Saw this notice on page 7D of USA Today, here is the information from the website over at www.mgmdvdsettlement.com where you can also find a list of the 325 eligible DVDs.decide for yourself, just thought the information would be of interest...

Eallonardo, et al. v MGM, et al., Claims Administration Website

Welcome to the MGM DVD Settlement Website

You are a member of the proposed settlement class if between December 1, 1998 to September 8, 2003, you purchased certain MGM widescreen DVDs (DVDs for films shot in the aspect ratio of 1.85 to 1 or 1.66 to 1). To view the Eligible DVD List, please click here. To view the detailed Notice of Class Action and Proposed Settlement, please click here.

If the proposed settlement is approved by the Court, Class Members who submit timely and valid Claim Forms may exchange each Eligible DVD for (i) a new MGM DVD from a list of 325 titles or (ii) $7.10. To request a Claim Form, call 1-800-285-2168 (toll free). Before requesting a Claim Form, please verify that your DVD is an Eligible DVD by reviewing the Eligible DVD List. To view the Eligible DVD List, please click here. Claim Forms must be returned to the Claims Administrator postmarked on or before March 31, 2005.

If you do not want to remain part of the Class, you must submit a timely and valid Request for Exclusion Form postmarked on or before March 31, 2005. To obtain a Request for Exclusion Form, please click here.

If you want to remain in the Class, but object to the terms of the Settlement, you must file and serve your objection with the Court and counsel on or before April 11, 2005. The detailed Notice of Class Action and Proposed Settlement provides instructions. To view the detailed Notice of Class Action and Proposed Settlement, please click here.

The Court will consider the adequacy and fairness of the proposed settlement at a hearing scheduled for May 16, 2005 at 10:30 a.m., 600 South Commonwealth Avenue, Department 322 Central Civil West, Los Angeles, California 90005.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT DATES:

March 31, 2005 Deadline to Submit Claim Forms


March 31, 2005 Deadline to Opt Out of the Settlement


April 11, 2005 Deadline to Object to the Settlement


May 16, 2005 Court Hearing to Determine Fairness of Settlement

thread going on here give most of the info Has over 50 replies. Your link for the list of movies is not there.....I need to look over these titles myself....thanks for the post.

