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Lawnmower Class Action Settlement


This is a settlement for the Consumer and Financial Fraud lawsuit.

Washington, DC: If you purchased a lawnmower, for your own use, containing an engine with up to 30 horsepower in the United States or Puerto Rico and between January 1, 1994 and April 12, 2010, you may be eligible to participate in a class action settlement announced recently. The settlement allows for up to $35 for each walk-behind mower and up to $75 for each riding lawnmower. And you may be eliglble to receive an extended warranty.

Click here to file your claim

Your lawnmower is included if your engine was manufactured by: Briggs & Stratton; Honda; Kawasaki; Kohler; Tecumseh; Toro.

Or, your lawnmower is included if your lawnmower was manufactured by: Deere; EHP; Honda; Husqvarna; MTD; Sears; Toro.

Brands manufactured by these companies include, but are not limited to:
Yard-Man, Cub Cadet, Honda, Bolens, Exmark, Deere, Sabre, Scotts, Toro, Yard Machines, Craftsman, Troy Bilt, Husqvarna, Poulan, Poulan PRO, Lawn-Boy, Weed Eater, White Outdoor, Snapper, Simplicity, Brute, Murray, and other brands.

The class action lawsuit was filed against Sears and other manufacturers of lawn mowers, alleging that they, for decades, fraudulently sold lawn mowers with labels indicating the engines produce a higher horsepower than they actually do. The horsepower of a lawnmower is critical to its performance. One alleged deception involves stating the horsepower of the lawnmower as its gross horsepower, which is a theoretical maximum horsepower, not the more accurate net horsepower.

Additionally, the suit claims that the defendants were involved in a broad conspiracy which included influencing the adoption of labeling requirements that would ensure the alleged fraud could not be discovered.

A final approval hearing is set for June 22. If you wish to be excluded or object to the proposed settlement you have until June 4th to notify the claims administrator.

The deadline to file a claim for cash benefits is August 31, 2010.

The deadline for filing a claim for warranty benefits and redeeming warranty benefits is one year after the final approval.
Published on Apr-6-10


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Told me I had the wrong motor ID number, I never heard again.

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Filed claim in 2010 as directed. Kind of forgot about it until I found paperwork. Was never contacted about a settlement. I do have a claim # that was accepted. Anyone know how to find out what happened to claims submitted?

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Why has there not been any notification for individuals who purchased Weed Eater Riding Lawn Mower that worked for less than one year. It is clearly a defective manufacturing issue. So beyond frustrated. I could go on, but don't think it will do any good.

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I am still waiting for my settlement.

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Right on. Never heard from them all these years. These people should be sanctioned for not getting back to us!

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Vincent Esades was the attorney out of Minnesota
I still have not received anything

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I filed two claims against the Lawn Mower Class Action lawsuit in April of 2009 and haven't received any notification of those claims.What was the final outcome of that litigation?

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Never received notification on class action suit. Ive not moved not received any compensation. briggs & Stratton sent claim for 6-16-1o
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engine: 120000 (123702)

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Any suits about Weedeater one riding mowers, I've had one for three years and it keeps breaking

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