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IN RE FIELDTURF ARTIFICIAL TURF MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES SETTLEMENT



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WELCOME TO THE IN RE FIELDTURF ARTIFICIAL TURF MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES
SETTLEMENT WEBSITE.

A class action settlement may affect your rights if you purchased a Duraspine
artificial turf field from FieldTurf.

A federal court authorized this website.

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging FieldTurf USA
Inc., FieldTurf, Inc., FieldTurf Tarkett SAS, and Tarkett Inc. (collectively
“FieldTurf”) marketed and sold Duraspine turf fields that were allegedly
defective and that FieldTurf supposedly knew of the defect but failed to tell
customers when selling the product. FieldTurf denies Plaintiffs’ allegations,
and this settlement is not an admission of any wrongdoing by FieldTurf. The
Plaintiffs and Defendants agreed to enter into this Settlement Agreement to
avoid the uncertainties, delays, and expenses of ongoing litigation, while
providing class members, defined below, with definite benefits now.

The purpose of this website is to inform you of the class action and the
proposed Settlement so that you may decide whether to participate, opt out, or
object.


QUICK SUMMARY OF SETTLEMENT

WHO’S INCLUDED?

If you received a notice in the mail, FieldTurf’s records indicate that you may
be a member of the “Settlement Class” at issue in this case, or in other words,
you may be a “Settlement Class Member.”

The “Settlement Class” includes each of the following:

All purchasers and owners of a FieldTurf Duraspine turf field sold from 2005 to
2012 in the United States and its territories. Excluded from the Settlement
Class are FieldTurf, their parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers,
directors, and employees; any entity in which FieldTurf has a controlling
interest; all employees of any law firm involved in prosecuting or defending
this litigation, as well as their immediate family members; and all judges
assigned to hear any aspect of this litigation, as well as their staff and
immediate family members.

Also excluded from the Settlement Class are Settlement Class Members who timely
and validly request exclusion as described in FAQ 11, or who are ineligible for
either a Tier 1 or a Tier 2 Claim (see FAQ 5 here).


WHAT ARE THE SETTLEMENT TERMS?

What the Settlement Class Members are getting:

Monetary Relief. FieldTurf has agreed to resolve this matter and provide Cash
Payments or Credit Awards which may be chosen by you in the attached Claim Form,
if you are eligible. You may be allowed to make the following type of Claim(s)
for Compensation.

A. TIER 1 CLAIMS: Tier 1 Claimants may choose either a Cash Payment of $7,500 or
a Credit Award of $50,000. To be a Tier 1 Claimant, you must have complained in
writing about the Duraspine fibers prior to December 1, 2016, or the expiration
of your field’s applicable warranty, whichever is earlier. You must submit your
written complaints with your Claim Form to be eligible for Tier 1 status.
Qualifying Documentation can be a document (including emails, letters, or formal
complaints) reflecting a communication to FieldTurf or an authorized FieldTurf
local representative or installer of a fiber-related complaint about your
Duraspine field(s). You may only receive one Cash Payment or Credit Award per
Duraspine field and any Credit Award expires after three years from the
Effective Date.

To be eligible for a Tier 1 Claim, you must not have been offered by FieldTurf
and accepted an offer for (i) a full replacement of the applicable Duraspine
field at no cost under warranty, or (ii) a discounted purchase of a new field
with an upgraded fiber and a new eight-year warranty. FieldTurf also must not
have provided you with any repairs or a replacement that remedied the written
complaint.

B. TIER 2 CLAIM: Tier 2 Claimants may choose either a Cash Payment of $2,000 or
a Credit Award of $20,000. Tier 2 Claims means any submission for a Class
Payment by a Settlement Class Member that does not meet the requirements of a
Tier 1 Claim and is otherwise eligible. To be eligible for a Tier 2 Claim, the
Settlement Class Member must not have received a full replacement of the
applicable Duraspine field at no cost under warranty from FieldTurf. You may
only receive one Cash Payment or Credit Award per Duraspine field and any Credit
Award expires after three years from the Effective Date.

C. WHAT IS A CREDIT AWARD? Credit Awards may be applied against the purchase of
a new FieldTurf field, FieldTurf-provided maintenance services, and/or
FieldTurfprovided non-warranty repairs.

D. WHAT ARE THE SETTLEMENT CLASS MEMBERS ARE GIVING UP? In return for the relief
that FieldTurf is providing, any Settlement Class Member who does not validly
and timely request exclusion from the Settlement, on their own behalf and on
behalf of their present and former principals, agents, servants, partners, joint
venturers, employees, contractors, predecessors, assigns, heirs, spouses,
beneficiaries, executors, administrators, representatives, insurers,
underwriters, accountants, and lawyers, separately and collectively, releases
and forever discharges and covenants not to sue, and is permanently enjoined
from suing the Released Parties over Released Claims (as defined in the
Settlement Agreement) which can be found here.

This is only a simplified summary of the claims being released as part of the
Settlement. See FAQ 10 for a more complete explanation of the claims being
released.


HOW CAN I GET PAYMENT? In order to receive payment you must complete, sign, and
return the Claim Form that was included with your Notice. The Claim Form has
space to enter information for multiple fields should you have purchased or own
more than one. If you wish to claim Tier 1 status, you must also attach the
appropriate documentation. You may submit your Claim Form via mail or email to:
claims@fieldturfclassaction.com


WHAT ARE MY OTHER OPTIONS?

You can exclude yourself: If you do not want to be bound by the Settlement, you
must exclude yourself by October 9, 2024. FAQ 11 explains what you need to do to
exclude yourself. If you do not exclude yourself, and the Settlement is given
final approval by the Court, you will remain a member of the Settlement Class,
you will receive your payment or credit if you submit a Claim Form, and you will
be bound by the Settlement, including the release of claims against FieldTurf.

You can object: You alternatively may object to the Settlement by October 9,
2024. FAQ 16 explains what you need to do to object to the settlement. The Court
will hold a hearing on November 25 2024 beginning at 11:00 a.m. to consider
whether to finally approve the Settlement, as well as any request for attorneys’
fees by Class Counsel (the “Fairness Hearing”). If you object, FAQ 20 explains
how you may ask the Court to speak at the Fairness Hearing. Persons who exclude
themselves from the Settlement Class will not be bound, cannot file an
objection, and cannot speak at the Fairness Hearing. The rest of this Notice
provides you with a more detailed summary of the Settlement, and also more fully
describes your legal rights and options. For even more information, you may
download a complete copy of the “Settlement Agreement and Release” (together
with all attached exhibits, the “Agreement”) available here.


Please read all of this website carefully and in its entirety because your legal
rights may be affected whether you act or don’t act.


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