Disposable Contacts Antitrust Litigation

This multidistrict antitrust litigation was centralized before the Court on June 10, 2015, by order of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL Panel”) (ECF No. 1; Transfer Order). It arises out of minimum retail pricing policies adopted by contact lens manufacturers starting in June 2013 with regard to the distribution and sale of certain contact lenses. These policies were referred to as “Unilateral Pricing Policies” (“UPP”) by the Defendants. The operative complaint, filed on March 1, 2017, alleges that the Defendants used the UPPs to restrain competition from discount and online stores on consumer prices in the retail market for disposable contact lenses. The safety and effectiveness of contact lenses manufactured by the Defendants are not at issue in this litigation.

The Class Representatives allege claims for violations of:

1. The United States Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 3;
2. The California Cartwright Act, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 16720, et seq.;
3. The Maryland Antitrust Act, Md. Com. Law §§ 11-201, et seq.;
4. The California Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof Code §§ 17200, et seq.; and
5. The Maryland Consumer Protection Act, Md. Com. Law §§ 13-301, et seq.

A settlement was reached with B&L for $10 million on August 19, 2019, and the Court preliminarily approved that settlement on October 8, 2019 (ECF No. 1046).

This website and the Notice is now being issued because the Court certified the Litigation Classes on December 4, 2018 (ECF No. 940) and the last of Defendants’ requests for interlocutory appellate review was denied by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on June 20, 2019.

Please note that this FAQ does not describe all of the claims and defenses asserted by the Class Representatives. To review the full operative Complaint, click here.

To view a copy of the Notice, click here.

The Settling Defendants are CVI (CooperVision, Inc.) and B&L (Bausch & Lomb Inc.).

The Non-Settling Defendants are Alcon (Alcon Vision, LLC), JJVC a/k/a “Vistakon” (Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.) and ABB (ABB Concise Optical Group, LLC).

The Court has not decided any issue on the merits in favor of the Class Representatives or CVI or B&L. Instead, the Class Representatives and both CVI and B&L engaged in separate, lengthy negotiations and have agreed to the Settlements. By agreeing to settle, the parties avoid the costs and uncertainty of a trial, and the Settlement Class Members affected will get a chance to receive compensation. The Class Representatives and their attorneys think the Settlements are best for all members of the Settlement Classes. The proposed Settlement does not mean that any law was broken or that CVI or B&L did anything wrong.

There is ongoing litigation against the Non-Settling Defendants. Lead Counsel will have to prove the Class Representatives’ claims in Court. The Litigation Classes are seeking to recover money for their members. Additional money for the Litigation Classes may become available as a result of a judgment or future settlements. Alternatively, the litigation may be resolved in favor of the Non-Settling Defendants, in which case no additional money would become available. There is no guarantee as to what will happen.

In a class action, one or more people called “Class Representatives” sue on behalf of themselves and other people with similar claims. All of these people together are the “class” or “class members.” The Class Representatives are: Rachel Berg, Alexis Ito, Miriam Pardoll, Jennifer Sineni, Joseph Felson, Tamara O’Brien, Susan Gordon, Catherine Dingle, Elyse Ulino, Amanda Cunha, Sheryl Marean, Brett Watson, Kathleen Schirf, Cora Beth Smith, and John Machikawa. Class actions avoid the necessity of each member of a class having to file his, her, or its own separate lawsuit to obtain relief. Class actions are used to decide legal and factual issues that are common to all members of a class, and one court resolves the issues for all class members, except for those who exclude themselves from the class(es).

By Order dated December 4, 2018 (ECF No. 940), the Court certified the following Litigation Classes:

Horizontal Class:

The Horizontal Class is defined as:

All persons and entities residing in the United States who made retail purchases of disposable contact lenses manufactured by Alcon, JJVC, or B&L from June 1, 2013 to the present (the “Class Period”) for their own use and not for resale, where the prices for such contact lenses were subject to a “Unilateral Pricing Policy” and the purchase occurred during the period when the Unilateral Pricing Policy was in effect.

Excluded from the Class are any purchases from 1-800-Contacts of disposable contact lenses subject to B&L’s Unilateral Pricing Policy, where the purchase occurred on or after July 1, 2015. Also excluded from the Class are Defendants, their parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates, any co-conspirators, all governmental entities, and any judges or justices assigned to hear any aspect of this action.

