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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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220 thoughts onFEMA Trailer Formaldehyde Class Action Settlement
the checks that came out mid december was for the mobile homes, that settlement was for 2 million dollars. I hope we hear something soon.
When did she get it? They sent checks out mid year but that was not our suit. Was the check for trailer or mobile home?
lawyers r not worried about us they have their money now they r makeing interst on our a friend told me she recived 124 fo each person in the trailer
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they are using the formula to determine what each claimant will get. If you had 2 travel trailers you only get paid for one.
we now have claim numbers, i don’t know how to get it but that’s what i was told yesterday. Tammy which lawyer are you looking for. like i mentioned earlier there is over 100,000 claims but not everyone will get a check, is what i was told. good luck everyone.
I saw articles that said each plaintiff should get around $4020 each. When you do the math it doesn’t add up. Plus there was only 55,000 claims. It’s just crazy that it is taking so long. I promise you the attorneys have been paid but the ones that suffered still suffer. By doing the math it looks like we might get $201.00. To read articles type $4020 fema settlement payment. Does anyone have the number to the attorneys?
just found out today that everyone who filed a claim now has a claim number. so we should hear something soon. we hope. probably won’t get much of nothing though, there is more than a 100,000 claims. according to the last count info.
i am wondering how long will it take to receive the letters from the special master