT-authorized technician that the settlement class members’ unit was affected by the potential Haier freezer defect.
Haier freezer settlement claim forms must be submitted by November 26, 2013. Claims can be submitted online at http://www.haierfreezersettlement.com/submit_claim.html or can be downloaded at http://www.haierfreezersettlement.com/pdf/Haier_Freezer_Claim_Form.pdf
Where Can You Obtain More Information About The Proposed Haier Chest Freezer Class Action Settlement?
For more information about the Haier Chest Freezer settlement, contact the Haier Chest Freezer Claim Administrator, by writing to RG/2 Claims Administration LLC Haier Chest Freezer Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 59479, Philadelphia, PA 19102-947 or visiting the Haier settlement website at at www.haierfreezersettlement.com, or calling the claims administrator at 1-866-742-4955.
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