MGM Class Action Settlement
ELIGIBLE DVD LIST
□ 10 TO MIDNIGHT □ 1969
□ 1984 □ 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE
□ 3 STRIKES □ 8 HEADS IN A DUFFEL BAG
□ ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES, THE □ ACROSS 110th STREET
□ ALICE □ ALICE'S RESTAURANT
□ ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN □ ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN 2
□ ALL OR NOTHING □ ALPHABET CITY
□ AMAZING GRACE □ AMERICAN BUFFALO
□ AMERICAN NINJA □ AMERICAN NINJA 2 & 3
□ AMITYVILLE HORROR, THE □ AMOS & ANDREW
□ ANGEL LEVINE, THE □ ANGEL UNCHAINED/CYCLE SAVAGES
□ ANGELS AND INSECTS □ ANNIE HALL
□ ANOTHER WOMAN □ ASSASSINATION
□ AT FIRST SIGHT □ AT FIRST SIGHT/KILL ME AGAIN
□ AT THE EARTH'S CORE □ ATTIC, THE/CRAWL SPACE
□ AUDREY ROSE □ AUTUMN IN NEW YORK
□ AVANTI! □ AVIATOR, THE
□ BABETTE'S FEAST □ BABY BOOM
□ BACK TO SCHOOL □ BAD INFLUENCE
□ BAGDAD CAFÉ □ BANANAS
□ BAR GIRLS □ BARBERSHOP
□ BASIC TRAINING □ BASKET, THE
□ BEAT STREET □ BELIEVERS, THE
□ BENNY AND JOON □ BENT
□ BEST SELLER □ BILL AND TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY
□ BILL AND TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE □ BILLION DOLLAR HOBO, THE
□ BIODOME □ BIRDCAGE, THE
□ BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ □ BLACK CAESAR
□ BLACK MAMA, WHITE MAMA □ BLACK ROBE
□ BLACK STALLION 1 & 2, THE □ BLACK STALLION RETURNS, THE
□ BLACK STALLION, THE □ BLUE SKY
□ BLUE STEEL □ BODY OF EVIDENCE
□ BORN ROMANTIC □ BOUND FOR GLORY
□ BOXCAR BERTHA □ BOXING HELENA
□ BREAKER! BREAKER! □ BREAKHEART PASS
□ BREAKIN' □ BREAKIN' 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
□ BREAKING IN □ BREATHLESS
□ BREATHLESS/RED CORNER □ BREEDERS
□ BRIDE WORE BLACK, THE □ BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY
□ BROADWAY DANNY ROSE □ BUCKTOWN
□ BULL DURHAM □ BUSINESS OF STRANGERS
□ CADILLAC MAN □ CAMILLE CLAUDEL
□ CANDYMAN 2: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH □ CARRIE - 25TH ANNIVERSARY
□ CARRINGTON □ CATCH THE HEAT
□ CAVEMAN □ CHARLES BRONSON
□ CHATO'S LAND □ CHEECH AND CHONG CORSICAN BROS
□ CHERRY 2000 □ CHILDREN'S HOUR
□ CHILD'S PLAY □ CHOCOLATE
□ CHOOSE ME □ CHRISTINA'S HOUSE
□ CITY OF INDUSTRY □ CITY SLICKERS
□ CLASS □ CLASS/YOUNGBLOOD
□ CLEAN SLATE □ COCA COLA KID, THE
□ CODE OF SILENCE □ COFFY
□ COLORS □ COMING HOME
□ COMPANY BUSINESS □ COOLEY HIGH
□ CORNBREAD, EARL, AND ME □ COTTON CLUB
□ COTTON COMES TO HARLEM □ COUCH TRIP
□ COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE □ COURAGE MOUNTAIN
□ CQ □ CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN SUBURBIA
□ CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS □ CRYBANSHEE/MURDERSRUEMORGUE
□ CUBA □ CUTTERS WAY
□ CUTTING EDGE, THE □ CYBORG
□ DARK HALF, THE □ DE SADE
□ DEAD MAN WALKING □ DEAD OF WINTER
□ DEATH WARRANT □ DECAMERON, THE
□ DEFIANT ONES □ DELIRIOUS
□ DELTA FORCE □ DELTA FORCE II
□ DERANGED/MOTEL HELL □ DESERT HEARTS
□ DESPERATE HOURS □ DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN
□ DIGGSTOWN □ DILLINGER
□ DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS □ DIRTY WORK
□ DISTURBING BEHAVIOR □ DOGS OF WAR, THE
□ DOLL'S HOUSE □ DOMINICK AND EUGENE
□ DONOVAN'S BRAIN □ DOUBLE IMPACT
□ DR. NO □ DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN
□ DUEL AT DIABLO □ DUNWICH HORROR, THE
□ EASY MONEY □ EAT, DRINK, MAN, WOMAN
□ ECHO PARK □ EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS
□ EDGE OF SANITY □ EIGHT MEN OUT
□ ELECTRA □ ELMER GANTRY
□ EMPIRE OF THE ANTS □ END, THE
□ ENTERTAINER, THE □ EQUUS
□ EUROPA EUROPA □ EVE OF DESTRUCTION
□ EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED □ EXTREME ADVENTURES OF SUPER DAVE
□ EXTREMITIES □ EYE FOR AN EYE
□ EYE OF THE NEEDLE □ FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN, THE
□ FATAL BEAUTY □ FATAL INSTINCT
□ FAVOR, THE □ FELLINI'S ROMA
□ FIRES WITHIN □ FIRST POWER, THE
□ FISH CALLED WANDA, A □ FIVE ON THE BLACK HAND SIDE
□ FLAMINGO KID □ FLAWLESS
