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Judging by some of the comments I've seen, some people appear to have struggled with how to use this item. First, it'll only work to clear drains that are restricted before the vent...Read complete review
Judging by some of the comments I've seen, some people appear to have struggled with how to use this item. First, it'll only work to clear drains that are restricted before the vent (before the pipe that goes UP inside of the wall to allow air into the drain system). It's excellent for quickly cleaning buildup out of traps. I've used mine on four different fixtures, over a dozen times over 6 years.To use it, fill the fixture with water, and before it runs out of the fixture, put the sucker into the water, fill the barrel with water by drawing the handle up, and forcefully blow the water down the drain. All while the nozzle is still under water. This will eliminate water or anything else, shooting everywhere. The idea is to force a large amount of water into the drain quickly - faster than gravity can.Also of note: If you're using this in a bathtub, recognize that the tub's overflow will act as a vent BEFORE the trap. Simply remove the plate covering the overflow and plug it with a rag (with plenty of rag sticking out so that it doesn't somehow go down the drain). Shoot water down the tub drain with this vent plugged, and you'll be able to get whatever's built up in the trap cleared, all of the way to the vent (and after that, if the vent is plugged above).Good luck. Remember: if something it's not working, there could be a chance that you're doing it wrong. This can't fix everything, ideally - some sort of snake device would be used. But this is fast, and can be used every few months to fix restrictions before they become serious. You will also not risk getting a snake device stuck in your drain.
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Most things I buy at Harbor Freight I love because of the great value. This product really didn't work. I tried it on a clogged bathroom sink and all it did was squirt dirty...Read complete review
Most things I buy at Harbor Freight I love because of the great value. This product really didn't work. I tried it on a clogged bathroom sink and all it did was squirt dirty water everywhere. The water came from the top of the pump near the handle. Don't know if I did something wrong but was very disappointed.
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It worked!!!!!
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Had a major clog on the side of my sink that has the disposer. I tried several well known "drain cleaning liquids," but none of them worked. As a last resort, before calling a plumber, I decided to give the Power Plunger a try. IT WORKED the first time! Easy to use, and it saved me from a plumber expense!
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great little tool
By Bill
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I had the occasion to watch this tool in action. I was staying at a high end hotel in Vegas. The shower drain in our suite was running very slow and the water was filling up the in the shower floor. I called maintenance about the problem. The maintenance man showed up in short order with a "Power Plunge". He went to work on the drain and had it open and draining normal in a few minutes. Another drain was slow so I told him of that also, again quickly cleared. I asked him about the tool and he told me it did come with a toilet bowl attachment. He told me the cost at Harbor Freight. I did buy one when I got home. Haven't had to use it yet myself.
Quality at low prices
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I bought this for a specific job. The regular side of our garbage disposal double kitchen sink had been plugged for a few days, tried several pour drain cleaners, no luck! I had a small hand auger but after the move I couldn't find it. I went to get this Power Plunger and while I was there, as back up I got a cheep hand auger and also the power drill model just in case.I screwed the small attachment on the plunger, pulled the handle all the way up. Then I seated the attachment firmly in the drain and slowly pushed the handle down. I could feel the pressure accumulating and I wiggled the attachment in the drain to make sure I had control, about then the handle went al the way down! I thought I broke it, and pumped the handle up and down several times before removing the plunger from the sink. What little water was still in the sink went down the drain. I turned the hot water on and used the sink sprayer to clean the tool, then let the hot run full bore into the sink, no water build up at all, just like a new sink, made a believer out of me!
This plunger works
By Steve
from Pittsburgh, Pa
I frequently have clogged drains in my rental properties and have to use plungers, snakes and liquid drain cleaners. Just recently I ran into a stubborn clog in a bathroom sink that I could not clear after 2 hours of plunging and snaking. I remembered seeing the Power Plunger at Harbor Freight - so for $10 I thought I'd try it. After 15 minutes of using the Power Plunger the drain was clear. In the future, the Power Plunger will be the first thing I use to clear a drain.
