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I was expecting a check from the recent Sketchers Shape-Up class action settlement but it never arrived. I called the information number and they said my claim was denied because the FTC did a cross-match against some database they keep and eliminated me because I had filed claims in other cases. (that's all they said they knew).
Yes I do file claims whenever I can, but only if I am eligible. (It's a hobby of mine). Over the past couple of years I have gotten several hundred dollars in checks from about 10 or 15 settlements. Usually the checks are for under $15, but some of them have been for over $100. (like the XM Radio privacy violation settlement)
When you file a claim, you have to check a box which says you are eligible to the best of your knowledge under penalty of perjury. The problem I can see is that for most of these I really couldn't prove I was eligible. For example, recently there was a settlement with a breakfast cereal company for making exaggerated claims about the health benefits. While I am certain I did, I can't prove I bought 3 boxes of frosted mini-wheats between 2009 and 2011.
Has anybody heard of this before? Is there some sort of watch-list database? Should I expect agents to show up at my house with a warrant for my shoe closet and cupboard?
I was expecting a check from the recent Sketchers Shape-Up class action settlement but it never arrived. I called the information number and they said my claim was denied because the FTC did a cross-match against some database they keep and eliminated me because I had filed claims in other cases. (that's all they said they knew).
Yes I do file claims whenever I can, but only if I am eligible. (It's a hobby of mine). Over the past couple of years I have gotten several hundred dollars in checks from about 10 or 15 settlements. Usually the checks are for under $15, but some of them have been for over $100. (like the XM Radio privacy violation settlement)
When you file a claim, you have to check a box which says you are eligible to the best of your knowledge under penalty of perjury. The problem I can see is that for most of these I really couldn't prove I was eligible. For example, recently there was a settlement with a breakfast cereal company for making exaggerated claims about the health benefits. While I am certain I did, I can't prove I bought 3 boxes of frosted mini-wheats between 2009 and 2011.
Has anybody heard of this before? Is there some sort of watch-list database? Should I expect agents to show up at my house with a warrant for my shoe closet and cupboard?
