i'm in a class action lawsuit against sirius/xm

[disneyspy]

i got this in the mail today http://www.satelliteradiosuit.com/

There is a class action lawsuit (Blessing v. Sirius XM Radio Inc.) against Sirius XM concerning the July 28, 2008 merger that created Sirius XM. The lawsuit claims this merger violated federal antitrust laws and that Sirius XM raised its prices as a result of the merger. Sirius XM denies it did anything wrong.

You are included in the Class if you were a Sirius, XM, or Sirius XM subscriber anytime from July 29, 2008 to July 5, 2011 and you paid: (1) the U.S. Music Royalty Fee; or (2) a monthly multi-radio charge of $8.99; or (3) a $2.99 monthly Internet access charge if you previously did not pay to access Sirius XM’s content over the Internet.

As part of the proposed Settlement, Sirius XM has agreed not to raise the price of its base subscription plan and certain other prices through the end of 2011. Additionally, subscribers with long term plans (excluding lifetime subscriptions) will be permitted to restart their plan at current rates before December 31, 2011. After approval of the Settlement, former subscribers will also be permitted to either (a) reconnect their satellite radio without paying a reactivation fee and receive one month service at no cost; or (b) receive one month of Sirius XM Internet streaming service at no cost. The estimated value to the Class of the Settlement is approximately $180 million. The Settlement does not provide for cash payments to Class members.

Your legal rights are affected even if you do nothing. Read the Notice carefully. You can get the full Notice by clicking here. Do not call Sirius XM Radio or the Court about this settlement or the lawsuit


what should i do,what should i do? too bad all the lawyers left

[Snacks]

I never understood why this is a problem or illegal? If a business decides to charge X for their service you have a choice to pay or not. This isnt food or a necessity its entertainment and there are plenty of choices out there many which are free!The best way for companies to change something is by not buying their services. If enough people decided to say "fuck you I dont like the new prices" then they would have to change back.

[StanUpshaw]

I never understood why this is a problem or illegal? If a business decides to charge X for their service you have a choice to pay or not. This isnt food or a necessity its entertainment and there are plenty of choices out there many which are free!The best way for companies to change something is by not buying their services. If enough people decided to say "fuck you I dont like the new prices" then they would have to change back.

The problem is that they agreed to a price freeze as a condition of their merger approval.

[OGC]

Not that I'd do it but.... This is the kind of thing that people use to justify using other sources to listen to Sirius/XM content.

[disneyspy]

crank poster! crank poster!

[underdog]

The problem is that they agreed to a price freeze as a condition of their merger approval.

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[disneyspy]

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[underdog]

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[disneyspy]

i see undie's underwear

[OGC]

This.

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The other thing.

[CountryBob]

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[KnoxHarrington]

So what are you gonna do with the check for $1.79 you eventually get when this thing is settled and the lawyers take their cut?

[disneyspy]

So what are you gonna do with the check for $1.79 you eventually get when this thing is settled and the lawyers take their cut?

easy,cherry pez

[underdog]

So what are you gonna do with the check for $1.79 you eventually get when this thing is settled and the lawyers take their cut?

I think you get one free month of online streaming.

[KnoxHarrington]

I think you get one free month of online streaming.

Yeah, I do like when they give you something like that rather than some tiny-ass check not even worth cashing. I remember that I was in a class-action lawsuit against Dell for sending out a laptop they knew was fucked up, and I got another year of hardware warranty out of it. That was pretty sweet.

[Zorro]

The problem is that they agreed to a price freeze as a condition of their merger approval.

The problem is you'll get like $1.79 and the lawyers will take 15 or 20 million. With very few exceptions class actions are just legal extortion.

[PapaBear]

The problem is you'll get like $1.79 and the lawyers will take 15 or 20 million. With very few exceptions class actions are just legal extortion.
This one doesn't give you any money at all. Though, for some people, it's worth quite a bit more than a few bucks.

What Does the Settlement Provide? Under this proposed Settlement, Sirius XM has agreed it will not raise the price of its base subscription plan and certain other prices through the end of 2011. Additionally, subscribers with long term plans (excluding lifetime subscriptions) will be permitted to restart their plan at current rates before December 31, 2011. After approval of the Settlement, former subscribers will also be permitted to either (a) reconnect their satellite radio without paying a reactivation fee and receive one month of service at no cost; or (b) receive one month of Sirius XM Internet streaming service at no cost. The estimated value of the Settlement is $180 million. The Settlement does not provide for cash payments to the Class.

[JohnGacysCrawlSpace]

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We all need to be reimbursed for that atrocity.