The FTC never requires consumers to pay money or provide information to cash refund checks. The average check amount is $47.Ĭonsumers who have questions about this refund program should contact the redress administrator at 1-87. Consumers who receive a refund check should cash or deposit it within 90 days, as indicated on the check. Rust Consulting, Inc., the refund administrator, will begin mailing checks today. The court orders resolving the FTC’s complaint bar the defendants from such illegal conduct and required them to turn over more than $9 million in assets, which are being used to provide the refunds announced today. The FTC also alleged the defendants used deceptive order confirmation pages to trick consumers into ordering additional products for full price, enrolling them in additional negative option plans. Using third-party websites, blog posts, and surveys, the defendants advertised trial products for just the cost of shipping and handling, but after a limited trial period, then charged up to $98.71 for the products and enrolled customers in costly negative option plans without their consent. The refunds are the result of several orders settling the FTC’s allegations against San Diego-based Triangle Media Corporation and related defendants.Īccording to the FTC’s June 2018 complaint, the defendants marketed and sold a variety of products online, including skin creams, electronic cigarettes, and dietary supplements. The Federal Trade Commission is mailing refunds totaling more than $8.7 million to 187,425 consumers who signed up online for “risk-free” trial offers, but were then charged full price and enrolled in expensive continuity plans without their knowledge. About the FTC Show/hide About the FTC menu items.News and Events Show/hide News and Events menu items.Advice and Guidance Show/hide Advice and Guidance menu items.Competition and Consumer Protection Guidance Documents. Enforcement Show/hide Enforcement menu items.If you still have questions about the settlement, you can contact the Settlement Administrator atĪvantair Employee Class Settlement c/o Rust Consulting, Inc. Thus, we do not know if there will be additional payments, and if there are additional payments, we do not know when they will occur and we do not know how much money employees might receive from any additional payments. We are hopeful that there will be more money available in the bankruptcy estate to make additional payments to the class members in the future but we cannot guarantee anything. You can view the settlement agreement, notice to class members and order approving the settlement at Class members will also receive tax documentation reflecting the payment. The members of the class will be paid pro rata based upon the money received by the settlement fund for unpaid wages, including WARN Act damages, subject to employee and employer withholding. We anticipate that class members will receive their first payment in January 2017. We are very pleased to report that the bankruptcy court’s multiple orders approving all of the settlements necessary for the employees to receive money from the bankruptcy estate have become final.
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