The B&L Settlement Class is identical to the Horizontal Class as defined above.

The B&L “Settlement Class Period” is defined in paragraph 1.37 of the B&L Settlement Agreement as “the period from June 1, 2013 to December 4, 2018.”

The Horizontal Class consists of the following subclasses:

1. Maryland Subclass:
   

   All persons and entities residing in Maryland who made retail purchases of disposable contact lenses manufactured by Alcon, JJVC, or B&L from June 1, 2013 to the date the Court certifies the Class for their own use and not for resale, where the prices for such contact lenses were subject to a “Unilateral Pricing Policy” and the purchase occurred during the period when the Unilateral Pricing Policy was in effect.

   Excluded from the Class are any purchases from 1-800-Contacts of disposable contact lenses subject to B&L’s Unilateral Pricing Policy, where the purchase occurred on or after July 1, 2015. Also excluded from the Class are Defendants, their parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates, any co-conspirators, all governmental entities, and any judges or justices assigned to hear any aspect of this action.

2. California Subclass:
   

   All persons and entities residing in California who made retail purchases of disposable contact lenses manufactured by Alcon, JJVC, or B&L from June 1, 2013 to the date the Court certifies the Class for their own use and not for resale, where the prices for such contact lenses were subject to a "Unilateral Pricing Policy" and the purchase occurred during the period when the Unilateral Pricing Policy was in effect.

   Excluded from the Class are any purchases from 1-800-Contacts of disposable contact lenses subject to B&L’s Unilateral Pricing Policy, where the purchase occurred on or after July 1, 2015. Also excluded from the Class are Defendants, their parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates, any co-conspirators, all governmental entities, and any judges or justices assigned to hear any aspect of this action.

Vertical Classes:

The Vertical Classes consists of the following:

1. The JJVC Class:
   

   All persons and entities residing in the United States who made retail purchases of disposable contact lenses manufactured by JJVC from June 1, 2013 to the date the Court certifies the Class for their own use and not for resale, where the prices for such contact lenses were subject to a “Unilateral Pricing Policy” and the purchase occurred during the period when the Unilateral Pricing Policy was in effect.

   Excluded from the Class are Defendants, their parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates, any co-conspirators, all governmental entities, and any judges, justices, or jurors assigned to hear any aspect of this action.

2. The Alcon Class:
   

   All persons and entities residing in the United States who made retail purchases of disposable contact lenses manufactured by Alcon from June 1, 2013 to the date the Court certifies the Class for their own use and not for resale, where the prices for such contact lenses were subject to a “Unilateral Pricing Policy” and the purchase occurred during the period when the Unilateral Pricing Policy was in effect.

   Excluded from the Class are Defendants, their parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates, any co-conspirators, all governmental entities, and any judges, justices, or jurors assigned to hear any aspect of this action.

3. The B&L Class:
   

   All persons and entities residing in the United States who made retail purchases of disposable contact lenses manufactured by B&L from June 1, 2013 to the date the Court certifies the Class for their own use and not for resale, where the prices for such contact lenses were subject to a “Unilateral Pricing Policy” and the purchase occurred during the period when the Unilateral Pricing Policy was in effect.

   Excluded from the Class are any purchases from 1-800-Contacts of disposable contact lenses subject to B&L’s Unilateral Pricing Policy, where the purchase occurred on or after July 1, 2015. Also excluded from the Class are Defendants, their parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates, any co-conspirators, all governmental entities, and any judges or justices assigned to hear any aspect of this action.

CVI Settlement:

By the Order dated July 10, 2018 (ECF No. 841), the Court certified the following Settlement Class for the CVI Settlement for which the class period is June 1, 2013 to the current day:

All persons and entities residing in the United States who made retail purchases of disposable contact lenses manufactured by Alcon Vision, LLC, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., Bausch & Lomb, Inc., or CVI (or distributed by ABB Concise Optical Group) during the Settlement Class Period for their own use and not for resale, which were sold at any time subject to a Unilateral Pricing Policy.

Excluded from the Settlement Class are Defendants, their parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates, any co-conspirators, all governmental entities, counsel for the parties and any judges or justices assigned to hear any aspect of this action.

