someone should do an article on class action objectors. those firms are the ones that make sure it takes FOREVER to get paid by obstructing the settlement until they're paid blackmail money. this is why the BAR/BRI settlement has taken forever.

now is this a different BAR/BRI settlement than the one we've all been waiting on for years?

Oooh! I qualify for $30 thanks to two NO-XPLODE purchases! Thanks!

@Crazytree:

Yes, this is a different one. I'm glad there's this deadline extension for this (the "Park" Bar/Bri action) because like a lot of people, I made my claim on the other, bigger suit, but missed this one.

I WILL be getting money from BarBri if I can help it, even if $40 isn't anywhere near what they overcharged us for their course.

Obviously, I have somewhat less than positive feelings towards them.

Doh we have Samsungs. Well, there goes my plan of getting rich by having other people sue on my behalf...

I still go to a lot of places where the original and/or my copy of the receipt has my entire credit card number and expiration shown on the printout. I thought that was illegal or at least a grave identity/security risk. Do all vendors have to be compliant to FACTA?

umm... the Bar/Bri action does not have a minimum settlement amount per class member of $40. $40 was the maximum, capped amount prior to the latest amendments to the settlement. Under the current settlement, there is no cap.

From the site's faq (warning, slight legalese ahead):
The Settlement originally provided for a payment of not less than $30 to each Authorized Claimant per Approved Claim, subject to a maximum payment, or "cap," of $40 per Approved Claim. The Amendments remove this $40 cap, which means that, if the District Court approves the Settlement, the exact amount of the payment to each Authorized Claimant under the Settlement, as amended, will be equal to the balance of the Settlement Fund remaining after payment of all fees, costs and expenses approved by the Court, divided by the total number of Approved Claims, even if that amount exceeds $40 per Approved Claim. The Amendments also provide that in the event that, after all Claims have been paid, there remains any residual amount remaining in the Settlement Fund (such as funds representing Class Member checks that are not cashed) the Court may approve disbursal of any such remaining funds to the BAR/BRI Public Interest Fund as part of a cy pres contribution. "

@treimel: It takes a lot of chutzpah to screw over newly minted *lawyers*.

Still waiting on that 2 year old DeBeers class action. Damn lawyers.

@TheWillow: I hate BAR/BRI.

@Wit is periodically disensouled: same. >:(

I got in on the ipod nano one (deadline was June), I know its early to be complaining now, but have heard nothing back. Hope I didnt waste my 42 cents on a stamp.

That not 1080p one is the most offensive to me. The first two are deceptive advertising/sales tactics, which are wrong, and the 3rd is a huge security risk, but downright lying to your customers about the 2nd most fundamental spec of a TV? That's disgusting.

I'll submit for the N.O.Xplode settlement, and as soon as the deposit clears, donate it right back to Consumerist.

@Révolution: Not just that, apparently the people who purchased those TVs will receive a check for approximately $29. WTH?

@Darren W.: Fantastic idea.

@Wit is periodically disensouled: Why all the hate?

@Révolution: It only mentions that it can't accept 1080p over HDMI. Can the TVs accept 1080p over component or VGA? If so, then JVC isn't lying. Also, not to blame the consumer, but if I bought a TV specifically for 1080p (which I did) and noticed that it didn't do 1080p the way I wanted it to over HDMI, I would go right back to Best Buy and return it. Electronics specs are difficult, so you should always buy from someplace you can do returns for 30days. My friend bought a receiver with HDMI, only to find out it only has HDMI passthrough, and can't actually decode audio from HDMI. It's a dick move to say a receiver supports HDMI when it can't actually play audio from it, but it's not technically false advertising since it said as much in the specs.

That picture needs more pixels.

Haha same here, I love gmail saves all my receipts. Thank you!

@Eyebrows McGee (now with more baby!): This, 100%.

@davere:

Do you guys get all crazy on the NO Xplode? I feel like my entire body is about to "xplode" when I take this stuff. I think I have a pretty low tolerance for caffeine though.

I'm still waiting for my settlement from the credit card foreign transaction fee class action.

I hate BARBRI too, that's why in New York, I take Pieper Bar Review.

yes Barbri is not an ideal company, but we all passed the bar, right?

@Powerlurker: I am as well. I can't remember how much it's for ($25?) but one day it will be mine!

I expected it to take a year or two.

@oneandone:

$25 is supposed to be the minimum, if you'd spent more than a certain amount of time out of the country it made more sense to file a claim based on that, or I believe you could also file a claim based on how much you actually spent.

@lalawgirl:

"not ideal"? That's letting them off pretty lightly. For my part, realizing that I would have passed the bar quite easily without their marginally helpful video "lectures" is a big part of my anger. They spread the FUD thick amongst law students, and reap the profit from theor near-monopoly. Bar/Bri deserves everythng it's getting and more, in my view.

When I first started using it I felt a pretty rough caffeine "high" (1 scoop). I can tolerate 3 scoops now but I always feel like I'm going to throw up after the workout. I also use superpump 250 from Gaspari, pretty much identical feeling.

How about for people who purchased a new Subaru Impreza or Mitsubishi Eclipse in the last 5 years? Can we get extra cash?

@AirIntake: If the TV can't do 1080p over HDMI it won't be able to do 1080p over anything I wouldn't think considering HDMI is the highest performance connectivity option.