If you or someone you know used the LegalZoom to purchase a legal document or legal document assistant service between the dates of September 15, 2005 through June 16, 2011 you are considered a class member of Webster v. LegalZoom.com, Inc. aka LegalZoom Class Action Lawsuit Settlement. This lawsuit revolves around claims that LegalZoom misrepresented, mislead and over-promised what LegalZoom will deliver to its customers, including the unauthorized practice of law. LegalZoom denies are allegations of wrong doing but has agreed to settle in order to avoid any further court cost. The lawsuit also claims that LegalZoom Violated the California Legal Document Assistant Act, California’s Consumers Legal Remedies Act, the California Unfair Competition Law, and other state laws. The case is in the jurisdiction of the Superior Court of the State of California for The County of Los Angeles and is case number BC438637.
Under the settlement terms a class member may be eligible to receive 60 days of free enrollment in LegalZoom’s Legal Advantage Plus or Business Advantage Pro program or a refund of up to $100. In order to be eligible for any type of settlement class members must file a valid claim form online by May 15, 2012. For more details on the settlement terms please see the FAQ portion of the settlement administrators website. If you would like to exclude yourself from the LegalZoom class action settlement you must do so by March 1, 2012. A settlement fairness hearing will be held at Courtroom 307, Central Civil West Courthouse, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 600 South Commonwealth Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90005 before the he Honorable William F. Highberger on April 5, 2012 at 1:30pm.
Please note that the claim form can also be filed by mail as well. The due date by mail remains May 15, 2012. Please mail the claim form to:
Webster v. LegalZoom Settlement Administrator
c/o The Garden City Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 9764
Dublin, OH 43017-5663
More information to include the claim form can be found at www.ldalitigation.com or toll free 1 (888) 928-8088 or by e-mail at LDALitigation@arnslaw.com, or by writing to Class Counsel at The Arns Law Firm, 515 Folsom Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, Attn: LDA Litigation Questions.