You may be a member of one or more of the Classes. If you are a member of one or more of the Classes, your rights will be affected by this Litigation. If you do not meet any of the Class definitions, then these Settlements do not apply to you. If you are uncertain whether you are a member of any of the Classes, contact Lead Counsel listed in FAQ 14, the Settlement Administrator, or your own attorney.

This website is not an admission by Defendants or an expression of any opinion by the Court as to the merits of the claims made in the Litigation, or a finding by the Court that the claims asserted by the Class Representatives in this Litigation are valid. This Website is intended solely to inform you of the pendency of this Litigation and of your rights in connection with it, including the right to request exclusion from the Classes, or to object to the CVI and/or the B&L Settlements. Defendants have denied all claims and contend that they are not liable for the harm alleged by the Class Representatives.

The Class definitions may be subject to change by the Court pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

You are a member of one or more of the Classes if you purchased disposable contact lenses manufactured by one of the Defendants for your personal use (i.e., not for resale), the purchase(s) occurred during the period when the Unilateral Pricing Policy, or UPP, was in effect, and those disposable contact lenses were subject to a UPP.

You are not a member of any of the Classes if you purchased disposable contact lenses that were:

1. Manufactured by a company other than the named Defendants;
2. For resale;
3. Not subject to a UPP; or
4. Purchased during a period when the UPP was not in effect.

You are also not a member of any of the Classes if you are (i) one of the Defendants, their parent companies, subsidiaries or affiliates, or an alleged co-conspirator, (ii) a governmental entity, (iii) counsel for the parties, or (iv) a judge or justice assigned to hear any aspect of this Litigation.

Lastly, you are not a member of any of the Litigation Classes if you only purchased disposable contact lenses manufactured by CVI or B&L. If you are a member of the Settlement Classes but not the Litigation Classes, your rights as to the Non-Settling Defendants will not be impacted by future decisions in this case, and you will not be able to claim in any future recoveries against the Non-Settling Defendants.

The disposable contact lenses that were subject to the UPPs, and the period during which each UPP was in effect, are set forth below:

* Note: Excluded from the B&L Class are any purchases from 1-800-Contacts of disposable contact lenses subject to B&L’s Unilateral Pricing Policy, where the purchase occurred on or after July 1, 2015.

If you are not sure whether you are included in the Classes, you may contact Lead Counsel listed in FAQ 14, the Settlement Administrator at info@ContactLensSettlement.com or 1-877-253-3649, or your own attorney at your own expense.

The claim filing deadline was March 31, 2020.

• October 7, 2015, the Court granted Class Representatives’ motion appointing Hausfeld LLP, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, and Robins Kaplan LLP as interim lead counsel. (ECF No. 116).
• November 23, 2015, Lead Counsel, on behalf of Class Representatives, filed the Consolidated Class Action Complaint (“Consolidated Complaint”).
• December 23, 2015, Defendants filed their Motion to Dismiss the Consolidated Complaint. (ECF No. 146). Following briefing and oral argument, the Court denied Defendants’ motion. (ECF Nos. 185, 190).
• July 27, 2016, Defendants filed their Answers and Affirmative Defenses. (ECF Nos. 266-70).
• March 1, 2017, the operative complaint, Plaintiffs’ Interlineation to Corrected Consolidated Class Action Complaint (ECF No. 395; Complaint), was filed.
• February 21, 2018, Class Representatives submitted a Motion for Preliminary Approval of a $3 million settlement with CVI (ECF No. 781).
• June 19, 2018, a preliminary hearing was held.
• July 10, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved the Settlement (ECF No. 841).
• March 3, 2017, Class Representatives filed their Motion for Class Certification (ECF No. 396).
• June 15, 2017, Defendants filed their Opposition to Class Certification (ECF No. 505).
• September 8, 2017, Class Representatives filed their reply brief (ECF No. 611)
• October 20, 2017, Defendants filed a sur-reply (ECF No. 674).
• August 1 and 2, 2018, the Court heard oral argument and expert testimony on the Motion for Class Certification.
• December 4, 2018, the Court issued an Order granting Class Representatives’ motion, certifying the Litigation Classes, appointing Hausfeld LLP, Scott+Scott, Attorneys at Law, LLP, and Robins Kaplan LLP as Lead Counsel, and formally designated the plaintiffs as the Class Representatives for the Litigation Classes (ECF No. 940).
• February 25, 2020, the Court held a Fairness Hearing at 2:15 p.m., to consider whether the Settlement is fair, adequate, and reasonable, and whether it should be finally approved.

