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Welcome to the Snow v. LensCrafters Class Action Settlement Administration website
This website was updated December 5, 2008 with information regarding Settlement Awards to Class Members.
Settlement Awards were mailed on December 5, 2008 to Class Members who filed a valid and timely claim. The period for filing a claim has passed.
The purpose of this website is to provide information to Class Members in the Snow v. LensCrafters Class Action Settlement. The Action was filed by individuals who allege that Defendants (LensCrafters, Inc. and EYEXAM of California, Inc.) engaged in misleading advertising practices, violated California laws regarding business and financial relationships between opticians and optometrists, including co-location, and improperly disclosed patients’ medical information to each other and their agents. Defendants deny that they have committed any violations of law or engaged in any of the wrongful acts alleged in the complaints filed in the Action, or otherwise. In order to resolve the Action, and forever resolve these claims, Defendants have agreed to the settlement described in the Class Notice.
For purposes of settlement only, the Court has certified a California class consisting of “all persons who had their eyes examined at an EYEXAM office located in California and purchased eyewear on the same day from LensCrafters during the period from March 12, 1998 through February 4, 2008” (the “Settlement Class”).
On July 11, 2008 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, a Settlement Hearing was held. The purpose of this hearing was for the Court to decide whether the proposed settlement is fair, and should be approved, and to decide whether to award the fees, costs and incentive awards requested by plaintiffs and Class Counsel. On August 6, 2008, the Court issued an order approving the settlement, and entered final judgment.
This site provides the following information: