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Urban Active Lawsuit Fitness Settlement Legacy Website

UPDATE: The District Court Granted Final Approval to the Settlement on July 16, 2014. Appeals were filed on July 31, 2014 and August 14, 2014 in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. No claims can be paid until after the appeals are resolved by the Sixth Circuit Appellate Court. This website will be updated as soon as more information is available from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

A class action settlement involving Global Fitness Holdings, LLC (formerly d/b/a Urban Active Fitness) (“Urban Active”) was preliminarily approved in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on September 30, 2013.

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Under the proposed settlement, individuals who signed a gym membership contract or personal training contract with Urban Active during the period of January 1, 2006, to October 26, 2012 (the “Class Period”), are Class Members and are eligible to receive money under the settlement.  The settlement also provides for the three subclasses described in the boxes below.

Class/Subclass

Claim Award*

Definition/Requirements

The “Class” $5.00 Signed a gym membership contract or personal training contract with Urban Active on or between January 1, 2006, and October 26, 2012.
The “FIF Subclass” $20.00 Paid a $15 Facility Improvement Fee, Club Administrative Fee, or any other biannual $15 fee to Urban Active on or between April 1, 2009, and October 26, 2012.
The “Gym Cancel Subclass” $20.00 Cancelled a gym membership contract with Urban Active on or between January 1, 2006, and October 26, 2012.
The “Personal Training Cancel Subclass” $30.00 Cancelled a personal training contract with Urban Active on or between January 1, 2006, and October 26, 2012.

* The Class and Subclass Claim Awards are cumulative, meaning that if a Class Member qualifies under the Class and all Subclasses then that Class Member shall recover $75.00. You can only qualify once under each category.

To qualify for payment, Class and Subclass Members had to complete and return a Claim Form on or before December 30, 2013. This deadline has passed and claims are no longer being accepted.

To learn more about the terms of the proposed settlement and how your legal rights may be affected, you should read the Settlement Documents and view the answers to the Frequently Asked Questions provided on this website.

The Class Representatives claim for the Class that Urban Active breached its contracts, unjustly enriched itself, and violated state consumer protection and health spa statutes during the sales, servicing, billing, and cancellation of its contracts. Specifically, the Class Representatives allege that Urban Active failed to disclose all fees and costs associated with membership, misrepresented the terms and provisions of its contracts, failed to provide customers with all appropriate documentation at the time of sale, failed to honor valid notices of cancellation, and adopted multiple cancellation policies that violated its contracts and confused members seeking to cancel.

The Court did not decide in favor of Plaintiffs or Defendant. Instead, both sides agreed to the proposed settlement. The litigation has lasted for more than two years and involved numerous motions and extensive discovery. Class Counsel and the Class Representatives believe that the amount of the settlement is fair and reasonable in light of the strengths and weaknesses of the claims and other factors.

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