Cadigan v. The Container Store: $75 per Qualifying Purchase

The settlement class is limited to legally blind people who meet every listed condition. The notice describes the purchase period as July 20, 2011 through August 12, 2026.

• You must have made a purchase at a Massachusetts The Container Store during the stated period.
• At that time, you must have had a vision-related disability requiring assistive technology to access visual information.
• You must have tried to add that purchase to a new or existing loyalty-program account and encountered a touchscreen kiosk or other device without a non-visual way to enter the needed information.

The notice says the accessibility improvements are for customers who are legally blind or visually impaired, so they can handle transactions independently in a way comparable to sighted shoppers. You do not need to submit a claim form for the company to make these changes.

• The company will install and use fully accessible point-of-sale kiosk devices in each of its store locations.
• It will provide formal employee training on using those devices.
• These changes take effect only if the Court approves the settlement.

The stated payment is $75 for each qualifying purchase. It is not automatic: doing nothing does not result in a payment.

• Submit a claim form through the website named in the notice.
• Your claim must be confirmed as qualifying.
• Payment also depends on final Court approval and may be reduced on a pro-rata basis, meaning the available money may be divided among qualifying claims.

The notice also does not give a deadline for submitting a claim form. It only identifies the settlement website as the place to submit one.

• A claim form is required.
• The notice says your eligibility must be confirmed.
• The notice does not say whether you must submit records or other documents with the claim form.

The notice says a person who does not request exclusion is bound, but it does not provide the deadline or instructions for requesting exclusion.

• Doing nothing means you will not receive money from the settlement.
• If the Court approves the settlement, you will still be bound by the settlement unless you request exclusion.
• Being bound means releasing certain claims concerning allegedly inaccessible point-of-sale devices for legally blind people.

You do not need to attend the hearing to object, but a written objection is required.

• Send a written objection so that it is received by the Settlement Administrator by October 9, 2026.
• Include your contact information, why you object, whether you or someone for you plans to attend the hearing, and your signature.
• Send it to Cadigan v. The Container Store, Inc., c/o CPT Group, Inc., PO Box 19504, Irvine, CA 92623.

At this hearing, the Court will consider whether to give the settlement final approval. The notice does not say that final approval has already been granted.

• The hearing is scheduled for October 29, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
• It is scheduled at Suffolk Superior Court, 3 Pemberton Square, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02108.
• You may attend, but attendance is not required.

The $75-per-purchase amount is subject to these deductions and to any applicable pro-rata reduction.

• The proposed total settlement amount is $780,000.
• The notice says proposed lead-plaintiff awards, class counsel fees and litigation expenses, and administration costs will be deducted before the remaining fund is distributed.
• Administration costs are presently estimated not to exceed $12,500.
• Class counsel plan to ask the Court for up to $495,000 in fees and costs.