Smitty’s/CAM2 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid Class Action

Lawsuit Filed

Class Certified

Settlement Approved

Open for Claims

Claims Period Closed

Date Initiated: 06/02/2020

Status: In progress

These cases were consolidated into a multidistrict litigation June 2, 2020.

File a Claim

Deadline to file a claim: 12/29/2021
Proof of Purchase Required: Yes
Potential Individual Reward: Varies
Total Settlement Amount: $7.2 million
Locations
- All U.S. states, excluding Missouri

Status: In progress

The Retailer Settlement Class is made up of any person or entity who purchased Super S Supertrac 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid, Super S 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid, Cam2 ProMax 303 Tractor Hydraulic Oil, and/or Cam2 303 Tractor Hydraulic Oil from Tractor Supply Co. — including Del’s Feed & Farm Supply locations — Orscheln Farm and Home LLC, Rural King, or Atwood stores between Dec. 1, 2013, to June 23, 2021. Those who solely purchased Super S Super Trac 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid in Missouri are excluded from the Class.

File a Claim

Deadline to file a claim: 12/29/2021
Proof of Purchase Required: Yes
Potential Individual Reward: Varies
Total Settlement Amount: $7.2 million
Locations
- All U.S. states, excluding Missouri

Date Initiated: 06/30/2021

Status: In progress

The Court granted this settlement preliminary approval June 30, 2021.

File a Claim

Deadline to file a claim: 12/29/2021
Proof of Purchase Required: Yes
Potential Individual Reward: Varies
Total Settlement Amount: $7.2 million
Locations
- All U.S. states, excluding Missouri

Status: In progress

File a Claim

Deadline to file a claim: 12/29/2021
Proof of Purchase Required: Yes
Potential Individual Reward: Varies
Total Settlement Amount: $7.2 million
Locations
- All U.S. states, excluding Missouri

Status: In progress

The claim deadline was Dec. 29, 2021.

File a Claim

Deadline to file a claim: 12/29/2021
Proof of Purchase Required: Yes
Potential Individual Reward: Varies
Total Settlement Amount: $7.2 million
Locations
- All U.S. states, excluding Missouri

Case Information

In Re: Smitty’s/CAM2 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid Marketing, Sales Practices, and Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2936, Case No. 4:20-MD-02936-SRB, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Lawsuit Filed

Date Initiated: 06/02/2020

These cases were consolidated into a multidistrict litigation June 2, 2020.

Class Certified

Those who solely purchased Super S Super Trac 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid in Missouri are excluded from the Class.

Settlement Approved

Date Initiated: 06/30/2021

The Court granted this settlement preliminary approval June 30, 2021.

Open for Claims

After attorneys’ fees and other costs are deducted from the settlement fund, Class Members will be eligible to receive different types of payments:

Total Claim Value: Each Class Member will receive a total claim value based on a combination of the general equipment damage claim value based on their amount of purchases of the defendants’ 303 tractor hydraulic fluid products from the retailer defendants and the repairs/parts/specific equipment damage claim value based on the administrator’s determination on that Class Member’s submission of a repairs/parts/specific equipment damage claim form, if any.
General Equipment Damage Claim Value: Each Class Member will receive a general Equipment damage claim value based on a percentage of the price of their purchases of the relevant products from the retailer defendants from Dec. 1, 2013 to June 23, 2021, including compensation for the property damage the plaintiffs allege was generally sustained in equipment using the products. The general equipment damage claim value allowed for the respective unit sizes of the products is $12 for each five-gallon bucket purchased, $4 for each one-gallon jug purchased, $6 for each two-gallon jug purchased, and $90 for each 55-gallon drum purchased. These amounts are an estimated 50 percent of that unit’s average sale price during the Class Period.
Repairs/Parts/Specific Damage Claim Value: Class Members who submit a timely repairs/parts/specific equipment damage claim form will receive an amount based on the settlement administrator’s assessment of the claimant’s equipment repairs, parts purchases, and/or specific damage to equipment that in whole or in part may have resulted from use of the relevant products during the Class Period. Such repairs, parts purchases, and/or equipment damage may relate to damage to seals, pumps, filters, gears, and clutch and brake systems, power take-off systems, and/or losses resulting from equipment being damaged beyond reasonable repair that occurred due to increased or excessive wear resulting from use of the products. Examples of this wear include scratching, corrosive wear, rippling, ridging, pitting, spalling and scoring of the gears and metal components, seal damage, spiral gear damage, metal abrasion, corrosion, surface wear, clutch wear and breakage, wet brake damage, pump failure, leakage, and damage from deposits, sludging, and thickening. Class Members wishing to file this type of claim must submit a Repairs/Parts/Specific Equipment Damage Claim Form and receipts or other paperwork (if available) related to their losses, repairs, and/or parts.

Awards from this settlement with the retailers will be combined at a later date with any potential funds obtained through a judgment or settlement with the manufacturer defendants.

Those who would like to opt out of or object to the settlement must do so by Dec. 29, 2021.

The deadline to file a claim in the Smitty’s/CAM2 303 tractor hydraulic fluid settlement is also Dec. 29, 2021.