□ FLED □ FLIGHT OF THE INNOCENT
□ FLIRTING □ FLUKE
□ FLUKE/NAPOLEON □ FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL
□ FOXES □ FOXY BROWN
□ FRANKIE & JOHNNY □ FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN, THE
□ FRIDAY FOSTER □ FRITZ THE CAT
□ FROGS □ FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
□ FULL MOON IN BLUE WATER □ FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY, A
□ FUZZ □ FX
□ FX2 □ GANGSTER NO. 1
□ GET SHORTY □ GETTING EVEN WITH DAD
□ GHOST WORLD □ GIRL WITH GREEN EYES
□ GOLDFINGER □ GOOD WIFE, THE
□ GORKY PARK □ GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
□ GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, THE □ GREAT WALL, A
□ GREGORY'S GIRL □ GUY THING, A
□ HAIR □ HANDMAID'S TALE, THE
□ HANG 'EM HIGH □ HANGING GARDEN
□ HANNAH AND HER SISTERS □ HANNIBAL
□ HANNIBAL/SOL □ HAPPY ACCIDENTS
□ HARLEY DAVIDSON & THE MARLBORO MAN □ HAUNTED HONEYMOON
□ HEART OF DIXIE □ HEAVY TRAFFIC
□ HELL UP IN HARLEM □ HENRY V (K. BRANAUGH)
□ HERO AND THE TERROR, THE □ HIDDEN AGENDA
□ HIGH SEASON □ HIGH SPIRITS
□ HOLCROFT COVENANT, THE □ HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE
□ HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS □ HOME OF OUR OWN
□ HONEYMOON IN VEGAS □ HONEYMOONVEGAS/AMOSANDREW
□ HOODLUM □ HOODLUM PRIEST, THE
□ HOOSIERS □ HOPE AND GLORY
□ HORSE SOLDIERS, THE □ HOT DOG THE MOVIE
□ HOT SPOT □ HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE, THE
□ HOUND OF BASKERVILLES, THE □ HOUSE OF GAMES
□ HOW TO BEAT… HIGH COSTS OF LIVING □ HOW TO MURDER YOUR WIFE
□ HOWLING, THE □ I SHOT ANDY WARHOL
□ I WANT TO LIVE □ IDOLMAKER, THE
□ I'M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA □ IMPROMPTU
□ IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT □ INDIAN RUNNER, THE
□ INHERIT THE WIND ('60) □ INTERIORS
□ INVASION OF BODY SNATCHERS □ INVASION USA
□ ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU, THE □ JACK AND BARAH
□ JANUARY MAN □ JASON'S LYRIC
□ JD'S REVENGE □ JEEPERS CREEPERS
□ JEFFREY □ JOE
□ JOEY □ JOHNNY BE GOOD
□ JUST THE TICKET □ JUST THE TICKET/HOODLUM
□ KILL ME AGAIN □ KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE
□ KILLING ME SOFTLY □ KING SOLOMON'S MINES
□ KINJITE: FORBIDDEN SUBJECTS □ KISS ME DEADLY
□ KNACK AND HOW TO GET IT, THE □ KOYAANISQATSI
□ KOYAANISQATSI/ POWAQQATSI □ LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
□ LA CAGE AUX FOLLES 2 □ LAMBADA
□ LARGER THAN LIFE □ LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN
□ LAST WALTZ, THE □ LAWMAN
□ LEARNING CURVE, THE □ LENNY
□ LIEBERSTRAUM □ LIFE STINKS
□ LILIES OF THE FIELD □ LITTLE MAN TATE
□ LIVE AND LET DIE □ LONE WOLF MCQUADE
□ LONELY HEARTS ('83) □ LONG RIDERS, THE
□ LONG SHOT/THEY WENT THAT-A-WAY □ LONGTIME COMPANION
□ LOOK BACK IN ANGER □ LORD OF ILLUSIONS
□ LORD OF THE FLIES □ LOSIN' IT
□ LOVE AND DEATH □ LOVE FIELD
□ LOVER, THE □ MADAME BOVARY
□ MADNESS OF KING GEORGE, THE □ MAKING MR. RIGHT
□ MAKING THE GRADE □ MALICE
□ MAN IN THE IRON MASK □ MAN IN THE MOON
□ MAN WHO LOVED WOMEN, THE □ MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
□ MANHATTAN PROJECT, THE □ MANNEQUIN
□ MARAT SADE □ MARIA'S LOVERS
□ MARLENE DIETRICH: HER OWN SONG □ MARRIED TO IT
□ MARRIED TO THE MOB □ MAXIE
□ MCKENZIE BREAK, THE □ MEAN SEASON, THE
□ MECHANIC, THE □ MEMORIES OF ME
□ MEN AT WORK □ MERMAIDS
□ MESSENGER OF DEATH □ METEOR MAN
□ MIAMI BLUES □ MIDNIGHT COWBOY
□ MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SEX COMEDY □ MIGHTY QUINN, THE
□ MIRACLE WORKER, THE □ MISERY
□ MISFITS, THE □ MISS JULIE
□ MISSING IN ACTION □ MISSING IN ACTION 2&3
□ MISSISSIPPI BURNING □ MOD SQUAD
□ MODERNS, THE □ MOLLY
□ MONKEY SHINES □ MOONSTRUCK
□ MORONS FROM OUTERSPACE □ MOSQUITO SQUADRON
□ MOUSE ON THE MOON □ MR. ACCIDENT
□ MR. MAJESTYK □ MR. MOM
□ MR. NORTH □ MR. SATURDAY NIGHT
□ MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING □ MURPHY'S LAW
□ MUSIC FROM ANOTHER ROOM □ MY FATHER'S GLORY
□ MY MOTHER'S CASTLE □ MYSTERY DATE