Defendants have moved for summary judgment and the motions are fully briefed, and a two-day hearing on the motions was scheduled for August 21 and 22, 2019. The Court has not yet made a ruling on the merits of the allegations made in the Complaint or on Defendants’ denials and defenses. The litigation is ongoing.

The Court’s Order certifying the Litigation Classes does not guarantee Class Members will receive money or benefits; that will be decided later in the lawsuit.

The CVI and B&L Settlements will create two separate settlement funds totaling $13 million ($3 million for the CVI Settlement and $10 million for the B&L Settlement) that will be used to pay eligible Class Members who submit valid claims. The cost to administer the CVI and B&L Settlements, attorneys’ fees, and service payments for the Class Representatives will come out of the settlement funds.

In order to minimize the administrative expenses, Class Representatives intend to distribute the CVI and B&L settlement funds at a later stage of the case. Please be patient.

The settlement funds will be distributed to qualifying members of the CVI and B&L Settlement Classes pro rata. Lead Counsel estimate that there are up to 40 million purchasers of disposable contact lenses that were subject to Defendants’ UPPs. In the event that Lead Counsel determines that it will be economically infeasible to directly distribute settlement funds to the CVI and B&L Settlement Classes, they may propose alternative plans of distribution to the Court, including a cy pres distribution of the settlement funds. In the event that Lead Counsel propose an alternative plan of distribution to the Court, the motion will be posted on this website, and an email will be sent to any email address registered with the Settlement Administrator prior to the hearing on the motion.

CVI and B&L Settlement Class Members will have the option to comment on or object to any aspect of the Settlements at the Fairness Hearing (see FAQ 15).

CVI and B&L Settlement Class Members wishing to receive a payment from the settlement funds must complete and submit a Proof of Claim by March 31, 2020 via the procedures described in FAQ 10.

Unless you exclude yourself from the CVI Settlement Class, you will give up your right to sue CVI for the claims being resolved by that settlement. Additionally, unless you exclude yourself from the B&L Settlement Class, you will give up your right to sue B&L for the claims being resolved by that settlement. The specific claims (“Released Claims”) you are giving up against CVI and its related parties are described in paragraphs 1.30 and 7.1 of the CVI Settlement Agreement. The specific claims (“Released Claims”) you are giving up against B&L and its related parties are described in paragraphs 1.30 and 7.1 of the B&L Settlement Agreement.

If you have any questions, you can talk to Lead Counsel listed in FAQ 14 for free or you can, of course, talk to your own lawyer about what this means.

CVI and B&L Settlement Class Members wishing to receive a payment from the Settlement funds must have completed and submitted a Proof of Claim no later than March 31, 2020. Claims must have been submitted online, or a copy of the Claim Form downloaded from the Settlement website here, and submitted by First-Class Mail to the address below.

Disposable Contacts Antitrust Litigation
Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 2995
Portland, OR 97208-2995

The deadline to exclude yourself from these Settlements was January 31, 2020.

• Excluding Yourself from the CVI Settlement Class: If you wanted to keep the right to file or maintain your own lawsuit against CVI about the Released Claims, then you must have taken steps to get out of the Settlement with CVI. This is called excluding yourself – or sometimes referred to as opting out of the class. If you asked to be excluded from the Settlement, you will not receive any benefits from the CVI Settlement, and you cannot object to the CVI Settlement Agreement.
• Excluding Yourself from the B&L Settlement Class: If you wanted to keep the right to file or maintain your own lawsuit against B&L about the Released Claims, then you must have taken steps to get out of the Settlement with B&L. This is called excluding yourself – or sometimes referred to as opting out of the class. If you asked to be excluded from the Settlement, you will not receive any benefits from the B&L Settlement, and you cannot object to the B&L Settlement Agreement.
• Excluding Yourself from the Litigation Classes: If you are included in the definition of any of the Litigation Classes and you want to sue any of the Non-Settling Defendants on your own about the claims alleged by Class Representatives in this Litigation, you must have excluded yourself from the Litigation Classes. If you excluded yourself, you won’t get any money from this Settlement.

