Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Closed
Closed Settlement Statement:
According to court documents, the claim submission deadline has passed. Please contact the claims administrator if you have any questions.
Case Summary:The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Inc. and the Scotts Company, LLC are settling a class action alleging that it made false claims for its Scotts Turf Builder EZ Seed product. Specifically, the complaint said that it seed does not grow grass “50% thicker with half the water.”
Docket Number:7:12-cv-4727 (VB) (PED)
Company: Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Inc.
Filing Deadline: December 4, 2018
Class Period: January 1, 2009 to September 30, 2014
Objection Deadline: October 19, 2018
Exclusion Deadline: October 19, 2018
Final Approval Hearing: December 19, 2018
Proof of Purchase:No, but without proof of purchase, you may make a claim for no more three packages. With proof of purchase, you may make a claim for up to six packages.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you bought any variety of Scotts EZ Seed bearing the “50% thicker” claim, in California or New York, between January 1, 2009 and September 30, 2014.
Typical Settlement Amount:Without proof of purchase: $15 per package, up to three packages. With proof of purchase not showing price: $15 per package, up to six packages. With proof of purchase showing price: actual price, up to six packages.
Total Settlement Amount: Unknown
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$10,000
Law Firms:
Bursor & Fisher
Faruqi & Faruqi LLP
Claim Form: Scotts EZ Seed 50% Thicker Claim Settlement Claim Form
Case Name: In re Scotts EZ Seed Litigation
Settlement Website: Scotts EZ Seed 50% Thicker Claim Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
Heffler Claims Group
Scotts EZ Seed Litigation
c/o Heffler Claims Group, Claims Administrator
P.O. Box 8748
Philadelphia, PA 19101-8748
1-844-271-4786