Filing Deadline for Claims Looms in Vizio Class-Action Privacy Settlement

The deadline for filing a claim in Vizio’s $17 million class-action settlement (see 1810050040) is April 29, said a Friday letter from the plaintiffs’ lawyers Cotchett Pitre. Consumers who bought a Vizio smart TV and connected it to the internet Feb. 1, 2014-Feb. 6, 2017, can file a claim as part of the settlement for the case, which alleges Vizio violated privacy laws and consumer-protection laws by collecting sensitive information about what was displayed on certain Vizio TVs and selling the data to advertisers “without sufficient disclosures.” Estimated compensation is $13 to $31 per TV, depending on the number of eligible claims submitted, they said. Vizio denied the allegations. The settlement hearing date is May 29. The company will delete all viewing data it collected during the class period, said the settlement notice.