# Class Action Settlement - Classmates.com

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-settlement-classmates-com/594345>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 28, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-settlement-classmates-com/594345 "2011-08-28T02:31:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-settlement-classmates-com/594345/1 "2011-08-28T02:31:32Z")

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> The court has approved this notice to tell you about a settlement in the class action lawsuit entitled In re [Classmates.com](http://Classmates.com) Consolidated Litigation, United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Case No. 09-45RAJ. This Settlement replaces the settlement you were notified about in 2010 (the “Prior Settlement”) because the court did not give final approval to the Prior Settlement.

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What’s this all about? I don’t live in the states and I don’t speak legalese…

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**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-settlement-classmates-com/594345/2 "2011-08-28T02:59:42Z")

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[Google. Sometimes it’s your friend.](http://mashable.com/2010/03/14/classmates-com-agrees-to-9-5-million-false-advertising-settlement/)