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Walgreens settles lawsuit involving prerecorded calls for prescriptions

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A class action lawsuit against Walgreens (Kolinek v. Walgreen Co., Case No. 12-cv-04806, in Northern District of Illinois) has reached a settlement. According to a mailer received by a Prairie du Chien area resident, the lawsuit alleges that Walgreens made prerecorded calls to the cell phones of certain pharmacy customers, without their consent, to remind them when their prescriptions were due for refill. Walgreens denies any wrongdoing and maintains that prerecorded prescription calls are medical alerts that its customers want and are made with their consent. The settlement doesn’t establish who is correct, but rather is a compromise to end the lawsuit.

Settlement class members who received the prerecorded calls on their cell phones will receive equal shares of an $11 million settlement fund that Walgreens has agreed to create, after the payment of expenses and fees. Individual payments may be less than $15 apiece. Individuals who believe they should be a settlement class member have the option of filing a claim online at www.prescriptioncallsettlement.com or obtaining a paper copy of the claim form by calling (877) 392-3209. All forms must be postmarked or submitted on the settlement website by July 22.

The court will hold a final fairness hearing on Aug. 5, at 9:30 a.m. at the Everett McKinley Kirksen United States Courthouse in Chicago. The court will hear objections, determine if the settlement is fair and consider class counsel’s request for fees and expenses and an incentive award. These requests will be posted on the settlement’s website.

Visit www.prescriptioncallsettlement.com for complete information.

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