Disposable Contacts Antitrust Litigation

The trial scheduled to start March 28, 2022, has been canceled due to settlements reached with the remaining defendants. Details of the settlements to follow within 30 days when they are submitted to the Court for preliminary approval.

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The purpose of this website is to provide information concerning Settlements with CooperVision, Inc. (“CVI”), ABB Concise Optical Group, LLC ('ABB'), and Bausch & Lomb Inc. ('B&L') and to also notify you of an order certifying Litigation Classes asserting claims against Alcon Vision, LLC (“Alcon”) and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. (“JJVC”). The Litigation Classes have a different class definition and class period than the Settlement Classes.

The claim filing deadline was March 10, 2021. If you already submitted a timely and valid Proof of Claim for the B&L and/or CVI Settlements, you did not need to submit another Proof of Claim. You will automatically be included in the ABB Settlement. If you did not submit a timely and valid Proof of Claim as part of the B&L and/or CVI Settlement(s), you must have submitted a Proof of Claim in order to share in the ABB Settlement. Please refer to the Important Dates section of this page for other important deadlines.

Please refer to FAQ 6 for a list of all eligible contact lens purchases.

If you have any questions after reading this website, you should contact lead counsel or the Settlement Administrator. Please do not call or write the court.

Please read this website carefully and in its entirety. You may be a member of the Classes described below and your rights may be affected by this pending class action lawsuit. This website advises you of your options regarding the class action and the Settlements.

Important Information about your Rights:

To participate in the Settlement Classes or the Litigation Classes, your purchases must be contact lenses manufactured by any of the following manufacturers: Alcon, B&L, CVI, or JJVC.

The deadline to exclude yourself from the ABB Settlement and Litigation Classes was March 10, 2021. More detailed information can be found in FAQ 11 and FAQ 12.

If you excluded yourself from the ABB Settlement, you will not be eligible for any benefits from the ABB Settlements. If you excluded yourself from the Litigation Classes, you will not be eligible for benefits from any future Settlements with or judgments against the other Defendants.

The deadline to exclude yourself from the CVI and B&L Settlements was January 31, 2020. More detailed information can be found in FAQ 11 and FAQ 12.

If you excluded yourself from the CVI and B&L Settlements, you will not be eligible for any benefits from the CVI and B&L Settlements. If you excluded yourself from the Litigation Classes, you will not be eligible for benefits from any future settlements with or judgments against the other Defendants.