Welcome to the Comedy Partners Class Action Settlement Website.

Your legal rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Read this website and the Class Notice carefully.

Please be advised that your rights may be affected, and you may be eligible to receive a financial payment as the result of a proposed class action settlement (“Settlement”). The purpose of this website is to provide information about this Settlement and explain your rights and options.

A settlement has been reached in two class action lawsuits, Kaplan v. Comedy Partners, No. 22 Civ. 9355 (VSB) (S.D.N.Y.) and Zimmerman et al. v. Paramount Global et al., No. 23 Civ. 2409 (VSB) (S.D.N.Y.) (collectively, the “Actions”), which affects your rights. The Actions allege that Defendants Comedy Partners and Paramount Global (collectively, “Defendants” or “Comedy Partners”) have underpaid royalties to parties to licensing agreements or recording contracts with Comedy Partners (the “Recording Contracts”) whose works have been distributed by digital audio transmission via SiriusXM Radio pursuant to such Recording Contracts.

The Court has not yet decided whether to grant final approval of the Settlement; however, the Court has preliminarily approved the Settlement as fair, adequate, and reasonable. No payments will be made unless and until the Court finally approves the Settlement and any appeals are resolved.

As explained in further detail below, you need to decide by June 9, 2025, whether to: (1) receive a payment to be paid under the Settlement (you do not need to do anything for this option); (2) object to the Settlement; or (3) opt out of the Settlement entirely (you will not receive any money to be paid under the Settlement) to retain the right to pursue your legal claims on your own. If you wish to remain a Class Member for purposes of this Settlement and receive a payment pursuant to the Settlement, you do not have to do anything in response to the Class Notice.


Your Legal Rights and Options in This Lawsuit
DO NOTHING AND RECEIVE YOUR INDIVIDUAL SETTLEMENT PAYMENT You do not have to do anything to participate in the Settlement. If you do nothing, and if the Settlement is finally approved by the Court, you will receive a payment in the amount of your pro rata share (a legal term meaning proportional share) of the Net Settlement Fund, after the deduction of certain expenses. See FAQ 18. All members of the Settlement Class who do not opt out by successfully submitting a Request for Exclusion will have the right to select their method of payment of their pro rata share of the Net Settlement Fund.
REQUEST TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE SETTLEMENT (“OPT-OUT”) You can choose to exclude yourself from the Settlement. If you do not want to receive a payment under the Settlement, and you want to keep any rights you may have to individually sue Comedy Partners over the legal claims resolved by this Settlement, then you must send a letter to the Settlement Administrator by June 9, 2025, stating that you wish to be excluded from the Settlement. See FAQ 19.
OBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT You can object to the Settlement in its entirety by filing an objection—in the form of a letter—with the Court and sending it to the Settlement Administrator by June 9, 2025, explaining why you believe the Settlement should be rejected by the Court. If your objection is overruled by the Court, you will receive a payment in the amount of your pro rata (or proportional) share of the Net Settlement Fund, and you will not be able to sue Comedy Partners for the legal claims being released as part of the Settlement of the Actions. If the Court agrees with your objection, then the Settlement may not be approved. See FAQ 20.

These rights and options — and the deadlines to exercise them — along with the significant terms of the Settlement are explained further in the Class Notice and on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page of this website. For complete details, please see the Settlement Agreement, which is available here.

Current Status

The Court in charge of the Actions has preliminarily approved the Settlement. A Fairness Hearing is set for July 22, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.


Important Dates
  • May 19, 2013 – December 31, 2022
    Class Period
  • June 9, 2025
    Deadline to Exclude Yourself from the Settlement
  • June 9, 2025
    Deadline to Object to the Settlement
  • July 22, 2025, 10:00 a.m. EST
    Fairness Hearing