Worked well, worked quickly
By milkchaser
from Orlando, FL
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I would rather not ever have to use a plunger, but if one must do the dirty work, best to get it done and over with quickly. That is exactly what happened with this when I cleared a clogged toilet soon after buying it. I recommend it. I also used it on a clogged sink. To my surprise, it cleared the sink pretty well and I avoided having to manually remove the clog.
This thing works great!
By BC
from Sherman Oaks, CA
Tried three liquid drain openers first. None worked. The Power Plunger cleared the stoppage in seconds! And I can use it more than once.
Thery're GREAT!!!!!!!
By Big D the Plunger Guy
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Used this product to unclog the bathroom sink..... Did i mention the only bathroom sink in the house....Easy to use, easy to change sizes.
Worked Perfect
By Builder Mike
from Greer, SC
Had a clogged toilet that my plunger could not unclog. The power plunger worked perfect!! Unclogged within 5 mins of opening package. Great price, great results!!
Worked great
By Tim
from Cape cod
We used it to clean out three very slow sink drains and I was amazed the junk that it cleared out, and how well they work now.
worked great
By Turbo
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I spent several days on the sink in my kitchen, it was running slow (backing up). removed traps looked great, 3 bottles a drain opener each side over two days, boiling hot water., plunger, snaked the clean out, nothing worked! I bought the power plunger, placed drain plug on one side and pot of water and rag under pot, to avoid splashing. then plunged the other side three times and then did the same on other side. clog gone In less then 10 minutes.
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I have now seen that religion itself is the enemy of man. The christains are just as fanatical as the muslims in following their bogus fantasy cult. Not as dangerous granted, but just as deluded.
I had not bothered about them before, but enough religiious zealots have spouted their superstious claptrap about god and jesus to have raised my ire now.
Religion fullstop is an opium that addicts and deludes its adictee. They will do anything to justify the addiction and will ignore anything that goes against contiuing the addiction.
Islam is still the danger however. Islam is dangerous and cannot live alongside any other belief system at all...even the atheism that I follow. The christians/catholics/jehovahs/mormons will only ever be a brainwashed nuicance to the enlightened people not following stupid outdated god cults. We can ignore them..in fact every culture needs some villiage idiots to laugh at, they can be ours...harmless fools.
Eventually though religion in the uk will doe out completely. It almost has now..in the last 200 years god belief has dwindled down to a tiny minority of the population, thansk to science and the more enlightened information age we now live in.
Other superstitions have now been almsot eradicated...Astrology is now a comical entertainment, with only joke figures like Russel Grant having any public awareness at all in that superstition. We no longer burn witches, black cats can cross our paths without most people bothering, and almost no one throws salt over their shoulder after a spillage any more.
Another hundred years and all the churches will be like the 'barn conversions' of today...different dwellings for ordinary people.
Islam however is still 500 years in the past in its ways. That we cannot wait for...its dangerous and incompatible wit the UK. I am re devoting my efforts to that goal again. After this post I have been sidetracked too much by the loony christian god bothering brigade.
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We are in serious need of a change in Government. Problem is, most of the people in this country are too busy watching Big Brother and Corrie to give a damn... Sad innit.
A Yahoo! User Feb 9, 2006 07:44 Flag
well here we go again once again we want to show to the blood sucking muslims society that crime does not pay well here we have it lets plan to blow up people and get 7 years.. No way near enough that handless nonse should have the other eye pocked out.. along with all the others. there is onother good thing that has come out of his minimal term in nick is that when this twat comes out he is of to the states where they are not affraid to kill him hamza watch out the time has come for you!!!! and if i was in nick with you i would have your eye.
A Yahoo! User Dec 21, 2005 00:58 Flag
This one is over my head Phil! Maybe another "goldfish" moment on my part, but I am at a loss.
A Yahoo! User Dec 21, 2005 00:28 Flag
Phoenix - I believe you are taking the piss;-)
From what understand, The Simpsons is a cartoon series on tele and Ned Flanders is a piss-take of a "to good to be true" God botherer. Does that make all of you other regulars "Homer"?
