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Status Update: We are currently working with Class Members to finalize their claims so a final report can be issued. A distribution from this partial Settlement is expected to occur before the end of this year.
If you believe you are a class member and have not received a personalized Notice with a summary of your purchase data, you will need to file a Class Membership Form.
If you received a personalized Mailed Class Notice with a summary of your purchase data and you would like to correct that data, you will need to file a Correction Form.
If you believe your equipment has been damaged as a result of using the eligible 303 THF Products, you will need to file a Damages Claim Form.
To view the details of your purchases summarized on your mailed Notice, please use the personalized username and password provided in your Notice: Data Portal
A $7,200,000.00 class-action settlement (the “Proposed Retailer Settlement”) has been reached with the four Retailer Defendants in a lawsuit regarding the sale and use of Super S Supertrac 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid, Super S 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid, Cam2 ProMax 303 Tractor Hydraulic Oil, and/or Cam2 303 Tractor Hydraulic Oil (“303 THF Products”). The Proposed Retailer Settlement settles claims against Retailer Defendants Tractor Supply Company, Orscheln Farm and Home LLC, Rural King Administration, Inc., R.K. Family, Inc., R.K. Holdings, LLP, Mattoon Rural King Store, Inc., Waterloo Rural King Supply, Inc., Vandalia Rural King Supply, Inc., RK Distribution, LLC, Rural King Holding Co. (collectively referred to as “Rural King”), and Atwood Distributing, LP, together with each of their affiliates, divisions, subsidiaries, and assigns (collectively referred to as “Retailer Defendants”) that were asserted in a Multi-District Litigation (“MDL”) lawsuit. Plaintiffs believe that the primary claims in the MDL are against Smitty’s Supply, Inc. and CAM2 International, LLC (collectively referred to as “Manufacturer Defendants”), and those claims are proceeding in the MDL and have not been settled.
For more detailed information about the Proposed Retailer Settlement , please refer to the Long Form Notice available on the Court Documents page of this website.
The Settlement Class includes all persons and entities who purchased Super S Supertrac 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid, Super S 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid, Cam2 ProMax 303 Tractor Hydraulic Oil, and/or Cam2 303 Tractor Hydraulic Oil from Tractor Supply Company (including Del’s Feed & Farm Supply locations), Orscheln Farm and Home, Rural King, or Atwood stores between December 1, 2013 and the present. (Note that excluded from the Class are persons and entities who solely purchased Super S Super Trac 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid in Missouri).
Unless you were sent a Mailed Class Notice containing your purchase information from at least one of the four Retailer Defendants confirming your Class Membership and purchases of the Manufacturer Defendants’ 303 THF Products, you must timely submit a Retailer Class Membership Form in order to receive any monetary award as part of the Proposed Retailer Settlement. To submit a Retailer Class Membership Form, you must complete an electronic or hard copy Retailer Class Membership Form by December 29, 2021. Mailed Forms should be sent to:
In Re: Smitty’s/CAM2 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid Marketing, Sales Practices, and Product Liability Litigation
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 59479
Philadelphia, PA 19102-9479
You may also submit the form via email to 303tractorhydraulicfluidsettlement@rg2claims.com or via fax to 215-827-5551.
If you received a Mailed Class Notice or submit a Retailer Class Membership Form, you may also file a claim for Damages. To submit a Repair/Parts/Specific Equipment Damage Claim Form, you must complete and submit an electronic or hard copy Repair/Parts/Specific Equipment Damage Claim Form by December 29, 2021. Mailed Forms and any supporting papers should be sent to:
In Re: Smitty’s/CAM2 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid Marketing, Sales Practices, and Product Liability Litigation
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 59479
Philadelphia, PA 19102-9479
You may also submit the form via email to 303tractorhydraulicfluidsettlement@rg2claims.com or via fax to 215-827-5551.
ACTION | DUE DATE | |
Do Nothing | If you received a Mailed Notice that set forth that you purchased Defendants’ 303 THF Products from at least one of the Retailer Defendants during the Class Period and you do nothing, you will be bound by the Proposed Settlement (if approved), you will have released your claims, and you will receive a monetary award at the conclusion of the MDL based on the purchases shown in the Retailer Defendants’ records. | |
Submit a Class Membership Form | If you did not receive a notice setting forth that you purchased Defendants’ 303 THF Products from at least one of the Retailer Defendants during the Class Period, you must timely submit a valid Class Membership Form to the Settlement Administrator in order to be included in the Retailer Settlement Class and to recover a monetary award under the Proposed Settlement. To submit or obtain a Class Membership Form, go to the Claims Filing page of this website or call 866-742-4955. | By December 29, 2021 |
Submit a Request for Correction Form | If this notice does not accurately set forth your purchases of the Manufacturer Defendants’ 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid from the Retailer Defendants during the Class Period, you can timely submit a Request for Correction Form to the Settlement Administrator. To submit a Request for Correction Form, go to the Claims Filing page of this website or call 866-742-4955 | By December 29, 2021 |
Submit a Repairs / Parts / Specific Equipment Damage Claim Form | If you are a Retailer Settlement Class Member and either received a Mailed Notice or submit a Class Membership Form, you may complete and submit a Repairs / Parts / Specific Equipment Damage Claim Form regarding repairs and damage you claim to your equipment caused, in whole or in part, by the Manufacturer Defendants’ 303 THF Products. To submit, go to the Claims Filing page of this website or call 866-742-4955. | By December 29, 2021 |
Exclude Yourself | You may request to be excluded from the Retailer Settlement Class by timely submitting a request in writing to the Settlement Administrator. If you do this, you will not receive any of the benefits provided by the Proposed Retailer Settlement and you may not object to the Proposed Retailer Settlement. You will, however, keep your right to sue Retailer Defendants regarding the claims asserted in the class action. | By December 29, 2021 |
Object | You may object to the Proposed Retailer Settlement by submitting a valid and timely objection to the Court and counsel for the parties. If you object, you must still timely submit a valid Class Membership Form by the date specified above in order to receive an award (unless you received a Mailed Class Notice setting forth that records indicated you had purchased the 303 THF Products from at least one of the four Retailer Defendants). You may object to the Settlement only if you do not exclude yourself by the date listed immediately above. | By December 29, 2021 |
These rights and choices – and the deadlines to exercise them – are further explained in the Long Form Notice.