Polyurethane Foam Products Direct Purchaser Settlement

October 3, 2024
1:10-md-02196 US District Court, Northern District of Ohio

Overview

Manufacturers of polyurethane foam were accused of colluding to fix prices of polyurethane foam and polyurethane products in the US and Europe. Polyurethane foam is used for cushioning and insulation in residential and commercial furnishing, bedding, flooring, automotive interiors, carpet underlay and in many industrial, packaging and technical applications. In the US, the direct purchasers accuse the defendants of conspiring from January 1, 1999 to July 31, 2010 to fix the price of polyurethane foam. In April 2013 Vitafoam and Vitafoam Products Canada agreed to pay over $10 million to claimants.

Class

Persons and entities that directly purchased flexible polyurethane foam in the US from a defendant from January 1, 1999 through July 31, 2010. A settlement is anticipated for both direct and indirect purchasers.

Defendants

  • A-Z Sponge & Foam Products Ltd.
  • Carpenter Company
  • Carpenter Holdings & ER Carpenter LP
  • Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company
  • Flexible Foam Products Inc.
  • Future Foam Inc.
  • FXI-Foamex Innovations Inc.
  • Leggett & Platt Inc.
  • Mohawk Industries
  • Otto Bock Polyurethane Technologies
  • Plastomer Corporation
  • Scottdel Inc.
  • The Woodbridge Group
  • Valle Foam Industries Inc.
  • Vitafoam Inc.
  • Vitafoam Products Canada Ltd.
Partial Settlements  
​$148,000,000
​Carpenter Company, Holdings & ER Carpenter LP ​$108,000,000
​Leggett & Platt Inc ​$40,000,000
Filing Deadline: Contact SRG​

​​​​​Settlement Recovery Group, LLC (“SRG”) is not the official claims administrator, class counsel or any party in the case. SRG is a third party claims filing service that can be hired to file and track claims.​ We specialize in helping companies and small businesses file claims to obtain their fair share of settlement money from class action lawsuits once a settlement has been reached. Our services are voluntary and are not required to file a claim; claimants may file a no-cost claim on their own. This summary is for informational purposes only and is based on SRG’s review of publicly available case documents. Official information can be found on the case website and on the court docket. This summary is not and should not be construed as legal, tax, or other professional advice.

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