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WB Mason Commission Settlement
UNITED STATED DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
Michael Lange, et al. v. W.B. Mason Co, Inc., et al., 21-cv-10955
Joseph Sannutti, et al. v. W.B. Mason Co, Inc., et al., 21-cv-02436
Timothy Quick, et al. v. W.B. Mason Co, Inc., et al., Index No. 652346/2021
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The Plaintiffs filed the Lawsuits on behalf of themselves and other commissioned sales representatives in the states of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The Plaintiffs claim WB Mason intentionally did not provide commissioned sales representatives who worked in the referenced states with sufficient notice of changes to its commission plans and thereby breached an alleged written contract, committed common law fraud, was unjustly enriched and wrongfully withheld earned but unpaid commissions in violation of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania Law. WB Mason has disputed the claims and allegations at every step, strongly denies it violated any law, and vigorously defended the Lawsuits. No court ever issued a finding that WB Mason committed any wrongdoing.
There are three settlement classes:
- “New Jersey Settlement Class” means any person who worked for WB Mason as a commissioned sales representative primarily based or working in New Jersey at any point from April 2, 2015 through the date Class Notice is distributed, who has not previously released and/or adjudicated any of the Released Claims.
- “New York Settlement Class” means any person who worked for WB Mason as a commissioned sales representative primarily based or working in New York at any point from April 2, 2015 through the date Class Notice is distributed, who has not previously released and/or adjudicated any of the Released Claims.
- “Pennsylvania Settlement Class” means any person who worked for WB Mason as a commissioned sales representative primarily based or working in Pennsylvania at any point from April 28, 2017 through the date Class Notice is distributed, who has not previously released and/or adjudicated any of the Released Claims
You are believed to be a provisional Settlement Class Member in the consolidated cases captioned Michael Lange, et al. v. W.B. Mason Co, Inc., et al., 21-cv-10955, Joseph Sannutti, et al. v. W.B. Mason Co, Inc., et al., 21-cv-02436 and DeSarno, et al. v. W.B. Mason Co, Inc., et al., 21-cv-10955 (together, the “Lawsuits”) if company records show you were employed by WB Mason as a commissioned sales representative in New York or New Jersey at some point between April 2, 2015 and the present or in Pennsylvania between April 28, 2017 and the present who has not previously released or adjudicated a wage and hour related claim against the company.
If you want to receive your share of the Rule 23 Settlement Class Maximum Settlement Amount, you must fill out, sign, and deliver a “Claim Form” to the Claims Administrator, or complete the form here, no later than May 23, 2023. Any Claim Form emailed or post-marked after May 23, 2023 will be considered late and may be invalid. If you file a valid and timely Claim Form and the Court approves the settlement, you will receive a check for your share of the Rule 23 Settlement Class Maximum Settlement Amount. Unless you choose to opt-out of this settlement, you will release all wage and hour claims against WB Mason as a result of approval of this settlement.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT | |
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FILE A CLAIM FORM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SETTLEMENT AND RECEIVE A PAYMENT | If you wish to receive a settlement payment, you must file a CLAIM FORM. If you do so, and if the Court grants final approval of the settlement, you will receive a check in the mail. |
OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT | You may also participate in the settlement but object to its terms, letting the Court resolve your objections. If you object to the settlement, you will be bound by the Court’s decision, and if the Court grants final approval of the settlement, you will receive a check in the mail and release your wage and hour claims. |
OPT OUT | By opting out of the settlement, you give up any right to receive any payment from the settlement. You will keep any rights to sue WB Mason on the same legal claims asserted in the Lawsuits, provided you do so within the applicable statute of limitations. |
DO NOTHING | By doing nothing, you won’t participate in the settlement, and you give up any right to receive a payment from this settlement. By foregoing your opportunity to participate in this settlement, you will give up your rights to sue WB Mason about all claims, causes of action, and legal theories of relief that were alleged, or could have been alleged, or otherwise raised in the Lawsuits, from April 2, 2015 until the date of the Final Approval Order (for New Jersey and New York Class Members) and from April 28, 2017 until the date of the Final Approval Order (for Pennsylvania Class Members). |