Whitesnake Whitesnake Dec 20, 2005 22:57 Flag
It's kind of addictive so I'm sure I'll keep looking in. It'll be a while yet although recovery is going well but slowly. Am planning relocation/new job.
Whitesnake Whitesnake Dec 20, 2005 22:42 Flag
Thank you Phil. I am living in fear for my well being as my repeatedly singing 'There's a stranger in the manger and His name is Love' is putting me at risk of serious physical attack from my daughter. I strongly suspect that's all there is. I have invited people in World/Religon to compose the rest but as yet there are no takers. I cannot wait to get back out to work. I have far too much time on my hands. :0)
Whitesnake Whitesnake Dec 20, 2005 21:36 Flag
Ned Flanders is a religious character from The Simpsons. I don't actually watch the programme but there is a snippet of the carol on the trailers. I seriously would like to know the rest of the words. Thanks anyway Appy. If you're Appy and you know it clap your hands.
A Yahoo! User Dec 20, 2005 21:20 Flag
I wish I could help you...who is Ned Flanders? Maybe I should know of him but you have me at a loss.
Your asking the right person Phoenix...Appy IS Ned Flanders...okley dokley doo.
Whitesnake Whitesnake Dec 20, 2005 17:52 Flag
Ooh, ooh, If we're doing Latin again I'd like to share my two favourites: Cursum perficio and E pluribus unum. Can you tell I'm bored?
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painless products, Shawn Davis painless led products I oreded a product i paid for it I was missled to get me past Pay-pals 45 day rule, after this date they will not help you in any way. tacoma , Washington
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I placed the order, I paid for the order using Pay-Pal,I sent several E-Mails with questions, before I placed my order, I had no problems getting answers in fact they had a very good answer for everything. Was told that six weeks is a normal turnaround time, after build and 72 hours of testing and it would be shipped out. I asked why it would take that long, I was told that they build so many of all their different models of lights they cannot keep up with the orders and all models are on back order, so they have no prebuilt lights of any models to send out. Was told about their, warranty 2years on everything and that they were proud to say they have a 98% track record of flawless service and on time delivery. Also other things like the kinds of products they use in there lights everything is American made, and many other leading information.
11/30/2012 total of $1230.60 was charged to my pay-pal account.On January 3rd 2013, I E-mailed Shawn about the progress, was told it was still in production, and will be going in for testing as soon as it is complete. This date was within the pay-pal 45day rule but again information given to me at that time from the seller were deceptive, and I had no idea they wanted to just get my over the 45day rule so I had no recourse from their actions. Pay-pals own rule if a dispute is filed after the 45 days there will be no help from pay-pal with no exceptions to this rule. On January 28th 2013, I again sent an E-Mail asking for the progress on the light, on January 28th I received a e-mail back and it stated your unit has been built and will be entering the testing phase shortly, upon successful completion, your order will be sent and a tracking number will sent to you using e-mail. On February 4, 2013 I sent an e-mail asking if the light was shipped? I never received a response.
On February 14, and 15 I again sent e-mails asking for information, I have yet to receive a response. I have the e-mails I sent to Shawn Davis (Painless LED Products) and the ones he sent to me. I feel that Shawns leading responses to my questions were intended to deceive me, with full intent and knowledge to keep my money and had no intent of fulfilling my order.
