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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI

J.T. Hand v. Beach Entertainment KC, LLC d/b/a Shark Bar; The Cordish Companies, Inc.; Entertainment
Consulting International, LLC, No. 4:18-cv-00668-NKL (W.D. Mo.)
J.T. Hand v. ARB KC, LLC d/b/a Angels Rock Bar; The Cordish Companies, Inc.;
 Entertainment Consulting International LLC, No. 4:19-cv-00108-NKL (W.D. Mo.)

IF YOU GOT MULTIPLE TEXTS FROM SHARK BAR OR ANGELS ROCK BAR TO A NUMBER ON THE NATIONAL DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT PAYMENT.

This is an official court notice. You are not being sued. This is not an ad for a lawyer.

A Settlement has been reached in class action lawsuits between Defendants Beach Entertainment KC, LLC (“Shark Bar”), ARB KC, LLC (“Angels Rock Bar”), The Cordish Companies, Inc. (“Cordish”), and Entertainment Consulting International, LLC (“ECI”), and individuals who received multiple text messages from Shark Bar or Angels Rock Bar. The lawsuits claim that Defendants violated a federal law called the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA”) by sending text messages to phone numbers that were registered on the National Do-Not-Call Registry. Defendants deny they violated any law. The Court has not decided who is right or wrong. The Settlement has been preliminarily approved by a federal court in Kansas City, Missouri.

You are included in the Settlement if, on or after April 25, 2014, you received at least two text messages within a twelve-month period from the Defendants to any phone number on the National Do-Not-Call Registry and Defendants’ records do not reflect that you engaged in a transaction with any of the Defendants within eighteen months of the receipt of both text messages. If you received a notice of the Settlement via email or in the mail, our records indicate that you are a Settlement Class Member. Those included will automatically receive a $113 voucher valid at several Kansas City area establishments via email if available, and otherwise via mail. Or you can get $56.50 in cash by filling out a Cash Claim Form by July 10, 2023.

Please read the notice carefully. Your legal rights are affected whether you act or don’t act.

YOUR  LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT
SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM	You may submit a Cash Claim Form by July 10, 2023 and get a payment of $56.50. This is the only way to receive a cash payment. You will give up your rights to sue Defendants about the issues in this case.
DO NOTHING	You will receive a $113 voucher emailed or mailed to your last known address, but you will give up your rights to sue Defendants about the issues in this case.
EXCLUDE YOURSELF	You will not receive payment under the Settlement, but you will retain any rights you currently have to sue Defendants about the issues in this case.
OBJECT	Write to the Court explaining why you don’t like the Settlement.
ATTEND A HEARING	Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the Settlement.

These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in the notice.

The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the Settlement. Payments and vouchers will be provided only after any issues with the Settlement are resolved. Please be patient.