$32M Telescope Price-Fixing Class Action Settlement

Unsplash | Published: December 14, 2024

Claim Form Deadline: May 20, 2025

Payout: $32 Million Total

Proof required: No

$32M Telescope Price-Fixing Class Action Settlement?

A $32,000,000 class action settlement has been reached with the biggest consumer telescope companies in the United States. The telescope class action involves allegations that certain companies such as Synta and Ningbo Sunny along with their affiliates, engaged in a long-running conspiracy to fix or stabilize prices, rig bids, and allocate the market for telescopes in the United States.

According to the telescope class action lawsuit, the conduct by certain telescope manufacturers allegedly caused consumers to pay inflated prices for telescopes since 2005. Specifically, the telescope class action lawsuit claims violations of the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, state antitrust laws, state consumer protection laws, and unjust enrichment.

What is the Total Settlement Amount?

The total telescope class action settlement amount is $32,000,000.

How Do I Qualify For a Payout?

To qualify for a payout, you must have purchased one or more telescopes from a retailer or distributor of telescopes that any defendant or alleged co-conspirator manufactured between January 1, 2005, and September 6, 2023.

The typical qualifying purchase telescopes in this class action were branded with the following names, but not necessarily limited to them:

• Celestron telescopes
• Orion telescopes
• Skywatcher telescopes
• Zhumell telescopes
• Meade telescopes

To qualify for a payout from the class action settlement, the telescope you purchased must have been while you were located in one of the following qualifying U.S. states:

Qualifying States
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Hawaii
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin

How Do I Find Class Action Settlements?

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How Much Can I Get Paid?

The amount of the payout will depend on the number of valid and timely claim forms received, once administrative and lawyers fees are subtracted from the total $32 million telescope price-fixing settlement fund.

How Do I File a Claim?

To file a claim, you can do so on the settlement website. You can also reach out to the telescope class action settlement administrator directly. The deadline to file a claim is May 20, 2025.

Do I Need Proof to File a Claim?

No, you do not need to submit receipts or confirming documentation at this time, but counsel (lawyers or settlement administrators) for the telescope class action settlement may require proof of purchase or further documentation if any issue arise regarding the validity of your claim for a payout from the telescope class action.

Claim Form Website: TelescopeSettlement.com

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Filing Class Action Settlement Claims

Please note that your claim form will be rejected if you submit a settlement claim for payout with any fraudulent information. By providing this information and your sworn statement of its veracity, you agree to do so under the penalty of perjury. You would also be harming others that actually qualify for the class action settlement. If you are not sure whether or not you qualify for this class action settlement, visit the class action administrator's website below. OpenClassActions.com is only providing information and is not a class action administrator or a law firm. OpenClassActions is a participant in the Amazon affiliate advertising program and this post may contain affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission or fees if you make a purchase via those links.

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