Welcome to the Rikos v. The Procter & Gamble Company Settlement Website
IMPORTANT UPDATE: We are pleased to report the Settlement is now final. All Settlement Class Members who submitted valid Claims will receive refund checks in the mail beginning around December 15, 2018.
Case Summary
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G” or “Defendant”) about the advertising and marketing of P&G’s Align® probiotic supplements (“Align®”). P&G denies all of the claims in the lawsuit and any wrongdoing. P&G continues to stand behind its Align® product as an effective probiotic.
P&G has agreed to settle the lawsuit and provide cash refunds to customers who purchased Align®. Eligible Settlement Class Members may receive cash refunds up to $49.26.
You are included in this settlement as a Settlement Class Member if you purchased Align® from March 1, 2009 through June 6, 2016.
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SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM |
This is the only way you can receive a cash refund from this settlement. If you submit a Claim Form, you will give up the right to sue P&G in a separate lawsuit about the legal claims this settlement resolves. |
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ASK TO BE EXCLUDED |
This is the only option that allows you to sue, continue to sue, or be part of another lawsuit against P&G related to the legal claims this settlement resolves. However, you will give up the right to submit a request for a cash refund from this settlement. |
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OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT |
If you do not exclude yourself from the settlement, you may object to it by writing to the Court about why you do not like the settlement. |
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GO TO A HEARING |
You may object to the fairness of the settlement and ask the Court for permission to speak at the Final Approval Hearing about your objection. |
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DO NOTHING |
You will not get to submit a request for a cash refund from this settlement and you will give up the right to sue, continue to sue, or be part of another lawsuit against P&G about the legal claims resolved by this settlement. |
Although the information in this website is intended to assist you, it does not replace the information contained in the Class Notice or the Settlement Agreement, all of which can be downloaded from this website.