Class Action Settlement Agreement Announced In Class Action Lawsuit Against Briggs and Stratton Corporation
Briggs & Stratton has entered into a class action settlement stipulation that, if approved by the court, will resolve over 65 class-action lawsuits filed nationwide against Briggs & Stratton and other engine and lawnmower manufacturers alleging, among other things, misleading power labeling on its lawnmower engines, according to a class action settlement news report.
Briggs & Stratton and other settling defendants will reportedly establish a class action settlement fund totaling $51 million in cash, as well as certain injunctive relief concerning the power labeling of engines for the next ten years and Briggs & Stratton will offer a one year extension of its current warranty for all class members filing a claim.
The Briggs and Stratton class action settlement stipulation has reportedly been submitted to Judge Adelman of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin for preliminary class action settlement approval in In Re: Lawnmower Engine Horsepower Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, Case No. 2:08-md-01999.
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I purchased equipment that was manufactured by Briggs & Stratton. It is the Vanguard 29 HP engine. After 1.5 years of daily problems with the unit and spending thousands of dollars on repairs that were really the fault of defective heads, counsel for Briggs & Stratton stated having 100 engines with the same problem is not a big deal and he could care less if a class action suit was filed. What he didn’t say is that at this time it is not known whether hundreds or thousands of this 29 horsepower Vanguard engine are on the market and whether or not the owners of this equipment have experienced the same problems. What I do know is by their in-actions, they are causing me to close my doors. I have already spoken with counsel and they are preparing a demand letter. If Briggs & Stratton fails to make me whole, I will be filing a lawsuit with several other people and once it hits the newspapers or through discovery, a possible class action suit will be filed. How the Courts allow companies like this to continue to stay in business is beyond me.
i bought an mtd riding lawnmower with a 20hp briggs engine.used the mower 15 hrs .engine rod broke destroying engine.briggs will not replace claming lack of oil. it was full mof oil when this happened.how can i get help
I purchased a riding lawnmower that was covered under the class action lawsuit. I have two neighbors who have riding lawnmowers under the action. Neither of us has received any word, and we provided the necessary information to qualify.
I purchased two lawnmowers covered under the class action, sent in all necessary paperwork and have heard NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT IS GOING ON? This lawsuit was suppose to have been settled last September.
I also filled out all paperwork with mod.# ser.# EVERYTHING and have not heard anything ???? CAN ANYBODY AT BRIGGS TELL ME WHY ???
I also completed all of the necessary paper work and submitted it and have heard nothing. What gives??
Ive owned a husqvarna with a briggs 26 hp emgine for 5 yrs with no problems but just found out about this lawsuit..where do i file..or get paprrwork???? Ive always felt the engine was weak for its labeling but i would like to prove it to mmyself…..help please
I also have a 23HP B&S Vanguard enging It is four years old and has
169.9 Hrs on it. It started blowing oil out of the air breather . I turned it off and took it to my dealer who told me the enging was gone. No warranty
I have been running Briggs 16hp and 18hp commercial engines for 25 years now.In the last few years i have had nothing but bad luck with these motors.These engines have a 2 year warranty.I have one 18 hp vanguard that is only 2 months old and had to have it overhauled due to oil leaks .In the past 2 years i have had several catastrophic engine failures from these motors that are sold by Briggs and Stratton.Briggs is having a overheating problem with their engines and need to own up to this fact.I am tired of wasting my time and money with a company that fails to stand behind the product that they themselves guarantee.
I have sent in all paper work and have heard nothing
back from this class action
I sent in all the paper work for this class action and haven’t heard anything either. now I have a blown engine on my zero turn cub cadet!! what an I suppose to do now buy another mower I guess but it wont have a briggs in it.
I receive a letter talking about classaction settlement , about four months ago did not understand it .
Please explain it letter, thank you
I have several briggs and stratton engines on varios pieces of equipment. I need info so I can make a claim.