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Show 1 ADVERTISING PAYS UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTMIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDAJACKSONVILLE DIVISION ATTENTION: CONTACT LENS WEARERS IMPORTANT NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS OF CLASS ACTION AND PARENS PATRIAE CONSUMER SUIT AND FAIRNESS HEARING THEREON If you bought replacement contact lenses made by Johnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. now known as Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. ("Johnson & Johnson" or "Vistakon"), Bausch & Lomb Incorporated ("Boused & Lomb"), or CIBA Vision at any time since January 1, 1988, please read this notice carefully; it may affect your rights. Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, private counsel acting on behalf of a certified nationwide class of consumers and the Attorneys General of 31 other States brought lawsuits alleging that retail prices of replacement contact lenses were too high because certain lens manufacturers man-ufacturers agreed with the American Optometric Association ("AOA"), in alleged violation of the antitrust laws, that their lenses would only be available from eye care professionals or retail optical and mass merchandisers. The defendants have denied participating in the alleged agreements and denied that their actions have caused retail prices of replacement contact lenses to be above competitive levels. Classes have been certified on behalf of consumers who purchased replacement contact lenses made by Johnson & Johnson, Bausch & Lomb, or CIBA Vision, except those who purchased replacement lenses while they were residents of either Georgia or Tennessee. Replacement lenses are those sold or dispensed to replace the initial lens. The classes consist of: 1 ) a national class consisting of consumers in all states except Florida, Georgia and Tennessee who bought replacement lenses from eye care professionals; 2) Florida residents represented repre-sented by their Attorney General; and 3) the residents of thirty-one (31 ) States represented by their respective Attorneys General. The Court has already approved a settlement with CIBA Vision. Proposed settlements on behalf of the class, residents of the 32 states, and of Georgia and Tennessee have been reached with all the remaining defendants, Johnson & Johnson, the AOA, Bausch & Lomb, certain individuals, and Practice Management Groups. The Johnson & Johnson settlement has five principal components: (1) $25,000,000.00 in cash, which is inclusive of fees and expenses; (2) a $30,000,000.00 guaranteed Benefits Package Fund consisting of rebates for the future purchase of Johnson & Johnson replacement lenses and an eye exam totaling $100.00; (3) a Drop-Out Compensation Fund of $5,000,000.00, consisting of cash or coupons for persons who formerly wore Johnson & Johnson brand contact lenses and who no longer wear contact lenses; (4) injunctive relief; and (5) in accordance with their jurisdiction, juris-diction, Attorneys General for the Plaintiff States agree to continue to administer or enforce their state laws regarding the sale, dispensing andor furnishing of contact lenses and nothing in this clause is intended to create a private right of action. The Bausch & Lomb Settlement has three principal components: (1) $8,000,000.00 in cash; (2) a $9,500,000.00 guaranteed Benefits Package Fund consisting of rebates for the future purchase of Bausch & Lomb replacement lenses and an eye exam totaling $100.00 and coupons for free and discounted Bausch & Lomb lens care products; and (3) injunctive injunc-tive relief. Separate settlements have also been reached with the AOA, 13 individual defendants and five Practice Management Groups consisting of injunctive relief and total payments of $854,000.00 in cash. If approved, a $2,500,000.00 fund will be set aside for persons wno formerly wore Bausch & Lomb or CIBA brand contact lenses and who no longer wear contact lenses. The decision whether to approve the settlements and counsel's applications for attorneys fees and expenses will be considered by the Court at a hearing which will take place on September 7, 2001 . If you wish to object to all or any of the proposed settlements or fee and expense applications, appli-cations, you must file timely objections. To receive more information on the lawsuits and the proposed settlements, including the complete Long Form Notice, and to register for the Benefit Packages and to receive information on claiming against the drop-out funds under the settlements if they are approved by the Court, call: 1-888-437-1294 (Johnson & Johnson) or on the Internet at: http:www.acuvuerebates.com (Johnson & Johnson) ' 1 -888-707-5880 (Bausch & Lomb) or on the Internet at: http:www.freecontactlensrebates.com (Bausch & Lomb) DO NOT CALL THE CLERK OF THE COURT PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT DATES July 31. 2001. Deadline for filing objections to the proposed settlements. September 7, 2001. Date of hearing to determine whether the proposed settlements should receive final approval. 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