Do Nothing |
If you do nothing, you will be bound by the Settlement if the Court approves it. You could potentially receive a reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses previously paid for qualifying past tire replacements and/or rotations after filing a claim with the Claims Administrator, and up to two free tire rotations, if you qualify under the terms of the Settlement. |
Submit a Claim Form Deadline: April 25, 2020 |
If eligible, you may submit a completed and signed Claim Form for reimbursement for past qualifying tire rotations and/or past qualifying tire wear replacements, together with the required supporting documentation, to the Claims Administrator at Wilson v. Volkswagen, Claims Administrator, P.O. Box 3266, Portland, OR 97208-3266 by U.S. mail postmarked no later than April 25, 2020, or online via this website no later than April 25, 2020. |
Exclude Yourself Deadline: December 30, 2019 |
Receive no benefits from the Settlement. If you want to exclude yourself from the Settlement, you must send a written request for exclusion by U.S. mail postmarked no later than December 30, 2019, stating clearly that you want to be excluded from the Settlement. You must include in the request for exclusion your full name, address, telephone number, signature, model year, Vehicle Identification Number of your vehicle, and the approximate date(s) of purchase or lease. You must mail your exclusion request postmarked no later than December 30, 2019, to the addresses in FAQ 11. You cannot exclude yourself on the phone or by email. If you submit your request to be excluded by U.S. mail or express mail, you will not get any benefits of the Settlement and you cannot object to the Settlement. You will not be legally bound by anything that happens in this Lawsuit. If you exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you won’t get any money or benefits from this Settlement, and you should not submit a Claim Form. |
Object Deadline: December 30, 2019 |
Write to the Court, Plaintiffs’ Counsel, and Defense Counsel about why you do not like the Settlement, the plan of distribution, the Fee and Expense Application, and/or the Incentive Award Application. If you object, you will still be a member of the Class. Your objection must include your full name, current address and telephone number, the model year and Vehicle Identification Number of your vehicle, proof that you own(ed) or lease(d) it, a statement of all your factual and legal grounds for objecting, any documents and/or briefs supporting your objection, a statement of whether you intend to appear at the Fairness Hearing, and your signature. You must also provide a detailed list of any other objections submitted by you, or your counsel, to any class action settlements submitted in any court in the previous five (5) years, or affirmatively state that you or your counsel has not objected to any other class action settlement in the previous five (5) years, in the written materials provided with the objection. If you intend to appear at the Fairness Hearing through counsel, your comment must also state the identity of all attorneys representing you who will appear at the Fairness Hearing. You must send your objection to the three different places set forth in FAQ 17 such that it is received no later than December 30, 2019. If you do not submit a written comment on or objection to the proposed Settlement or the application of Class Counsel for incentive awards or attorney fees and expenses in accordance with the deadline and procedure set forth above, you will waive your right to be heard at the Fairness Hearing and to appeal from any order or judgment of the Court concerning the matter. |
Attend the Hearing |
If you do not exclude yourself, you may ask the Court’s permission to speak at the Fairness Hearing concerning the proposed Settlement or the application of Class Counsel for attorneys’ Fees and Expenses and Settlement Class Representative incentive awards. The Fairness Hearing is set for January 27, 2020 at 8:30 a.m., at the United States Courthouse, Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Building, Courtroom 12-3, 400 North Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida 33128. To ask for the Court’s permission to speak at the Fairness Hearing, you must send in a letter saying that it is your intention to appear at the Fairness Hearing in Wilson v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-23033-SCOLA. The letter must state the position you intend to present at the Fairness Hearing, state the identities of all attorneys who will represent you (if any), and must include your full name, current address, telephone number, model year and Vehicle Identification Number of your vehicle(s), and your signature. You must send your letter to the Clerk of the Court, Class Counsel, and Defense Counsel set forth in FAQ 17 such that it is received no later than December 30, 2019. You cannot speak at the Fairness Hearing if you exclude yourself from the Settlement.
|