Legal Notice from U.S. District Court: EA Sports Class Action

[darth_cedaus]

GEOFFREY PECOVER and ANDREW OWENS v. ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal. - Oakland Div.)

Case No. 08-cv-02820 CW

 

If You Purchased Certain Electronic Arts Brand Football Video Games

Between January 1, 2005 to the Present

You May Be a Class Member.

 

Membership as a class member in the Electronic Arts Litigation is the result of a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Oakland Division (Case No. 08-cv-02820 CW).

 

What Is This Class Action About?

The class action lawsuit alleges violations of California's antitrust and consumer protection laws in connection with the sale of certain football video games. Plaintiffs, purchasers of Electronic Arts' football video games, claim that Defendant Electronic Arts entered into a series of exclusive licenses with the National Football League (NFL), National Football League Players' Association (NFLPA), National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), and Arena Football League (AFL), which Plaintiffs claim foreclosed competition in an alleged football video game market. Plaintiffs allege that this series of exclusive licenses caused customers who purchased certain football video games to be overcharged.

Defendant Electronic Arts has denied any liability and all allegations of misconduct. The Court has not decided whether the Defendants did anything wrong, and this Notice is not an expression of any opinion by the Court about the merits of any of the claims or defenses asserted by any party to this litigation.

 

Who Are Class Members?

The Class includes all persons who, during the period January 1, 2005 to the present, purchased the Madden NFL, NCAA Football, or Arena Football League brand video games published by Electronic Arts with a release date of January 1, 2005 to the present. Excluded from the class are purchasers of software for mobile devices, persons purchasing directly from Electronic Arts, persons purchasing used copies of the relevant football video games, and Electronic Arts' employees, officers, directors, legal representatives, and wholly or partly owned subsidiaries or affiliated companies.

 

What Should I Do? (Getting Further Information)

If you believe that you may be a class member (see above "Who Are Class Members"), you should get more detailed information about the class action and its potential effect on you and your rights. Further information can be obtained by going to the following website: http://www.easportslitigation.com.'>http://www.easportslitigation.com. Additional information about the lawsuit may be obtained from Plaintiffs' Counsel website at http://www.hbsslaw.com, or by calling Plaintiffs' Counsel at 1-206-623-7292.

 

To Remain a Class Member

If you are a class member and you do nothing, you will be bound by the court's rulings in the lawsuit, including any final Settlement or Judgment.

 

To Exclude Yourself from the Class

(Deadline to Request Exclusion: June 25, 2011)

If you are a class member and you want to exclude yourself from the class and keep your right to sue Defendant, you must take further action before June 25, 2011. By that date, you must request exclusion in writing to this address:

Electronic Arts Litigation Exclusion

P.O. Box 8090

San Rafael CA 94912-8090

 

Or submit a request for exclusion electronically at the following website: http://www.easportslitigation.com

 

For further information about excluding yourself from the class go to the following website:

http://www.easportslitigation.com

 

Please do not telephone or address inquiries to the Court.

April 6, 2011. By Order of the U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal. - Oakland Div.).

[BigMoneyNacku]

That is awesome. I haven't bought a madden game since that all went down. No competition has made Madden a fairly stale franchise, which is what I expected to happen.

[Prane]

I still play Madden. I've bought everyone since 2008. I also have the last two NCAA's. I wonder if I'll get any money!!!!

[[PAs] Big-mike226]

I still play Madden. I've bought everyone since 2008. I also have the last two NCAA's. I wonder if I'll get any money!!!!

same hear

[BLACKCLOUD--]

So what do I do. Is this even Real. I got some stuff like this before about my morgage company that turned out to be BS.

[SgtJoeFriday]

I've seen these to wear the payout is like $3.65 to each member of the suit, but the lawyers make $45 million.

[Prane]

Sweeet!!! So I'm make around $15 then. I only spent about $300 on the games so thats fair.

[GeneralSarcasm]

Sweeet!!! So I'm make around $15 then. I only spent about $300 on the games so thats fair.

 

assuming you saved all your receipts...

[Prane]

assuming you saved all your receipts...

 

I might have one receipt left. Looks like $3 instead of $15. Damn!!!! I actually liked the games I bought though so I guess its ok. I know I played them each at least 60 hours so $1 per hour of happy time seems fair to me. If only hookers worked that way.