If you have a pending or contemplated lawsuit against any of the Defendants involving the same legal issues in this Litigation or the Released Claims in the CVI and/or B&L Settlement Agreements, speak to your lawyer immediately. You must have excluded yourself from the CVI and/or the B&L Settlement Classes or Litigation Classes in order to continue or initiate your own lawsuit against the Defendants.

If you are a member of any of the Classes and wished to be excluded from those Class(es), you must have requested exclusion in accordance with the procedures set forth in FAQ 12.

If you wanted to remain a member of the Litigation Classes, you do not need to do anything at this time other than to retain your documentation reflecting your purchases of disposable contact lenses subject to a UPP during the Class Period, as discussed below, and, if you are a member of the CVI and/or B&L Settlement Classes, you must also have submitted your claim no later than March 31, 2020 in order to participate in any distribution of funds from the CVI and B&L Settlement Agreements.

Your decision is important for the following reasons:

1. If you chose to remain a member of one or more of the Classes: you will be bound by all past, present, and future orders and judgments in the Litigation, whether favorable or unfavorable. If any money is awarded to the Classes, either through a settlement with Defendants or a judgment of the Court after a trial, you may be eligible to receive a share of that award. However, if you remain a member of the Classes, you may not pursue a lawsuit on your own behalf with regard to any of the legal claims in this Litigation. Pursuant to Rule 23(e)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, it is within the Court’s discretion whether to allow a second opportunity to request exclusion from the Litigation Classes if there is a settlement in the Litigation involving the claims of the members of the Litigation Classes. Please note that if you remain a member of the Classes, you will not be personally responsible for Lead Counsel’s attorneys’ fees or costs. Lead Counsel has agreed to represent the Classes on a contingent fee basis, which means that they will be awarded fees and costs to be approved by the Court only if they succeed in obtaining a recovery from one or more Defendants. Any attorneys’ fees for Lead Counsel will be awarded by the Court. As a member of one or more of the Classes you will be represented by Lead Counsel. Alternatively, you may remain a member of the Class(es) and elect to be represented by counsel of your own choosing. If you do retain separate counsel, you will be responsible for that attorney’s fees and expenses.
2. If you chose to be excluded from one or more of the Classes: you will not be bound by any orders, or judgment in this Litigation applicable to the Classes to which you exclude yourself, nor will you be eligible to share in any recovery that might be obtained on behalf of the Classes to which you exclude yourself. You will retain any right you have to individually pursue any unreleased legal rights that you may have against any Defendants. Please refer to FAQ 12 if you would like to request exclusion from one or more of the Classes.

Members of the respective Classes will be eligible to participate in any recovery that might be obtained on their behalf. While this Website is not intended to suggest any likelihood that the Class Representative or members of the Litigation Classes will obtain any recovery, should there be a recovery, members of the Litigation Classes may be required to support their requests to participate in the distribution of the recovery by demonstrating their membership in of the Litigation Classes and documenting their purchases of disposable contact lenses subject to UPPs during the Class Period. For this reason, please be sure to keep all records of your contact lens purchases.

The deadline to exclude yourself from these Settlements was January 31, 2020.

The deadline to object to these Settlements was January 31, 2020.

The Court appointed the law firms of Hausfeld LLP, Scott+Scott, Attorneys at Law, LLP, and Robins Kaplan LLP as Lead Counsel. If you have any questions concerning the matters raised in this website, you may contact Lead Counsel, as follows:

Nathaniel C. Giddings HAUSFELD LLP 1700 K. St., NW Suite 650 Washington, DC 20006  1-202-540-7200  1-202-540-7201

Joseph P. Guglielmo SCOTT+SCOTT ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LLP The Helmsley Building 230 Park Avenue, 17th Floor New York, New York 10169  1-212-223-6444  1-212-223-6334  jguglielmo@scott-scott.com

Eamon O’Kelly ROBINS KAPLAN LLP 399 Park Avenue Suite 3600 New York, NY 10022  1-212-980-7400 1-212-980-7499

You will not be charged for contacting these lawyers. As noted above, unless you elect to retain your own personal lawyer, if you remain in the Classes, you will not have any direct obligations to pay the costs of the litigation. If there is a recovery by one or more of the Classes in this Litigation, all costs and expenses, including Lead Counsel’s attorneys’ fees, will be paid from that recovery in an amount approved by the Court.

