$420 Million SiriusXM Lifetime Subscription Settlement

In Alvarez v. Sirius XM Radio Inc., No. 2:18-cv-08605-JVS-SS (C.D. Cal.) (Hon. James V. Selna), a breach of contract class action alleging that defendant did not honor its lifetime subscriptions, Ahdoot Wolfson reached a nationwide class action settlement conservatively valued at approximately $420 million. The settlement extends the promised lifetime subscription for the lifetime of class members who have active accounts, and provides the opportunity for class members with closed accounts to reactivate their accounts and enjoy a true lifetime subscription or recover $100. The district court had granted the motion to compel arbitration on an individual basis, and Ahdoot Wolfson appealed. Ms. Wolfson reached the final deal points of the nationwide class action settlement literally minutes prior to oral argument in the Ninth Circuit.