Jennifer Waller et al. vs. Times Publishing Company
Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida; 2023-027889-CA-01
If You Have Subscribed to the Tampa Bay Times Digital Access and/or Newsletter, You May Be Entitled to a Payment From a Class Action Settlement.
You are included if you are a person in the United States who, between January 18, 2021, and December 28, 2023, had either a subscription to the Tampa Bay Times with activated digital access, or a newsletter subscription to the Tampa Bay Times, and viewed videos on the Tampa Bay Times website. You must also have had a Facebook account during this time.
A Court authorized this Website. You are not being sued. This is not a solicitation from a Lawyer
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Times Publishing Company. The class action lawsuit alleges Times Publishing of disclosing its subscribers’ personally identifiable information (“PII”) to Facebook via the Facebook Tracking Pixel without consent in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act (the “VPPA”). The VPPA defines PII to include information which identifies a person as having requested or obtained specific video materials or services from a video tape service provider. Defendant denies that it violated any law, but has agreed to the settlement to avoid the uncertainties and expenses associated with continuing the case.
Read this website carefully. Your legal rights are affected whether you act, or don’t act.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT
SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM BY APRIL 16, 2024
This is the only way to receive a payment.
EXCLUDE YOURSELF BY MARCH 2, 2024
You will receive no benefits, but you will retain any rights you currently have to sue the Defendant about the claims in this case.
OBJECT BY MARCH 2, 2024
Write to the Court explaining why you don’t like the settlement.
DO NOTHING
You won’t get a share of the Settlement Benefits and will give up your rights to sue the Defendant about the claims in this case.
Your rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in the FAQS section of this website.
This website is authorized by the Court, supervised by counsel for the Parties and controlled by Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, the Settlement Administrator approved by the Court. This is the only authorized website for this case.
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(833) 462-3515
Mail
Waller et al. vs. Times Publishing Company c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC PO Box 225391 New York, NY 10150-5391
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Important Dates
Exclusion Deadline
Saturday, March 2, 2024
You must complete and mail your request for exclusion form so that it is postmarked no later than Saturday, March 2, 2024.
Objection Deadline
Saturday, March 2, 2024
You must mail your objection(s) and/or notice of intent to appear at the Final Approval Hearing so that it/they are postmarked no later than Saturday, March 2, 2024.
Claims Deadline
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
You must submit your Claim Form on-line no later than Tuesday, April 16, 2024, or mail your completed paper Claim Form so that it is postmarked no later than Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
Final Approval Hearing Date
Monday, April 1, 2024
The Final Approval Hearing is scheduled for Monday, April 1, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. Please check this website for updates.
