Activia/DanActive Danone Class Action Lawsuit in Canada - Are You Eligible?

As you may have read, earlier this week I received a cheque as a result of the Mattel class action lawsuit.

On the same day, Monday September 24th, the Toronto Star had a large ad in it stating that there is a class action lawsuit against Danone regarding health claims in advertising for Activia Yogourt and DanActive probiotic drinks.  They had an article about it in the Toronto Star on Tuesday.  You can read it here. 

Numerous Canadians are eligible to be part of the settlement of the this lawsuit and will receive between $15 and $50.  However, in order to qualify, you must have purchased the products, and must submit a claim.

It all comes down to this:

• The advertising stated that the products could aid digestion and/or help colds. 

• A class action lawsuit for the same issue has already been won in the US for the same issues. 

• The settlement should be finalized in court on November 6, 2012. People will have up to three months after that date to claim, and the cheques are supposed to be sent out to claimants within 60 days after that. You are looking at a payment date of up to 5 months after November 6, 2012. 

• If you have receipts of products purchased between April 1, 2009 and November 6, 2012, in the amount of $15-$50, you will receive your money back. 

• If you have receipts of purchase of products in the same timeframe of less than $15, you will receive $15. 

• If you don't have receipts, but will sign an affidavit that you purchased the products, you will receive $15.

If you qualify and are interested in being a part of the settlement of this claim, remember to send in your claim form.

Here is a link to the form that you need to send in, either by mail, or electronically.

http://www.collectiva.ca/en/dossiers/documents/Claimform.pdf
http://www.collectiva.ca/en/dossiers/documents/Claim_Form_Dynamic.pdf

I personally have never bought these products, nor do I intend to over the remaining claim period, but thought many of my readers would be interested in this info.

Mattel Canadian Class Actions Settlement Received

When my daughter was younger she loved Polly Pockets. She's almost 11 now, so she's outgrown this stage. Sad, but true! As a result of her loving them, and being great playtoys we had many in the house.  There was a recall on a number of the sets back in 2006/2007 due to tiny magnets coming out of the toys.

I put together all the pieces from each set that was recalled (not an easy task if you know how small they are!) and ended up returning them, postage paid, and received a credit voucher to be used towards other Mattel products in the value of $53.00. 

A year ago, I received both an email and regular mail about a class action lawsuit that was happening regarding this recall against Mattel/Fisher Price.  Since my name was in the database from returning the toys, I was already a part of the lawsuit. (Who knew?)

I wrote about this last August, in a blogpost on my personal blog.

I'd pretty much forgotten about all of this, but today, 6 years after the initial recall, and one year after hearing about the class action lawsuit, I received a cheque for $26.50, which is 1/2 the value of the original credit.