Part of a settlement on the 17 different pending lawsuits on Groupon’s policies regarding the expiration date on their daily deals, the online coupon company is setting aside $8.5 million. If you purchased a voucher before December 1 of last year and it expired, your refund will come from the money set aside.
From Businessweek:
The settlement pertains to 17 lawsuits against Groupon that were consolidated before U.S. District Judge Dana M. Sabraw in San Diego. The plaintiffs claimed Groupon and various retailers violate federal and state consumer protection laws with improper expiration dates and other provisions for the vouchers, such as the requirement that they be used in a single transaction. “Groupon effectively creates a sense of urgency among consumers to quickly purchase ‘groupon’ gift certificates by offering ‘daily deals’ for a short amount of time,” according to the first case filed last year. “Consumers therefore feel pressured and are rushed into buying the gift certificates and unwittingly become subject to the onerous sales conditions.”
Groupon settles coupon expiration lawsuits for $8.5 million | Reuters.