Lead Counsel will ask the Court for attorneys’ fees of up to one-third (33.3%) of the $3 million CVI Settlement and/or reimbursement for costs and expenses for their work in the Litigation. The fees and expenses awarded by the Court will be paid out of the CVI settlement funds.

Lead Counsel will ask the Court for attorneys’ fees of up to one-third (33.3%) of the $10 million B&L Settlement and/or reimbursement for costs and expenses for their work in the Litigation. The fees and expenses awarded by the Court will be paid out of the B&L settlement funds.

The Court held a Fairness Hearing at 2:15 p.m. on February 25, 2020, at the Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse, 300 North Hogan Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202 Courtroom 10C. At this Hearing, the Court considered the CVI and B&L Settlements and separately considered whether each settlement’s plan of distribution, any proposed attorneys’ fees, expenses, and incentive awards are fair, reasonable, and adequate. If there were objections, the Court considered them and listened to people who have asked to speak at the hearing. After the hearing, the Court will decide whether to approve the CVI and B&L Settlement Agreements. We do not know how long these decisions will take.

If the Litigation is not dismissed or settled, the Class Representatives will have to prove their claims at a trial. Please continue to check this website to be kept up-to-date on the date, time, and location of the trial. During the trial, a decision will be reached about whether the Class Representatives or Defendants are right about the claims in the lawsuit. There is no guarantee that the Class Representatives will win at trial and any outcome can be appealed.

Lead Counsel will present the case for the Class Representatives and the Classes, and the Defendants will present the defenses. You and/or your own lawyer are welcome to come at your own expense.

There is no way to know whether you will get money after the trial. If you do not exclude yourself from the Litigation Classes, and if the Class Representatives win at trial, you will need to prove that you are a member of one or more of the Litigation Classes to recover any money or other benefits from the Non-Settling Defendants.

If the Class Representatives win at trial, notice will be provided about how and when to make your individual claim for money or other benefits and what your other options are at that time. If the Non-Settling Defendants win at trial, you will not be able to make an individual claim for money or other benefits. Important information about the case will be posted on this website as it becomes available.

If you did nothing, you will remain in all of the Classes in which you are a member. You will not be able to separately sue, or continue to sue the Defendants—as part of any other lawsuit—for the Released Claims or the conduct alleged in the Complaint. You will also be legally bound by all of the Orders the Court issues and judgments the Court makes concerning this class action, including any decision on the Defendants’ motions for summary judgment. If you didn't file a valid claim, you will not be able to share in the CVI and B&L Settlements and any future recovery from the other Defendants.

To assist the Court and the parties in maintaining accurate lists of Class Members, you are requested to keep your email and physical address up to date with the Settlement Administrator. You may update your addresses on this website when you submit a claim.

If your Notice was forwarded to you by the postal service, or if it was otherwise sent to you at an address that is not current, you should immediately contact the Settlement Administrator, Epiq, at info@ContactLensSettlement.com or by calling toll free 1-877-253-3649 and providing them with your correct address. If the Settlement Administrator does not have your correct address, you may not receive notice of important developments in this Litigation.

This website and the Notice provide only a summary of the lawsuit and the claims asserted by Class Representatives. More details are available in the Settlement Agreements and other court documents, all available on this website here. You can also review copies of the important pleadings, orders, and other documents filed in this Litigation at www.pacer.gov, or at the office of the Clerk of the Court, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division, 300 North Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202, under Case No. 3:15-md-02626-HES.

For additional questions, you may contact Lead Counsel at the information in FAQ 14, or contact the Settlement Administrator at info@ContactLensSettlement.com, or calling toll free 1-877-253-3649.

DO NOT WRITE OR CALL THE COURT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT OR THIS LITIGATION.

No distributions of settlement funds have yet been made in this litigation. Class Counsel have recently entered into settlement agreements with Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. and Alcon Vision, LLC and Class Counsel are in the process of having them approved by the Court. If approved, these settlements will end the litigation. Class Members who submit timely and valid claims to these settlements or submitted timely and valid claims the previous three settlements (CooperVision, Bausch & Lomb, and ABB Optical) will receive a single payment from all applicable settlements after the Johnson & Johnson and Alcon settlements are approved and the funds have been received. Please be patient and watch this space for updates.