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- Report: #842206
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Complaint Review: Casual Furniture Services - Ed McDonald
Casual Furniture Services - Ed McDonald351 Old Spring Rd Stratford, Connecticut United States of America
Casual Furniture Services - Ed McDonald Bait And Switch Contracting Stratford, Connecticut
*Author of original report: Here Goes Casual Again Twisting And Turning the Story
*REBUTTAL Owner of company: Mr. Rosenberg is Dishonest
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The technicians arrived and took the entire grill apart. Once my grill was apart, they called me over and stated that the grill needed parts. I said ok what does it need. The Technician said that it needs $1500-$2000 in parts. I siad that I paid under $3000 for the grill. I said that for a $3000 grill to need so many parts is very odd. I stated that grills in this price range should last much longer as that is waht I was paying for when I purchased such a grill. The technician stated that the grill was an inferior quality grill and that I should have bought another brand like a Wolff and that DCS grills are one of the worst quality grills made. I was now quite upset. The technician called Ed McDonald on the phone. I told Ed that the price of $1500-$2000 was ridiuclous to which he stated "My technician said a price to you"? I told him that yes he did. He asked to speak with the technician which he did. Ed then said to me that he will discount the inital service, as he has to come back anyway to finish the work, and will do some research and that he will work with the vendor and get me a much better price on the parts, as he has a great relationship with DCS and that he totally understood where I was coming from regarding quality and price of the grill. The technician asked me if it would be ok to leave my grill totally apart and come back another time to complete the service. The grill parts were all over the place so I said no. In fact some parts had actually fallen from my deck as I saw the technician come down looking for some parts on the floor. Additionaly, the technichian said that he fixed my starter which only worked for 2 days after service and has since defuncted again to having to hold the battery in the grill compartment to light the grill. Amazing!
I called and called Ed McDonald for a few weeks as he kept saying that he was still sourcing the parts. I spoke with him at least twice. On one occassion Ed said that the price would be $300. He also said that I didnt need half the parts the technician had indicated. I said its still more than I wanted to spend. I had already paid for a so called service they did and this would put me way over budget. He said that can he see if he can do a little better to which he told me that he will get back to me as he had another place to get parts from that he would call on my behalf. I called Ed again a couple of weeks later and he said that the price would be $800 for the parts and service. I asked ED how we went up in price from $300 to $800? He said look we just dont want to do any work for you. My technician would never say such things about DCS and I never promised you a price of $300. In my life Ive never seen such a bait andd switch job. These guys are truly a cast of characters.
Now I have paid Casual Furniture services and still have a grill in the same level of disrepair from when I started. I paid a two tongued lying vendor to literally do nothing for me, leave me in the same place I was to start, and casue me aggravation. Apparently Casual Furniture Services has a lot to learn about client vendor relationships.
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 02/20/2012 01:03 PM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Casual-Furniture-Services-Ed-McDonald/Stratford-Connecticut-06614-2772/Casual-Furniture-Services-Ed-McDonald-Bait-And-Switch-Contracting-Stratford-Connecticu-842206. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.
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Here Goes Casual Again Twisting And Turning the Story
AUTHOR: Rick - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Monday, July 30, 2012POSTED: Monday, July 30, 2012
After Casual left and had alledgedly "cleaned" my grill, my burners were still blocked and not working properly but I was charged for a diagnostic and they stated they gave me a free cleaning because I was aggravated at their statements about my grill and high repair estimates. Further, Casual stated I needed new burners which would cost me hundred of dollars. Casual also stated I needed new grates which the other company said are fine. Had I listened I could have been in for a heck of a lot more.
Mr. Macdonald is a clever operator who hides facts and when challenged with facts, Casual twists and truns so that it appears that he is offering a valuable service when in fact he is "problem seeking" at all times so as to attempt to charge exhorbitant fees on the back end and after he has your grill totally apart. Hes a cutie. If you do choose to do any business with this man or his concern, get everything in writing with a clear understanding of services and all possible related charges other wise you risk being goaded and dragged on. And whatever you do, dont allow them to leave your grill taken apart and unfixed. He and his repair people have a great scam going on and use the good old "trust me" manner of getting customers to let their guard down and then raking them for huge fees.
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#2 REBUTTAL Owner of company
Mr. Rosenberg is Dishonest
AUTHOR: Edward McDonald - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, July 29, 2012POSTED: Sunday, July 29, 2012
My first impulse was to write a detailed account of what really happened. How Mr. Rosenberg mis-represented himself, lied about what I said and what the Technicain said and so on.
Instead I will take the high road and will point out that MY company is BBB Certified A+. We perform over 5,000 services a year on average. We have never had a consumer file a complaint with the Consumer Affairs Department in any of the states in which we operate.