□ MYSTERY TRAIN □ MYSTIC PIZZA
□ NAPOLEON □ NAVY SEALS
□ NEEDFUL THINGS □ NEVER ON SUNDAY
□ NIGHT OF THE HUNTER ('55) □ NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING STARS
□ NINE LIVES OF FRITZ THE CAT, THE □ NO MAN'S LAND
□ NO SUCH THING □ NO WAY OUT
□ NOMADS □ NOT WITH OUT MY DAUGHTER
□ OBLONGBOX/SCREAM&SCREAM AGAIN □ OF MICE AND MEN
□ ON THE BEACH □ ONION FIELD, THE
□ OPERATION AMSTERDAM □ ORGANIZATION, THE
□ ORIGINAL GANGSTAS □ OTELLO
□ OUR SONG □ OVERBOARD
□ PACKAGE, THE □ PALOOKAVILLE
□ PAULINE AT THE BEACH □ PEBBLE AND THE PENGUIN
□ PERSONAL VELOCITY □ PHANTASM
□ PHANTASM IV: OBLIVION □ PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES
□ PLATOON □ POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE
□ POPI □ PORK CHOP HILL
□ POWAQQATSI □ PRANCER
□ PRAYER FOR THE DYING □ PRIDE AND PASSION, THE
□ PRINCESS BRIDE □ PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAIN
□ PRIVATE FUNCTION, A □ PRIVATES ON PARADE
□ PRODUCERS, THE □ PSYCH OUT/ TRIP, THE
□ PUMPKIN □ PUMPKINHEAD
□ PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO, THE □ RACHEL PAPERS, THE
□ RADIO DAYS □ RAGE OF HONOR
□ RAGE, THE: CARRIE 2 □ RAGING BULL
□ RAIN MAN □ RANCHO DELUXE
□ RAPPIN' □ RED CORNER
□ RED DAWN □ REMO WILLIAMS
□ RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, THE □ RETURN TO ME
□ REVENGE OF THE NINJA □ RHAPSODY IN AUGUST
□ RIVER'S EDGE □ ROAD TO HONG KONG, THE
□ ROADIE □ ROBOCOP
□ ROCKY □ ROCKY I
□ ROCKY II □ ROCKY III
□ ROCKY IV □ ROCKY V
□ ROLLERBALL □ ROMANTIC COMEDY
□ ROMEO IS BLEEDING □ RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP
□ RUNAWAY TRAIN □ RUSH
□ SALAAM BOMBAY □ SALSA
□ SALVADOR □ SATURDAY NIGHT & SUNDAY MORNING
□ SCANNERS □ SECRET ADMIRER
□ SECRET OF NIMH, THE □ SEMI-TOUGH
□ SEPARATE TABLES □ SEPTEMBER ('87)
□ SFW □ SHADOWS AND FOG ('92)
□ SHAG □ SHALLOW GRAVE
□ SHEBA BABY □ SHE-DEVIL
□ SIBLING RIVALRY □ SID & NANCY
□ SILENCE OF THE LAMBS □ SLAUGHTER
□ SLAUGHTER'S BIG RIP OFF □ SLEEPER
□ SOME LIKE IT HOT □ SOMETHING WILD
□ SOUTHERN COMFORT □ SPACEBALLS
□ SPECIES 2 □ SPEECHLESS
□ SPETTERS □ SPRING FORWARD
□ STARDUST MEMORIES □ STATE OF GRACE
□ STONEBROOK □ STOREFRONT HITCHCOCK
□ STORMY MONDAY □ STORY OF ADELE H.
□ STRANGER OF PARADISE □ SUM OF US, THE
□ SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL GUNFIGHTER □ SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF
□ SUPPORT…LOCAL GUNFIGHT/SHERIFF □ SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS
□ TAFFIN □ TALE OF SPRINGTIME, A
□ TEA WITH MUSSOLINI □ TEEN WOLF/TEEN WOLF TOO
□ TERMINATOR, THE □ TERROR IN A TEXAS TOWN
□ TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE II □ TEXASVILLE
□ THEATRE OF BLOOD □ THEY CALL ME MISTER TIBBS
□ THIEF □ THIEF OF BAGDAD, THE ('40)
□ THING WITH TWO HEADS, THE □ THINGS YOU CAN TELL LOOKING AT HER
□ THIS IS SPINAL TAP □ THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR ('68)
□ THRASHIN' □ THROW MAMA FROM THE TRAIN
□ TO LIVE □ TOM JONES
□ TRAIN, THE □ TRIUMPH OF THE SPIRIT
□ TRUCK TURNER □ TRUE HEART/COURAGE MOUNTAIN
□ TRUE LOVE □ TUNE IN TOMORROW
□ TWELVE ANGRY MEN □ TWICE TOLD TALES
□ UHF □ UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING
□ UNDER FIRE □ UNDERCOVER BLUES
□ UNFORGETTABLE □ UNTAMED HEART
□ VALDEZ IS COMING □ VALLEY GIRL
□ VAMPIRE'S KISS □ WAITING FOR THE LIGHT
□ WAR HUNT □ WARGAMES
□ WATER BABIES □ WHAT MATTER HELEN/SLEW AUNTIE
□ WHAT'S THE WORST… COULD HAPPEN □ WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
□ WHERE'S POPPA □ WHISTLE BLOWER
□ WHITE LIGHTENING □ WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN
□ WILD BILL □ WILD ORCHID
□ WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION □ WOMAN IN RED, THE
□ WOMEN IN LOVE □ WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
□ WOODY ALLEN □ WOODY ALLEN
□ WUTHERING HEIGHTS ('70) □ X, THE MAN WITH X-RAY EYES
□ XX/XY □ Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN
□ YELLOW SUBMARINE □ YOUNG BLOOD
□ YOURS, MINE, AND OURS □ ZELIG

