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UPDATE 4: On Sept. 6, 2020, Top Class Actions viewers started receiving checks from indirect drywall settlement worth as much as $3,989.51. Congratulations to everyone who filed a claim and got PAID!
UPDATE 3: On July 1, 2020, the court approved the Order Authorizing Distribution of Indirect Settlement Funds to approved claimants. According to the settlement website, checks should mail in the next 30 to 60 days. Post on the Top Class Actions Facebook page and let us know when your check arrives!
UPDATE 2: On June 11, 2020, the Motion to Distribute Indirect Purchaser Settlement Funds was filed with the court. Top Class Actions will let our viewers know as soon as we learn the motion has been approved!
UPDATE: The Drywall Indirect Purchasers Class Action Settlement was granted final approval on October 26, 2018. Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.
The remaining defendants in a drywall price-fixing class action lawsuit have reportedly agreed to a settlement that, if approved, will put an end to the litigation.
If you purchased drywall indirectly between Jan. 1, 2012 and Jan. 5, 2018, you may be entitled to benefits from the drywall price-fixing class action settlement.
The first drywall price-fixing lawsuits were filed in December 2012 and were eventually consolidated in Pennsylvania federal court. A consolidated amended drywall class action lawsuit was filed on June 24, 2013.
The drywall price-fixing class action lawsuit accuses certain manufacturers of conspiring to fix the prices for drywall, causing consumers to pay artificially inflated prices for drywall. This allegedly anticompetitive conduct violated state and federal antitrust laws, the plaintiffs claim.
Defendants American Gypsum Company LLC, New NGC Inc. and PABCO Building Products LLC recently agreed to pay $1 million to settle the drywall price-fixing class action lawsuit. Defendants TIN Inc., USG Corporation, United States Gypsum Company and Lafarge North America Inc. had previously agreed to settlements, and the total drywall price-fixing class action settlement proceeds are nearly $17 million.
USG and TIN reached drywall price-fixing class action settlements in February 2015, and those settlements received final approval in August 2015. Lafarge reached a settlement in June 2016 that received final approval on Feb. 28, 2017.
The defendants deny their conduct was unlawful but agreed to settle the drywall price-fixing class action lawsuit to avoid the burden and expense of ongoing litigation.
The deadline to opt out of or object to the drywall class action settlement is Sept. 21, 2018.
NOTE: A Claim Form for direct purchasers of drywall is not yet available. Top Class Actions will publish a separate article if a direct purchaser Claim Form becomes available.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members include: “All persons or entities currently residing in the United States that indirectly purchased Drywall in the United States manufactured by any of the Defendants, their subsidiaries, affiliates, or joint venturers for end use and not for resale during the Settlement Class Period.”
The Settlement Class Period is Jan. 1, 2012 through Jan. 5, 2018.
NOTE: Only Class Members who are located in or who made a purchase in or from an entity located in one of the following states are eligible to make a claim for damages:
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Potential Award
Varies, depending on the type of claim, whether proof of purchase is provided, and other factors.
17 percent of the settlement fund will be allocated to Class Members who made purchases of stand-alone drywall used in a project performed in their home. The remaining 83 percent of the settlement fund will be allocated all other Class Members.
Funds will be distributed pro rata based on the claimant’s recognized Claim Amount. Class Members who provide proof of purchase showing the price they paid for drywall during the Class Period will have their purchases valued at 100 percent for the purpose of calculating their recognized claim amount.
Class Members without proof of purchase must declare the number of sheets of drywall they purchased during the Class Period or the square footage of drywall installed in their homes. The drywall will be valued at $11/sheet to estimate the purchase price, and the purchases will be valued at 75 percent of the estimated purchase price. Class Members who do not submit proof of purchase will be subject to a $100 payment cap.
State entities submitting claims will have their claims valued at 61 percent to calculate their recognized purchase amount.
NOTE: Only claimants who are entitled to a payment of $50 or more will receive payment from the drywall antitrust class action settlement.
Proof of Purchase
None required. Class Members who do not submit proof of purchase will only be entitled to a maximum payment of $100.
Claim Form
NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.
Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.
Claim Form Deadline
1/9/2019
Case Name
In re: Domestic Drywall Antitrust Litigation, MDL. No. 2437, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Final Hearing
10/25/2018
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Indirect Drywall Settlement
c/o Heffler Claims Group
P.O. Box 58190
Philadelphia, PA 19102-8910
1-855-229-7511
Class Counsel
BLOCK & LEVITON LLP
FINKELSTEIN THOMPSON LLP
GREEN & NOBLIN PC
Defense Counsel
Counsel for American Gypsum Company LLC:
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
Counsel for PABCO Building Products LLC:
LOCKE LORD LLP
Counsel for New NGC Inc. d/b/a National Gypsum Company:
DECHART LLP
ROBINSON BRADSHAW & HINSON PA
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC
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190 thoughts onDrywall Indirect Purchasers Class Action Settlement
Here is what happened: There is no mistake made apparently. The letter you got dated 1/31/20 included your “recognized claim amount”. The plan has always been for that “recognized” amount to be used to determine your “pro rata” share based upon all of the claims. That pro-rata analysis has only recently been performed. In this case with likely a high amount of non-documented claims, it diluted the overall pool of overall funds such that, for example, someone with verified $2700 “recognized claim amount” would only receive $400.
I just received $563 in the mail today!
Wow that check somebody got for $16,000 plus dollars is questionable. Now why would letters confirming the validity of your claim being deemed valid be sent to you then at the time of payout it’s no longer valid ?
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Why? For that much you need proof.
They most likely own a construction company, or have a home improvement company.
I posted a pic of it on class action rebates Facebook page go see
I seen that. And you in construction or home remodel?
I’m in real estate development I spent hundreds of thousands on drywall through the years
Call 8552297511 and they can look up your name and tell if u are getting a check. I called and was told that if less than $50 no check even though i received letter stating i was entitled to $100 now they are saying only entitled to $20 so no check. Don’t understand this at all.
I have just been informed that if you call the administration of the claims that they are telling people that they have run out of money so no further checks will be sent.
We got our letters months ago saying $100 and still haven’t gotten anything in Nashville Tn and informed delivery shows nothing again today.
Same for me. What the heck????
Received 16,606 in California
Wow! Please tell us what your notice in January stated regarding the dollar amount claimed and the recognized claim amount.
Cannot remember the claim amount in letter but I remember it saying approved for $100
it literally says up to $100 so you know it was a mistake so they will probably void that check
Pst a pic of your $16k check, cause I don’t believe it! lol
Mail has been so screwed up lately I’m hoping it comes tomorrow
Still haven’t received a check yet either. Got a letter saying I would be receiving $100 a few months ago
The court documents stated 17% of the net settlement is slated for consumers 83% of net settlement fund is slated for business claims. All will recieve a pro rata share but consumers who submitted proof will have 100% of their total claim recognized in determining their pro rata share. Consumers who submitted no proof will have only 75% of their total purchases recognized for their pro rata share. There is a $50 floor. No claimant whose pro rata share is less than $50 will not recieve a check. Pro rata shares are usually calculated as (your recognized loss/claim)÷(the total losses/claims for the entire class)×(net settlement fund)=your pro rata share. Hope that helps.