Bell + Howell Agrees to Uncapped Mouse Repeller Fraud Settlement

BHH LLC, which does business as Bell + Howell, has agreed to an uncapped class settlement that would reimburse customers who say its ultrasonic mouse repellers don’t keep pests away.

Plaintiffs asked the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Sept. 3 for an initial nod.

Ultrasonic pest repellers are small electronic devices that emit high-frequency sounds, inaudible to humans but intolerable to pests. They plug into wall electrical outlets.

Joanne Hart and Sandra Bueno said the devices don’t work, supporting one filing with photos showing two mice sitting near a plugged-in repeller, a mouse climbing toward ...