If you paid a Document Preparation Fee on the Purchase or Lease of a Vehicle from Certain Automobile Dealers, you could get a payment from a class action settlement.

• The settlement provides $13,521,600 (the “Settlement Fund”) to settle claims in several consolidated lawsuits (the “Lawsuits”) alleging certain automobile dealers, listed as “Settling Defendants” in the Table of Settling Parties below, improperly charged document preparation fees on vehicles purchased or leased during a period from two years prior to those lawsuits until March 31, 2022. Settling Defendants deny they did anything wrong but are agreeing to a settlement to avoid expensive and time-consuming litigation.
• Class Members who do nothing will automatically receive a payment from the Net Settlement Fund based on a pro rata portion of the total amount of applicable fees paid. You are a Class Member if a summary notice about the settlement was sent to you by email or regular U.S. Mail.
• If you are a Class Member, your legal rights are affected.

Your Legal Rights and Options in this Settlement
Do Nothing	Automatically receive a settlement check once the settlement is finally approved. Give up the right to bring a separate lawsuit against the Settling Defendants for claims related to document preparation fees.
Exclude Yourself	Get no benefits from the settlement. Keep the right to bring a separate lawsuit against the Settling Defendants for claims related to document preparation fees.
Object	Write to the Court about why you don’t like the settlement. If the settlement is approved, you will still automatically receive a check and give up the right to bring a separate lawsuit relating to the claims in the lawsuits that were consolidated for pre-trial purposes.

• These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained on this website.
• Please be patient while the Court decides whether to approve the settlement. Payments will be made if the Court approves the settlement and after any appeals.