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Laguardia v. Designer Brands

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If you received a text message from Designer Brands, Inc. and/or DSW Shoe Warehouse, Inc. selling their products and services after you had already made a request to not receive future marketing text messages from them, you could get a payment from this class action Settlement<ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li style="text-align:justify;">Defendants Designer Brands Inc. (“Designer Brands”) and DSW Shoe Warehouse, Inc. (“DSW”) have agreed to pay up to $4,429,180 into a settlement fund from which eligible persons (“Settlement Class Members”) who file a valid Claim Form are expected to receive a Settlement Class Member Payment. The expected Settlement Class Member Payment is $70 per Settlement Class Member.</li><li style="text-align:justify;">This Settlement resolves a lawsuit involving allegations that Settlement Class Members received marketing text messages sent by or on behalf of Designer Brands and/or DSW after making a request to Designer Brands and/or DSW to not receive future marketing text messages, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Designer Brands and DSW deny all allegations of wrongdoing in the lawsuit. As part of the proposed Settlement, Designer Brands and DSW do not admit to any wrongdoing and continue to deny the allegations against them. The Court has not decided who is correct.</li><li>Your legal rights are affected whether you act, or do not act. Read <a href="https://www.designerbrandstcpasettlement.com/files/Laguardia%20v%20Designer%20Brands%20-%20Long%20Form%20Notice%20_Final%20v1.pdf">the Notice</a> carefully.</li></ul><figure class="table" style="width:100%;"><table class="ck-table-resized"><colgroup><col style="width:27.34%;"/><col style="width:72.66%;"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color:hsl(0, 0%, 60%);">Your Legal Rights And Options In This Settlement:</td></tr><tr><td>Submit A Claim Form byJune 30, 2025 </td><td>This is the only way to receive a payment. This also means you give up the right to ever be part of any other lawsuit against Designer Brands and DSW about the legal claims released in this lawsuit.</td></tr><tr><td>Exclude Yourself byMay 2, 2025 </td><td>Get no payment. This is the only option that allows you to be part of any other lawsuit against Designer Brands and DSW about the legal claims released in this lawsuit.</td></tr><tr><td>Object by May 2, 2025</td><td>Write to the Court explaining why you do not like the Settlement and/or believe it is unfair.</td></tr><tr><td>Attend a Hearing onJuly 31, 2025</td><td>Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the Settlement.</td></tr><tr><td>DO NOTHING</td><td>Get no payment. And you also give up the right to ever be part of any other lawsuit against Designer Brands and DSW about the legal claims released in this lawsuit.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>

If you received a text message from Designer Brands, Inc. and/or DSW Shoe Warehouse, Inc. selling their products and services after you had already made a request to not receive future marketing text messages from them, you could get a payment.

Eric LaGuardia, et al. v Designer Brands Inc., et al.

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