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FEMA Trailer Formaldehyde Class Action Settlement
By Matt O’Donnell
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Victims of Hurricane Katrina and Rita who were housed in hazardous, government-issued FEMA trailers will receive $42.6 million from a class action lawsuit settlement that was approved Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt granted Final Approval of the FEMA trailer settlement on September 27, 2012, which will provide $37.5 million to roughly 55,000 residents of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas paid by more than two dozen manufacturers of the toxic FEMA trailers. Residents can also file claims to receive shares of a separate $5.1 million class action settlement with FEMA contractors that installed and maintained the units.
The FEMA trailer class action lawsuit (entitled In Re: FEMA Trailer Formaldehyde Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2:07-MD1873) was filed after government tests in 2008 found dangerously high levels of formaldehyde in hundreds of trailers. Formaldehyde is a known carcinogen that can cause severe health problems to those exposed to it. FEMA trailer occupants had complained of health problems such as nosebleeds, headaches and breathing problems.
If you suffered symptoms or injuries as a result of formaldehyde exposure in a Travel Trailer or Park Model Trailer provided by the U.S. government which was manufactured,installed, maintained or refurbished by one of the below-listed Manufacturers and/or Contractors following Hurricanes Katrina and/or Rita, you may be eligible to receive a cash payment from the FEMA trailer class action lawsuit settlement.
The FEMA trailer class action settlement includes the following Contractors, along with some of their insurers, as Defendants:
Bechtel National, Inc.; CH2M HILL Constructors, Inc.; Fluor Enterprises, Inc.; Shaw Environmental, Inc.; Jacquet Construction Services; PRI/DJI, A Reconstruction Joint Venture; Project Resources, Inc.; American Radiation Services, Inc.; B & I Services, L.L.C.; Davis Professional Accounting Services, Inc. a/k/a Davis Professional Services, Inc.; Multi-Task, L.L.C.; DC Recovery Systems; MLU Services, Inc.; Smith Research Corporation; T-Mac, Inc.; TKTMJ, Inc.; and Del-Jen, Inc.
The following Manufacturers are also included in the FEMA trailer settlement:
Citair, Inc.; Coachman Industries, Inc., Coachman RV Licensed Products Division, LLC; Coachmen Recreational Vehicle Company, LLC; Coachmen Recreational Vehicle Company ofGeorgia, LLC; Coachmen Industries, Inc.; Cruiser RV, LLC; Damon Motor Coach; DS Corp. d/b/a CrossRoads RV, Inc.; Doubletree RV, L.L.C.; Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc.; Fairmont Homes, Inc., Forest River, Inc., Four Winds International Corporation; Frontier RV, Inc.; Frontier RV Georgia, L.L.C.; Gulf Stream Coach, Inc., Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC; Homette Corporation, Hy-Line Enterprises, Inc., n/k/a FRH, Inc., Jayco, Inc., Jayco Enterprises, Inc., Keystone RV Company; Komfort Corp.; KZRV, LP; Layton Homes Corp.; R-Vision, Inc.; Monaco Coach CorporationPilgrim International, Inc.; Play’Mor Trailers, Inc.; Recreation By Design, LLC; Skyline Corporation; Skyline Homes, Inc.; Starcraft RV., Inc., SunRay R.V., L.L.C, and SunRay Investments, L.L.C.,; Thor Industries, Inc.; Thor California, Inc.; Timberland RV Company, Inc. d/b/a Adventure Manufacturing; TL Industries, Inc.;Vanguard, LLC, Vanguard Industries, Inc. of Michigan, Inc., Viking Recreational Vehicles LLC.
The amount of money you can receive from the FEMA class action settlement will be based on a Class Benefit Formula approved by the Court. If you received any Medicare/Medicaid/TRICARE/Veteran’s Administration/Indiana Health Services benefits, some or all of these amounts may be deducted from your settlement.
The ONLY way to receive a payment from the FEMA trailer settlement is to complete and submit a Claim Form postmarked by October 12, 2012.
UPDATE: The FEMA trailer settlement claims were paid in October 2013. Â The settlement website and toll free number are no longer active.
Updated October 1st, 2012
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Mmy I got the same email ….
I just got an email from the man in charge. They started printing and mailing checks. There are 70,000 so they said it will take three to four weeks. His email address is balhoff@pabmb.com. This is his email address.
I email them and received an email back stating that this is a large settlement and we can expect to receive our allocation by the end of the calendar year. Oh and to just be patient; a bunch of BS if u ask me
I have been getting together with different communities and churches to Go to the Special Master’s office to get some answers.
does anyone know when the checks will be sent out
Today is September 30; where’s the checks and updates *smdh*. This is horrible to put people thru all this headache. Unlike them some need their money…
I think we want get another update until next year. We ALL are getting different stories and that’s the reason we are not getting any updates. This is because the Special Master’s office don’t know what Special Lie they want to tell us.
Well its sept 25th has anyone heard anything knew cause there isn’t any knew updates on the website yet
Oh u spoke with the office I spoke with him his self his name is Daniel an he said on Sept 30 as well I didn’t wanna speak to nobody but him I left an message for him an he return my call
O wow I wonder why its so many lies because he sure told me at the end if sept thus is crazy