Correct me if I'm wrong... All those titles had the wrong aspect ratio, but are now fixed and we have to send in all our old DVDs to get new ones?

You are incorrect. MGM stated on the packaging of some DVDs that the widescreen version was actually wider than the 4:3 version, and therefore had more picture. This was not the case, however, as those few films were actually matted widescreen, meaning that the 4:3 not only had more picture, but had the same width as the widescreen version. Some guy decided to sue MGM, and now folks are going to try to get some DVDs from MGM for free because they'll be able to get away with it. MGM added titles that are perfectly fine and accurately described on the packaging for reasons I do not know.

So there is absolutely nothing wrong with your MGM DVDs [unless you'd like to get into an anamorphic 1.66:1 debate].

So there was a whole lawsuit and settlement over some drawings not being to scale?

(I know I've talked about this lawsuit before, but I never understood what the deal was. Certainly the early reports made it sound as if a very few titles, like Hoosiers and Back to School, were incorrectly framed, not that it was just about the drawing on the back of the box which isn't even as potentially misleading as some other ones I've seen).

Hey if some guy can get away with suring McDonolds for spilling hot coffe on himself and get $$$ let's go for it!

The McDonald's thing is the worst example of frivilous lawsuits ever since it was not frivilous. First off, tt was a woman in the McDonald's thing, and it was coffee that was heated to temperatures far beyond what was necessary or even really safe (roughly 50 to 60 degrees hotter than the coffee you make at home and just roughly 12 degrees from boiling. Straight out of the container, the coffee was not safe to drink, let alone accidentally spill on your lap), and the judgement was significantly reduced on appeal.

Had the coffee been heated to a "normal" temperature such as that of many other chains or that of a home coffee maker, it's unlikely that the woman would've suffered third degree burns over 6% of her body and required skin grafts and an eight-day hospital stay.

I somehow doubt that a graphic that shows a rectangle next to a square is analogous to the McDonald's coffee incident. I wonder if this will end up costing MGM more than the $640,000 in damages that the McDonald's woman was ultimately awarded.

Still, coffe is always hot, and one should know better than to spill it in ones lap. That part of the accident McDonalds had nothing to do with, and if she didn't spill it in the first place, she would have never got the burns.

thread discussing this is here: http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=402532

closing this one..