Online Claim Form

United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Jeffrey Tuter v. Freud America, Inc, No. 4:22-cv-00282

For use by retail purchasers of Diablo bonded abrasive wheels (the "Covered Products”) between January 1, 2017 and September 6, 2023.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Settlement Class Members who seek payment from the settlement must complete and submit this Claim Form no later than 11:59 PM, Pacific Standard Time on November 20, 2023.

Before you complete and submit this Claim Form, you should read and be familiar with the settlement Agreement (the “Agreement”) and the Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement (the “Notice”) available on the Home page of this website. Defined terms (with initial capitals) used in these General Instructions have the same meaning as set forth in the settlement Agreement. By submitting this Claim Form, you acknowledge that you have read and understand the Notice, and you agree to the release of Released Claims included as a material term of the settlement Agreement.

If you fail to submit a timely and complete Claim Form, your claim may be rejected, and you may be precluded from any recovery from the Settlement Fund. If you are a member of the Settlement Class and you do not timely and validly request to Opt-Out from the Settlement Class, you will be bound by any judgment entered by the Court approving the settlement regardless of whether you submit a Claim Form.

Claimant Information

Attestation

SELECT AND COMPLETE ONLY ONE OPTION BELOW

OPTION 1: No Proof of Purchase Required – If you choose to submit your Claim Form without proof of purchase, you may receive a payment of up to $2.50 for up to four Covered Products for a maximum Benefit Amount of $10 per household (regardless of how many persons live in the household and regardless of whether there were more than four Covered Products purchased in the household).




Store or online site where Covered Product was purchased:

Approximate date of purchase of Covered Product:

Approximate price paid for Covered Product:

Payment Selection

PLEASE CLICK THE SUBMIT BUTTON BELOW TO COMPLETE.

Submission to Jurisdiction of the Court

By signing below, you are submitting to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Certification under Penalty of Perjury

I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that:

  1. I have read the settlement Agreement and agree to its terms, including the release of the Released Claims against the Released Parties and Freud’s denial of liability;

  2. The information provided in this Claim Form is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief;

  3. I am a member of the Settlement Class and did not request to Opt-Out from the Settlement Class;

  4. I am neither (a) an employee of Defendant; (b) a governmental entity; nor (c) a judicial officer to whom this Action is assigned, or any member of the judge’s immediate family;

  5. I have not submitted any other Claim for the same purchases and have not authorized any other Person or entity to do so, and know of no other Person or entity having done so on my behalf;

  6. I understand that by submitting this Claim Form, I am deemed to have given a complete release of all Released Claims against the Released Parties; and

  7. I understand that Claim Forms will be audited for veracity, accuracy, and fraud. Incomplete and/or illegible Claim Forms can be rejected. If a Claim Form is determined not to be a valid claim, it will be rejected.