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If you purchased a “Tire Protection Package”, “Service Central Road Hazard”, “King Royal Tire Service” or other vehicle service contract providing for road hazard protection from a California corporate location of Big O Tires, LLC on or after January 2, 2009, you could be part of a class action settlement..

The settlement relates to a lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego, captioned Brian Jeffery Fratilla and Bob Franchino v. Big O Tires, LLC, Case Number 37-2013-00028542-CU-BT-CTL (the “Lawsuit”).  In the Lawsuit, the Plaintiff Class alleges that Big O’s sale of the TPP was unlawful and that Big O misleadingly charged members of the Plaintiff Class for benefits of the TPP to which they are already entitled.  Big O denies that it misled the Plaintiff Class or violated any law in any way.  The Lawsuit was filed on January 2, 2013 and the Court certified the Plaintiff Class on January 31, 2017.

The Plaintiff Class includes two Subclasses. Subclass A includes all citizens of California who, at any time after January 2, 2009, purchased a TPP from a California corporate Big O store and, during the same transaction, also purchased a tire installation package from Big O that included lifetime balancing. Subclass B includes all citizens of California who, at any time after January 2, 2009, purchased a TPP from a California corporate Big O store and, during the same transaction, did not also purchase a tire installation package from Big O that included lifetime balancing.

Your legal rights are impacted whether or not you act.  Read the notice carefully.  If you believe that you are or may be a member of the Plaintiff Class, your options are:


YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT

Submit a Claim 

The only way to get payment and elect between a check or coupon.  You may submit a claim online or request a form to be mailed to you by the Settlement Administrator.  Deadline: July 19, 2018

Exclude Yourself

Get no payment.  You may exclude yourself online or request a form to be mailed to you by the Settlement Administrator.  This is the only option that allows you to ever be a part of any other lawsuit against Big O about the legal claims in this case.  Deadline: July 19, 2018

Object

Write to the Court about why you don’t like the settlement. Deadline: June 19, 2018

Go to a Hearing

Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the settlement.  Deadline: August 17, 2018

Do Nothing

Get no payment, but be entitled to other benefits of the settlement.  Give up any right you may have to sue Big O about the claims in this case.

The Court still has to decide whether to approve the settlement.  The final approval hearing will be on August 24, 2018.  You will be entitled to the benefits of the settlement if it gets approved.  Please be patient.

For a more detailed explanation of the settlement and your rights under the settlement, please click here