UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
If you received a prerecorded call from UnitedHealthcare to your cell phone between January 9, 2015 and January 9, 2019 and you were
not a UnitedHealthcare member at the time of the call you may be eligible for a class action settlement payment.
Class Counsel estimate that payments could be between $350 and $1,000. This is only an estimate, the final amount may
be more or less depending on the number of claims filed. You must complete a Claim Form to get a payment.
A federal court authorized this Settlement Website. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
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A settlement has been proposed to end a class action lawsuit against United HealthCare Services, Inc. (UnitedHealthcare or Defendant),
known as Samson v. United HealthCare Services, Inc., Case No. 2:19-cv-00175-MJP (W.D. Wash.) (the Lawsuit) for violations of the
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The Lawsuit alleges that UnitedHealthcare placed prerecorded telephone calls to cellular telephones.
The Plaintiff, Frantz Samson, alleges that UnitedHealthcare did not have consent to place the calls.
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Defendant denies any wrongdoing. Defendant claims it has abided by all state and federal laws, and that the Lawsuit is not well
grounded in law or fact. As part of the proposed settlement, Defendant does not admit to any wrongdoing, maintains its compliance
with the law, and continues to deny the allegations against it.
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The Parties in the Lawsuit have agreed to resolve the Lawsuit with a $2,500,000 settlement to
resolve the claims of a Settlement Class defined as follows:
All persons residing within the United States who, between January 9, 2015, and January 9, 2019, received a non-emergency telephone
call(s) placed using either the Avaya Pro Contact or LiveVox IVR dialing systems from the Medicare and Retirement Non-Licensed Retention Team,
the Community and State National Retention Team or the Medicare and Retirement Collections Team, to a cellular phone through the use of an
artificial or prerecorded voice, and who was not a UnitedHealthcare member or a third party authorized to receive calls on a member’s
behalf at the time of the call.
The Settlement Class does not include Defendant, any entity that has a controlling interest in Defendant, and Defendant’s current or
former directors, officers, counsel, and their immediate families. The Settlement Class also does not include any person who validly
requests exclusion from the Settlement Class.
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The Court has scheduled a Final Fairness Hearing for June 20, 2025. If the settlement is approved and becomes final, you will be
issued a payment if (i) you are a member of the Settlement Class; and (ii) you file a valid Claim Form before April 15, 2025.
Even if you do not file a Claim Form, your rights will be affected if you are a member of the Settlement Class and you do not
exclude yourself from the settlement. Read below or call (833) 215-9289 for more information.
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YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS LAWSUIT:
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FILE A CLAIM BY APRIL 15, 2025
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This is the only option that allows you to get a payment.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class, you have a right to complete a Claim Form to share in the settlement proceeds paid by UnitedHealthcare to settle the Lawsuit.
A Claim Form can be (a) completed and submitted electronically here, or (b) printed, completed, and submitted by mail.
If your Claim Form is approved and the settlement is approved by the Court and becomes final, you give up your right to bring your own lawsuit about the issues in this Lawsuit.
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DO NOTHING
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Stay in this Lawsuit. Get no payment. Give up certain rights.
By doing nothing, you will not get a payment from the settlement, but you give up any rights to sue UnitedHealthcare separately about the same legal claims in this Lawsuit.
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ASK TO BE EXCLUDED BY APRIL 15, 2025
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Get out of this Lawsuit. Get no payment. Keep rights.
If you ask to be excluded, you will not get a payment from the settlement, but you keep any rights you may have to sue
UnitedHealthcare separately about the same legal claims in this Lawsuit.
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OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT BY APRIL 15, 2025
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Tell the Court why you disagree with the settlement.
If you do not exclude yourself from the settlement, you may object to or comment about the settlement and/or Class Counsel’s request for
attorneys’ fees, expenses, and Service Award to the Class Representative who brought this Lawsuit. If you want to get a Claimant Award from the settlement, you also have to complete a Claim Form.
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