If you made a claim for a class action settlement award in Friedman, et al. v. Guthy – Renker et al., you may have already received your settlement check!
We’ve gotten reports of class members receiving settlement awards worth $25 without proof of purchase!
Did you receive your award? How much did you get? Tell us in the comments.
In this class action, plaintiffs alleged that Guthy-Renker, LLC and WEN by Chaz Dean, Inc. (“Defendants”) designed, manufactured and sold WEN® Hair Care Products (“WEN®”) which allegedly cause certain users to suffer personal injury including hair loss, hair damage and/or scalp irritation. Plaintiffs also asserted that statements made in connection with the marking of WEN® were untrue and misleading.
Settlement Fund: $26,250,000.00.
Awards were to be made as follows:
1) a one-time $25 cash payment without submitting proof of purchase; or
2) reimbursement of amounts spent to redress alleged injuries from the use of eligible products, up to $20,000 with supporting documentation.
No proof of purchase was necessary to make a claim!
Watch your mailbox for your check and if you missed this one, don’t forget to look for other settlement awards that you may be eligible for!
Check from WEN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT arrived today. Range 2 of Tier 2 payment for $3968.34 (see photo of check attached below)
NO amount of money will undo the damage this product has caused in my life physically, emotionally, or professionally – as well as in the lives of thousands of other women.
My hair has been destroyed by WEN-it will never be the same again. After 5 years of no regrowth, I’ve had to accept this fact.
Reading all the posts from literally 1,000’s of women on many different websites about people’s traumatic WEN experiences is very disturbing and just breaks my heart. I feel for every one of them. A woman’s hair is such an important part of her identity and emotional well being…
While I’m very “grateful” for the monetary award I’ve received-I can say I DON’T understand the methodology they used to arrive at the awarded dollar amounts for plaintiffs. My documentation/experience was concretely in their written outline of RANGE 3 OF TIER 2 (which had an award range of $7,500 to $12,500). The award granted me was in RANGE 2 ($2,500-$7,500). I honestly feel that there was simply way more plaintiffs than they bargained for and too little money awarded for distribution.
I don’t feel anyone was given what they really deserved. I personally think that only people that submitted proof of harm should have been eligible for awards. There are many people who collected money who didn’t experience any physical trauma/damage… which isn’t really fair in light of how many people did experience damage and received too little.
It’s very sad to read the nasty comments and see people attacking each other over things that aren’t even in anyone’s control. No one had any control over what the outcome of the distribution amounts would be… so why be ugly towards one another? As women, we need to have compassion for each another.
And although I don’t understand the process the lawsuit administrators executed-what I DO get is that no one is a winner on any level here. It’s a loose, loose situation for everyone involved.
And for our emotional well-being-we all need to move forward…
I just hope that every woman who has been negatively affected by this product USES her VOICE to WARN other un-suspecting women about the potential caustic damage WEN can cause.
I’d wish someone had warned me…
It’s the RIGHT thing to do. And it’s the least I can do for others.
I’m happy for you Ria. I too have not had much hair growth ober the years as a result of this product. I submitted photos and got $300+. My daughter received $500+ however she is just beginning to get her hair back.