Initial Cash Awards began distributing in May 2024 to eligible Settlement Class Members who did not require additional information.
A second distribution to claimants who provided a validated response to their W-9 notice will occur in August 2024.
If you received a W-9 Notice via mail and have not provided your W-9 information, please respond on the W-9 Portal or mail the completed W-9 form provided by the IRS (at www.irs.gov/instructions/iw9) to: Vance v. DIRECTV, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, P.O. Box 5324, New York, NY 10150-5391. Only eligible claimants who received the W-9 notice need to provide this information.
The final distribution for all remaining eligible claimants who were not included in the first or second distribution is tentatively scheduled for September 2024.
People who got certain telemarketing calls from a certain DIRECTV dealer can get an estimated minimum cash payment of $324. The estimated average cash payment is over $461.
You don’t have to remember having received the calls.
You can check to see if your number was called by submitting a Claim Form.
Don’t worry. You are not being sued.
This is an official Court Notice, not an ad for a lawyer.
DIRECTV, LLC has settled a class action that claimed that its dealer AC1, based in Ohio, made telemarketing calls to people whose numbers were on the National Do Not Call Registry, without consent.
You are included in the Settlement if your telephone number is one of 113,997 known numbers that received calls.
You can fill out a short Claim Form what we estimate to be a minimum of $324 in cash, and an estimated average of over $464. These payments will come from a $16.85 million Settlement Fund. This fund will also be used to pay the costs of notifying people about the Settlement, the lawyers’ fees, and awards to the people who helped bring the lawsuit.
If you are included, your legal rights are affected whether you act or do not act. Read the Noticecarefully.
The Court in charge of this case hasn’t decided to approve it yet. Payments will only be made if the Court decides the Settlement is fair and approves the Settlement. The Court has ordered the Notice.
This website is authorized by the Court, supervised by counsel and controlled by Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, the Claims Administrator approved by the Court. This is the only authorized website for this case.
Click here to safely and securely submit a W-9 Form.
Important Dates
Exclusion Deadline
Monday, August 7, 2023
You must complete and mail your request for exclusion form so that it is postmarked no later than August 7, 2023.
Objection Deadline
Monday, August 7, 2023
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 August 7, 2023.
Claim Form Deadline
Monday, August 7, 2023
You must submit your Claim Form online no later than Monday, August 7, 2023, or mail your completed paper Claim Form so that it is postmarked no later than August 7, 2023.
Final Fairness Hearing Date
Thursday, August 24, 2023
The Final Fairness Hearing is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET on August 24, 2023. Please check this website for updates.
