LEGAL NOTICE
If you purchased a Planet Toys, Inc. CSI Fingerprint Examination Kit or CSI Forensic Lab Kit, you could be entitled to benefits under a class action settlement.
You may be eligible to participate in a settlement of a class action lawsuit if you purchased or received as a gift in the United States a Planet Toys, Inc. CSI Fingerprint Examination Kit (Product Nos. 1204, 1213, 1225) or CSI Forensic Lab Kit (Product No. 1203) (“Settlement Toy Products”), bought from Amazon.com, Inc.; Buy.com, Inc.; Costco Wholesale Corporation; CBS; Hammacher Schlemmer & Co., Inc.; Kmart Corporation; QVC, Inc.; Sears Roebuck and Co.; Toys “R” Us, Inc.; or Walgreen Co. (“Defendants”). Purchases for resale are not included.
Note that Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation did not sell any Settlement Toy Products.
Please read this entire notice completely as it affects your legal rights. The Court authorized publication of this notice.
WHAT’S THIS ABOUT?
Plaintiffs in this lawsuit allege that Defendants knew or should have known that some of the white fingerprinting powder in certain of the Planet Toys, Inc. Settlement Toy Products contained asbestos and misrepresented to the public that the CSI Kits were safe and appropriate playthings for children. Defendants deny that the Settlement Toy Products contained asbestos or that they did anything wrong in relation to the sale/distribution of the CSI Kits. The Court in charge of this case is the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The case is entitled Morris, et al. vs. CBS, et al., Case No. 08-CV-0592 (HB). The proposed settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing by any party.
WHAT DOES THE SETTLEMENT PROVIDE?
Among other consideration paid by the Defendants, Settlement Class Members who timely file with the Claims Administrator valid claims by the Claims Deadline as specified in the Claim Form will be entitled to a cash refund for the actual or average price paid for the Settlement Toy Product(s).
WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS?
Remain in the class and timely submit a claim: For a detailed Notice and Claim Form visit CSIToysSettlement.com or write to: Planet Toys CSI Kits Claims Administrator, P.O. Box 6177, Novato, CA 94948-6177. Your claim must be received by the Claims Administrator no later than January 14, 2010.
Object to all or any portion of the proposed settlement: The Court will hold a hearing on February 16, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. to consider whether to approve the settlement. You are not required to appear at the hearing, but you may if you so desire. Any objections or comments to the proposed settlement must be received by the Court, Plaintiffs’ Co-lead Counsel and Defendants’ Counsel no later than September 14, 2009. The full notice at CSIToysSettlement.com explains how to object to the proposed settlement.
Opt out from the Class: If you wish to be excluded from the Class and proposed settlement, you must submit to the Claims Administrator a request to be excluded postmarked by September 28, 2009. If you exclude yourself from the Class Opt out from the Class, you will not receive any benefits of the settlement.
Do Nothing: If you do nothing, you will still be bound by the terms of the proposed settlement and you won’t be able to sue the Defendants about the legal claims in this case.
This is only a summary notice. To obtain a detailed notice containing additional information about the proposed settlement and each of these options, please visit CSIToysSettlement.com or write the Claims Administrator at the address above. You may also write to Plaintiffs’ Co-lead Counsel at the addresses listed in the full notice.
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