A voucher of $9 paid to credit card holders who paid at Olive Garden

On Monday several media sources reported that an Italian eatery Olive Garden may soon be issuing $9 "apology" vouchers to consumers who paid between 2006-2007. Recently it was sued on the grounds of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act which was amended in 2006 and made it illegal to print more than the last five digits of a customer's credit card number on a receipt. Olive Garden never stopped its practice of printing the last six digits.

However, as it became known from the reports no one's identity was stolen and nobody actually complained. Critics of such suits describe them as opportunistic.

“It’s like reckless driving in which no one had an accident and, except for the lawyers, no one even noticed the car speeding,” said Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, who has a blog called Overlawyered.

You are eligible for a voucher if you paid with your debit or credit card between December 4, 2006 and August 10, 2007. Mail your request for a Voucher Claim Form to GMRI Class Action - Claims, GMRI FACTA Litigation Settlement, c/o Analytics, Inc., P.O. Box 2002, Chanhassen, MN 55317-2002; or call 1-866-890-4862. Note that the Voucher Claim Form must be postmarked on or before June 4, 2009.