Email about AMD class action lawsuit

[DeathtoGnomes]

Has anyone else received one? Thoughts?

 

[Bones]

Got a card in the mail about it and after reading I saw the "Thing" within.
It says to qualify for a payout, you must have
1: Been a resident of the state of California at the time of purchase
OR
2: Purchased your CPU from AMD's website.

Many like myself bought them from Newegg and even though Newegg is based in California (As a company) it's not AMD's website and I've never been a resident of California.
If you don't meet the criteria to qualify for a payout, technically speaking you're not eligible for a payout according to the terms stated for eligibility.

If you still want to apply, go for it but don't get your hopes up too high.

If what you saw in the Email is different please let us know.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

2: Purchased your CPU from AMD's website.

IF you look at the "submit claim" it says ( as best as i can remember) "After visiting the AMD website".


AMD did not do direct sales for these, IIRC you got sent to an authorized "Dealer", such as newegg.





I think the wording is a bit wonky.

If you still want to apply, go for it but don't get your hopes up too high.

I did and no not expecting much to happen.

 

[Bones]

If so then it sounds like a legal lotto the lawyers are playing.

Technically speaking it's wording does say the AMD website on the card I got, nothing at all about an authorized dealer such as Newegg. The wording is specific in that way so..... Sounds to me like it's setup to be really hard to qualify in the first place if at all TBH.
I'd even go so far as to say all it's really doing is getting your name on the claim to "Prove" it so the lawyers can get a nice "Cha-Ching" out of it.
I woudn't put such a thing past lawyers that simply sue for profit.

Now... I can't really say you're wrong about the site/reseller part of it, all I know is how it's worded - Up to the court to decide if it applies that way or not.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Could you even buy CPUs direct from AMD's website? I think they mean AMD's website influenced your purchasing decision.

Newegg is technically a resident of California which may be why they're sending out notices.

 

[Bill_Bright]

An email? I would take care to ensure it is not scam. Is that how your registered your product? With an email address only?

I woudn't put such a thing past lawyers that simply sue for profit.

I've been saying for years that our world is in its disgraceful place today because of (1) greedy insurance companies, (2) unprofessional journalists seeking attention, (3) greedy big pharma, and last but certainly not least (4) greedy shysters... err... ambulance chasers... err... lawyers.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

Case No. 4:15-cv-04922-HSG
did not see nothing hinky in the raw email or the website it pointed to https://www.amdcpusettlement.com/

 

[Bill_Bright]

Yeah, site looks legit.

But note it says,

You are included if you purchased one or more of the following AMD CPUs either (1) while residing in California or (2) after visiting the AMD.com website (or both): FX-8120, FX-8150, FX-8320, FX-8350, FX-8370, FX-9370, or FX-9590.

That sure is worded oddly. It does not say you had to purchase from the AMD.com website. It just says you had to buy the processor after visiting the site. So if you visited the site, then purchased from Amazon or Newegg, does that qualify? By the wording, it would seem it does qualify.

@Bones - does your card specify the CPU had to be purchased from AMD's website? Or does it just say "after visiting" the site?

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

It just says you had to buy the processor after visiting the site. So if you visited the site, then purchased from Amazon or Newegg, does that qualify? By the wording, it would seem it does qualify.

How does one prove that though?

And what is the lawsuit in regards to exactly?

 

[moproblems99]

And what is the lawsuit in regards to exactly?

For creating the abomination known as Bulldozer that set the computing world back by at least 20 years.

Does anyone else think Jim Keller should get some lifetime achievement award or Nobel prize or something?

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

For creating the abomination known as Bulldozer that set the computing world back by at least 20 years.

Why is that class action lawsuit-able? Maybe I can start suing intel for releasing the KS that is a factory OC'd K variant?

 

[bonehead123]

Why is that class action lawsuit-able?

IIRC, it was something about so-called "TRUE" mult-core that turned out it really wasn't (Bulldozer)....

 

[moproblems99]

Why is that class action lawsuit-able? Maybe I can start suing intel for releasing the KS that is a factory OC'd K variant?

For realz, it had to do with labeling of Bulldozer and cores. For sort of realz, if it hadn't performed like shit no one would have cared.

This lawsuit is an out for people who bought into hype or didn't do their homework. Sort of like people that bought Fury and expected to be 4k.

 

[Bill_Bright]

How does one prove that though?

I agree. That's why I find this really odd. I can't imagine lawyers were not in involved in writing that. So it seems to me they were either incompetent and didn't mean to make it vague, or they intentionally made it vague to confuse and frustrate consumers so they wouldn't bother suing.

