If You Purchased Or Used Clorox Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner You May Be Entitled To A Cash Payment From A Class Action Settlement.
A class action settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit pending against Clorox Company (“Clorox” or “Defendant) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (styled Shawndee Hartless v. Clorox Company, Civil Action Case No. No. 06-CV-02705-CAB) alleging, among other things, that Clorox’s statement on its Clorox Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner with Bleach (“CATBC” or “Drop-In Tablets”) packages that the toilet cleaner “does not harm plumbing” is deceptive since the chemicals in the Drop-In Tablets allegedly corrode the toilet tank parts, causing the rubber and plastic parts to deteriorate until the flush mechanism fails or no longer seals properly, according to the Clorox Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner with Bleach class action settlement notice.
The proposed Clorox Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner with Bleach class action settlement reportedly provides that Clorox will create a fund of up to $8 million to pay Class Members’ claims and certain administrative costs. Class members may obtain a cash payment from the fund if they purchased, used or have suffered property damage from the use of Clorox Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner with Bleach. Settlement class members must return a valid claim form by January 28, 2011 to get a cash payment under the settlement.
As part of the settlement, Clorox will also reportedly remove from its Clorox Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner with Bleach packaging its claim that it “does not harm plumbing.”
The Clorox Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner with Bleach class action lawsuit settlement class reportedly includes the following persons, unless otherwise excluded:
Any person who purchased, used or suffered any property damage from use of CATBC from December 13, 2002 to September 15, 2010.
The deadline to opt out of (i.e., exclude yourself from) the Clorox Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner with Bleach class action settlement or to object to the class action settlement is reportedly December 6, 2010.
The Court is scheduled to hold a settlement Final Approval Hearing at 1:30 p.m. on December 29, 2010 at the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, 880 Front Street, San Diego, California 92101-8900, in Courtroom E, to consider, among other things, whether the Clorox settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate.
For more information on the Clorox Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner with Bleach class action lawsuit settlement and/or for updates on the Clorox class action settlement, visit the Clorox class action settlement website:
www.catbcsettlement.com
If You Have Thoughts On The Clorox Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner with Bleach Class Action Lawsuit Settlement, Share Your Class Action Comments Below.
My husband replaced malib fixtures and flappers in our toilets over a several year period, before we realized what was causing our problem. I think it would have been eisier to clean the bowl every day than for him to replace the parts. It became a joke around here as how long the newly replaced part would last. Recently, I came across two of the tablets needless to say they were not used. Frances Nichols
My husband replaced many fixtures and flappers in our toilets over a several year period before, we realized what was causing our problem (the Clorox tablets). I think it would have been easier to clean the bowl every day, than for him to buy and replace the parts. It became a joke around here as to how long the newly replaced part would last. We own three homes with a total of nine toilets in them. We really don’t know how many parts or trips to the hardware store he made to replace the parts. He would actually buy several replacement parts at a time, as he knew they would be needed. Recently, I can across two of the tablets, needless to say they were not used. Frances Nichols
I spent over $500 in plumbers charges for toilet repairs.
I’ve mailed my claimform and read your information on the website that payment would be sent July, 2011. It is now September, 2011 and haven’t recieved it yet. Whats the hold up? I have a claim mumber but nowhere or no one to get any information.
February 2012, no payment. Has anyone else received or is it still being held up by three class members as the notice at the CATBC suit website said, months ago?
I may call the law office and see what they say, but in case anyone else would like to do so:
http://www.catbcsettlement.com/
1 (888) 262-1556
BTW, I think the settlement sucked because it capped the amount of reimbursement so low. I had more than one toilet repaired due to this product and I have the bills to prove it, that even stated the damage was due to bowl cleaner. Well over $300, but I won’t get it back. The $175 cap is apparently per household because the law office said I could not claim it for two toilets or submit two separate claim forms. Clorox should be ashamed and also have to post warnings on the product. Really, they shouldn’t even sell it.
There needs to be a new class action lawsuit against Clorox for their “splashless laundry bleach”. A year ago I noticed several containers of this type of bleach that were not mixed up properly. Leaving large amounts of the substance in a extra intense state of toxicity. I got a bit on the back of my hand. Didn’t notice it until it had burned through my skin, causing blood to come out. The substance plopped onto the back of my hand and stuck there at room temperature, so I didn’t feel it. Very dangerous. And permanently scarred the back of both my hands!