We have had only 3 complaints in 18 years, one being that of Mr. Rosenberg, whose complaint was rejected by the BBB.
The other two we resolved to the satisfaction of all parties involved. In one of those cases the customer actual apologized because her husband did not tell her we had called and is now a regular customer.
We are honest and trustworthy. If anyone wishes to see copies of Mr. Rosenberg's order, Parts quote and Digital pictures plus a transcript of our conversations with Mr. Rosenberg, feel free to call and ask.
In closing , EVERY word, EVERY detail of Mr. Rosenberg's statement on this website is a LIE. Not one thing is true. He is a Liar.
Thank you.
Edward McDonald, Owner of Casual Furniture & Grill Services
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- Report: #357630
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Complaint Review: Macy's
Macy's22 - 4th Street San Francisco, California U.S.A.
Macy's, Macys.com Macy's Loyal Customers being deceived San Francisco California
*UPDATE Employee: Read my lips--No more free deliverly
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Sometimes I also shop online with Macy's when I find a good deal. As a Macy's Platinum card holder I am use to free services provided to there most loyal customers. When I buy online I use to receive free shipping for items purchased online.
Recently Macy's has discontinued this practice as of May 1st, 2008 however they did this with out alerting customers. As of July 30 the site does say:
** For free services, which are not available at all Macy's stores, purchases must be made at Macy's with your Macy's Card. Excludes furniture, mattresses, floor coverings, and purchases on macys.com. Credit will appear on your statement.
In some parts of the site it does say the above. However it does say the below on a lot of pages also.
Free service purchases must be made at Macy's with your Macy's Card. Includes shipping on macys.com purchases. Excludes furniture, area rugs and mattresses. Credit will appear on your statement.
First when Macy's changes a long standing practice without alerting the customer it is wrong. Second if you are going to change the policy then you have to make sure that it is consistent, as I called in on July 30 and was told that yes of course I should receive credits automatically.
After explaining to him things changed without anyone being notified, he put me on hold and began to speak with his supervisor. After that he explained that it had changed as of May 1st. He also credited my account but explained that it was a one time credit and that in the future the new policy would be enforced.
A lot of customers probably don't realize that this policy has changed. They did not take the effort to inform there customers. Really Macy's should not take this reward away from their most loyal customers.
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Read my lips--No more free deliverly
AUTHOR: Mike - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Monday, April 20, 2009POSTED: Monday, April 20, 2009
We now still give free gift wrap & alterations to all platinum cards (12) & elite cards (18), BUT DELIVERY IS NO LINGER INCLUDED.
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Family Style is the only studio album by the Vaughan Brothers, released on September 25, 1990. The album features the brethren guitarists and vocalists, Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan, in their only studio collaboration. In his early years, Stevie Ray Vaughan often remarked that he would like to do an album with his brother. He fulfilled that wish in his very last studio performance, which was released nearly a month after his death. The liner notes end with "Thanks Mama V. for letting us play."
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Total CleanseSFLnutrition.com Miami, Florida U.S.A.
Total Cleanse Scammin the world... Miami Florida
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The customer records are not updated with each phone call and agent therefore the story has to be told oever and over and over again to each person. You will be put on hold for several minutes while the agent is supposedly writing up their report in regards to your complaint. Supervisors and managers are unavailable to be spoken with, the live chat website does not work.
When attempting to dispute charges on your bank account, they will say the charge is noted as failed on their end and require a detailed account of the charge from your bank faxed to them. The fax number does not work and when complaining about that, the agents continue to claim that it does even though they hear the message from the fax machine saying the number is invalid. I did cancel my account in January with one charge thereafter and have not received another shipment or another charge since then but have been battling for 6 weeks to get a refund for the invalid charge in January which came one week after I cancelled.
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Read the newspapers, watch TV or surf the web on any given day and you'll likely come across something about a class action lawsuit. Do you know what they're supposed to do and how they work?
Find out what's behind all those TV ads and the class action settlement notices you receive in your mail from time to time. A class action could mean the chance to resolve a legal claim, large or small.
