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Eligible Claimants
Truck Dealerships who, on or after January 1st, 1999, indirectly purchased certain “Automotive Parts” (Truck Parts) in one of the “Eligible Jurisdictions” (detailed below) that were manufactured by one or more of the “Defendants” listed on next page or their current or former parent, subsidiaries, affiliates or co-conspirators. For this action, class member eligibility includes purchases of new vehicles for resale that included one or more of the Eligible Products as a component part, or indirect purchases of Eligible Products, that is from any entity other than the Defendants, their subsidiaries or affiliates. There are separate settlements for other entities which, during the same period, purchased Automotive Parts either directly or indirectly from a Defendant, its subsidiaries or affiliates. Additional information regarding these settlements is available upon request.
Case History
1. Wire Harness and Occupant Safety System Settlements: Separate lawsuits alleging that Defendants in each lawsuit entered into unlawful agreements that allegedly artificially raised the prices of Occupant Safety Systems and/or Vehicle Wire Harness Systems, have been settled with six defendants and their affiliates totaling $5.1 million. Generally, you are included if, at any time between January 1, 1999 and August 18, 2016 (the specific dates may depend on the particular settlement agreements) for Vehicle Wire Harness Systems or between January 1, 2003 and August 10, 2016 (the specific dates may depend on the particular settlement agreements) for Occupant Safety Systems, you were a dealer of heavy-duty (Class 8) or medium-duty (Class 4, 5, 6 & 7) trucks, buses, commercial vehicles (excluding automobiles, light trucks, vans, sports utility vehicles, crossovers, pickup trucks, and/or similar motor vehicles sold by automobile dealers), all-terrain vehicles, construction equipment, mining equipment, agricultural equipment, railway vehicles, materials-handling vehicles, and other similar vehicles (“Trucks and/or Equipment”) that: (a) purchased Trucks and/or Equipment containing a Wire Harness or Occupant Safety System; (b) indirectly purchased a replacement Wire Harness System or Occupant Safety System.
2. Bearings Settlements: A lawsuit alleging that Defendants entered into unlawful agreements that allegedly artificially raised the prices of Bearings, have been settled with six defendants and their affiliates totaling $10.4 million. Generally, you are included if, at any time between January 1, 2000 and May 25, 2017(the specific dates may depend on the particular settlement agreements) for Bearings, you were a dealer of heavy-duty (Class 8) or medium-duty (Class 4, 5, 6, & 7) trucks, buses, commercial vehicles (excluding automobiles, light trucks, vans, sports utility vehicles, crossovers, pickup trucks, and/or similar motor vehicles sold by automobile dealers), all- terrain vehicles, construction equipment, mining equipment, agricultural equipment, railway vehicles, materials-handling vehicles, and other similar vehicles (“Trucks and/or Equipment”) that: (a) purchased Trucks and/or Equipment containing Bearings; (b) indirectly purchased a Bearing as a replacement part. Indirectly means you bought the vehicle replacement part from someone other than the manufacturer of the part.
3. Starter and Alternator Settlements: A lawsuit alleging that the Defendants entered into unlawful agreements that allegedly raised the prices of Starters and Alternators has been settled with defendants, MITSUBA Corporation and American Mitsuba Corporation (“Mitsuba”), T. RAD Co. Ltd. and T. RAD North America, Inc.’s (“T.RAD”), Robert Bosch GmbH and Robert Bosch LLC (“Bosch”), and Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. (“HIAMS”) for Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., and HIAMS (the “HIAMS Defendants”) (collectively, “Settling Defendants”), totaling $3,104,990. A settlement was previously reached with defendant, Mitsubishi Electric (“Mitsubishi”) totaling $1.3 million. Generally, you are included in the Settlement Class if, at any time since January 1, 2000, you were a dealer of heavy-duty (Class 8) trucks, medium-duty (Class 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7) trucks, buses, commercial vehicles, construction equipment, mining equipment, agricultural equipment (including ATVs designed and/or marketed for agricultural use), railway vehicles, materials handling vehicles, and other similar vehicles (“Trucks and/or Equipment”) that: (a) purchased Trucks and/or Equipment containing a Starter or Alternator which was manufactured or sold by a Defendant or any subsidiary, affiliate, or alleged co-conspirator of a Defendant; and/or (b) indirectly purchased a Starter or Alternator as a replacement part which was manufactured or sold by a Defendant or any subsidiary, affiliate, or alleged co- conspirator of a Defendant.