But considering consumers could get up to $300 per CPU, with a maximum of 5 CPUs per claimant without proof of purchase, IMO, it would be worth sorting through the confusion. That said, it says "up to" $300 so I suspect the more people joining the class-action suit, the smaller their share of the settlement they will get. Note Anandtech estimates users will receive closer to $35.

And what is the lawsuit in regards to exactly?

Well if you follow the link in DeathtoGnomes' post number 7, scroll down to the bottom and click on the word "Notice" to open the .pdf file, then look under "BASIC INFORMATION", you will see,

3. What is this lawsuit about?
The lawsuit claims that AMD misrepresented the number of cores in certain of its CPUs and that AMD is liable for
violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law and California’s False Advertising Law, as well as other laws.
AMD denies all claims and that it violated any law.

This lawsuit is an out for people who bought into hype or didn't do their homework.

In this situation, it is not about failing to do their homework - at least not for the early buyers.

 

[MrPotatoHead]

For realz, it had to do with labeling of Bulldozer and cores. For sort of realz, if it hadn't performed like shit no one would have cared.

This lawsuit is an out for people who bought into hype or didn't do their homework. Sort of like people that bought Fury and expected to be 4k.

Dont be so naive, this lawsuit was only ever for 1 group and that sure as hell wasn't the consumers, it was always going to be for the laywers who have likely made millions if not tens of, off the back of it whilst if you're lucky you can go ahead and claim your $20 or W/E it is, if you qualify, because AMD hurt your feelings with their fake core count or some crap.

 

[Zareek]

Lawyer money grab as always with class suits. Lawyers get rich and everyone who got screwed gets a consolation prize. In this case I don't agree the people got screwed. While Bulldozer was a joke, in my opinion determining what is or isn't a core is more up to the people producing the core than anything. Not all cores are created equal; just like clock speed, it isn't a proper way to quantify performance.

 

[Bones]

@Bones - does your card specify the CPU had to be purchased from AMD's website? Or does it just say "after visiting" the site?

I ripped the card up a tossed it so I don't have it for reference anymore.

 

[Space Lynx]

Lawyer money grab as always with class suits. Lawyers get rich and everyone who got screwed gets a consolation prize. In this case I don't agree the people got screwed. While Bulldozer was a joke, in my opinion determining what is or isn't a core is more up to the people producing the core than anything. Not all cores are created equal; just like clock speed, it isn't a proper way to quantify performance.

Incorrect, it says right on the thing they mail you the lawyers will be getting a capped payout of $7500.

@Bones I am not sure if I will mail in mine or not, I don't know why I get this sent in the mail, I have built a lot of PC's over the years, but I can't remember if I bought one of these or not it was so long ago, and my newegg buying history is too long to bother looking.

my card says after visiting the site.

yeah i prob will toss mine too, but it says you don't need proof of purchase so i dunno

 

[Bones]

That's another thing that stinks about it to me.
You'd think they would want proof of purchase a recepit or something to prove you bought one or even five but it says up to five can be claimed without having to provide such.
Hmmmmm......

 

[Space Lynx]

That's another thing that stinks about it to me.
You'd think they would want proof of purchase a recepit or something to prove you bought one or even five but it says up to five can be claimed without having to provide such.
Hmmmmm......

yep the up to 5 seems sketchy as crap to me as well... would be nice to know how they got our names for this mailing list.

agreed. smells funny.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

yep the up to 5 seems sketchy as crap to me as well... would be nice to know how they got our names for this mailing list.

agreed. smells funny.

SInce I bought 2 cpus thru newegg, I ASS-U-ME they got the info from Newegg.

 

[Bones]

Got ninja'ed while typing.... It's all good.

Was going to say I may have a possible answer.
Newegg is owned by a Chinese company/firm (The communist government of China). Because they are the owners of it they have access to anything about the site such as account details, including purchase history which the egg does keep all the way back to a customer's beginning - I can still look up purchases from 2004 I made the very first time I used them.

Could be using this data to get names and such.

 

[Space Lynx]

eh, I am throwing away my post card. I don't even care

just ripped it up

 

[moproblems99]

Dont be so naive, this lawsuit was only ever for 1 group and that sure as hell wasn't the consumers, it was always going to be for the laywers who have likely made millions if not tens of, off the back of it whilst if you're lucky you can go ahead and claim your $20 or W/E it is, if you qualify, because AMD hurt your feelings with their fake core count or some crap.

I'm well aware of that.

 

[thesmokingman]

If you don't claim the the settlement payout, it sure as heck won't be returned to AMD.