What and Why of Class Actions
You may have a legal claim connected to a problem with a product or service, but righting the wrong through a lawsuit just isn't practical for you. Sometimes, you and several others have the same legal problem, but again separate lawsuits aren't practical or an efficient use of legal resources.
Class actions solve these problems by allowing representatives of a group to go to court and obtain a judgment or settlement benefiting all group or class members.
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Class action lawsuits have been used in many types of cases, such as
- Products liability claims, like health products and drugs, electronics, automobiles, tobacco and building materials
- Claims related to services, such as phone, banking, cable tv and other consumer services
- Corporate and securities issues
- Employment claims, like discrimination and wage and hour law issues
Class Action Prerequisites
Class actions are governed by federal and state court rules. A class action can't take place unless the requirements in these rules are met:
- Numbers. There have to be so many possible plaintiffs and lawsuits against a defendant that it's not practical for them to file their own suits. Often, possible plaintiffs number in the hundreds or thousands
- Same claims. Claims need to raise common legal and factual issues, making it efficient to deal with all claims together. Thousands of claims against a manufacturer for a faulty dishwasher switch causing a fire hazard is a good example
- Typical cases. The named plaintiffs, the representatives, have the same claims and defenses as the others in the class. In the dishwasher example, the named plaintiff's claim can't be connected to defective pump causing flooding
- Representatives provide fair and adequate protection for the class. The named plaintiffs and class lawyers must look out for the interests of everyone in the class. The lawyers' competency is the main focus here, but courts look at the representatives, too
Court Certification
A court must certify the class for the lawsuit to go ahead as a class action. The court sees if the above elements exist, and it certifies the class if a class action is the best way to manage the claims. Certification is usually granted when the class wants the defendant to do or stop doing something, such as stop making or fix the defective dishwasher switch.
Next Steps for the Case
Once started, the case could take more or less time to resolve than an individual lawsuit. Much depends on the defendant and how hard it fights the class' claims. Also, both sides of the case continue investigating the claims, which takes time.
A case may go on for years. A judge or jury may decide who wins, but quite often class actions end with a settlement.
Proposed Settlement and Opting In or Out
Class members accept or reject settlement terms by opting in or out. Depending on the case, you may have to "opt-in" and complete a form. Sometimes you don't have to do anything at all.
Opt-out if you don't want to participate in the settlement. You may want to pursue your case on your own, for example.
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The court needs to approve the settlement. It has to be fair and reasonable to the everyone in the class for a court to approve it.
Attorneys' fees are part of the approval process. They're typically a percentage of the funds paid to the class. Some criticize that class actions reward attorneys with windfalls, while class members may recover small amounts of money, coupons or account credits. However, the fees are paid for services to the entire class.
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Read the fine print on a proposed settlement, and know what you're agreeing to when you opt-in or -out. Look for:
- The payment or benefit you'll receive. Even if it seems small, such as a rebate on a new appliance to replace a defective one, you may find it's a great value
- The release of claims should match the complaint in the case. For example, if the lawsuit was over one product or defect, the release shouldn't apply to other products or problems
- Look for indications that the settlement actually benefits the class. Attorneys' fees should be disclosed and the case investigation should be summarized
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Where should you start if you have a problem that could be solved through a class action? Chances are good there's already a class action over it:
- The internet is a good place to start. Use search terms including the product or company name and "class action"
- Community discussions are a good way to connect with those with similar problems
Do your research whether you're thinking of filing a new class action or joining a pending one. Review the attorney's experience and ability to handle a class action case.
An individual lawsuit might be best for you. Read and review class action settlement notices, and watch for those requiring you to opt-out to preserve your right to sue individually.
The larger your loss or damages are, the greater your need is to consult with your attorney to decide if the class action is right for you.
Questions for Your Attorney
- Can you help me decide whether to join an existing class action?
- Does a manufacturer have to notify me about a class action over its product if I own that product?
- I "opted-in" to a class action and my claim was denied. Can you help me prove I'm entitled to part of the settlement?