Random Money... cool

[JoeKing]

I love random money. I just got a letter in the mail today informing of a settlement in a class action law suit against Rent-a-Center I did not know I was a part of, ha lawyers sueing on my behalf without even asking.

Because I rented a big screen TV for 1 month in 2000, 4 college guys with a little extra money, I'm entitled to $114 of the settlement.

Awwww yeah $114!! going straight into my new computer fund when I eventually get the dough.

btw anyone that rented from Rent-a-Center in California between the Feb 1, 1999 thru Oct 31, 2004 might wanna keep your eye out for a similar form.

And I don't feel one bit guilty about it either. RAC was a PITA to deal with. Tried to charge us another month because they couldn't pick it up, and tried to make us pay damages we didn't cause.

here's the only mention of it I could find.

Griego/Carrillo Prospective Settlement. On October 25, 2004, we announced that we reached a prospective settlement with the plaintiffs to resolve the Benjamin Griego, et al. v. Rent-A-Center, Inc., et al/Arthur Carrillo, et al. v. Rent-A-Center, Inc., et al coordinated matters pending in state court in San Diego, California. Under the terms contemplated, we anticipate we will pay an aggregate of $37.5 million in cash, to be distributed to an agreed-upon class of our customers from February 1999 through October 2004, as well as the plaintiffs' attorneys fees up to $9.0 million and costs to administer the settlement in amounts to be determined. To account for the aforementioned costs, as well as our attorneys' fees, we recorded a pre-tax charge of $47.0 million in the third quarter of 2004.

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