In re. Procter & Gamble Aerosol Products Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation

Case No. 2:22-MD-03025

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
In re Procter & Gamble Aerosol Products Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation
Case No. 2:22-MD-03025

If you purchased a Secret, Old Spice, Pantene, Waterl<ss, Aussie, Herbal Essences, or Hair Food aerosol antiperspirant, deodorant, body spray, dry shampoo, or dry conditioner product from November 4, 2015 to December 31, 2021, you may be entitled to make a claim for a monetary payment or a voucher.

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This class action settlement will resolve several lawsuits filed against The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”), and consolidated into a multidistrict litigation action (“MDL”), involving the marketing and sale of certain aerosol antiperspirant, deodorant, body spray, dry shampoo, and dry conditioner products, including but not limited to aerosol antiperspirant, deodorant, body spray, dry shampoo, and dry conditioner products from the following brands: Secret, Old Spice, Pantene, Waterl<ss, Aussie, Herbal Essences, and Hair Food (“P&G Aerosol Products”), prior to January 1, 2022.  The lawsuits contend that these products were inappropriately marketed because it was not disclosed that the P&G Aerosol Products allegedly contained benzene.  The lawsuits seek to, among other things, stop such marketing and refund to customers a portion of the purchase price of the P&G Aerosol Products.  P&G denies that it has engaged in any wrongdoing and maintains that its marketing was at all times truthful and accurate.  Nevertheless, out of an abundance of caution, P&G has already recalled all of the products at issue. This Settlement does not concern any product purchased after December 31, 2021.

The Court has not made a determination as to whether the allegations against P&G have merit.  Instead, the Parties have proposed to enter into a class action settlement to resolve the Claims asserted in the Settlement.  In connection with this Settlement, P&G will provide each Settlement Class Member who submits a valid and timely claim with the option to receive either a monetary payment of up to three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) for each P&G Aerosol Product purchased between November 4, 2015 and December 31, 2021, or vouchers for the same P&G Aerosol Product(s) purchased.  Claims submitted without valid Proof of Purchases are limited to a maximum of three (3) P&G Aerosol Products per Household, and Settlement Class Members have the option to receive up to a maximum of ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) or up to three vouchers for the same P&G Aerosol Products(s) purchased. The number of vouchers or monetary payments that you can receive under the Settlement will be reduced by the number of vouchers that you or a member of your Household previously received through P&G’s Recall Programs.  The value of any voucher(s) will correspond to the type of P&G Aerosol Product that you claim you have purchased.  The value of each voucher is: $5 for Old Spice Hair; $6 for Aussie; $7 for Old Spice, Secret, or Herbal Essences; $9 for Pantene or Waterl<ss; and $10 for Hair Food.  In addition, P&G has agreed to undertake certain corrective and preventive actions prior to and following the manufacture of any additional units of the P&G Aerosol Products.

This website summarizes your rights under the proposed Settlement of a class action lawsuit.  For the precise terms and conditions of the Settlement, please see the Settlement agreement available in the Documents section of this website.

Your legal rights are affected whether you act or don’t act.  Read this website carefully.

Any questions?  Read below, or call 833-709-0662 for more information.


YOUR RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT

Submit a Claim
The only way to receive a monetary payment or a voucher in connection with this Settlement is to submit a timely and valid claim. See FAQs 46 for more information.
January 26, 2023
Exclude Yourself
If you exclude yourself from the Settlement Class (also called “opting out”), you will give up your right to receive a monetary payment or voucher under the Settlement, but will retain any rights you may have to bring your own lawsuit about the issues in the MDL.  See FAQ 8 for more information.
January 26, 2023
Object or Comment
If you do not exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you may object to, or comment on, the Settlement and/or Settlement Class Counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses and for a Settlement Class Representative Service Award to the plaintiffs who brought these lawsuits on behalf of the Settlement Class.  See FAQ 9 for more information.
January 26, 2023
Go to a Hearing
Ask to speak to the Court about the fairness of the Settlement, the amount of attorney’s fees, or the payments to the Settlement Class Representatives.  See FAQs 9 and 1416 for more information.
January 26, 2023
Go to a Hearing

If you do nothing and the Settlement becomes final, you will not receive a Settlement payment or voucher, even if you are a Settlement Class Member.  You will give up your right to bring your own lawsuit about the issues in the MDL.  See FAQs 4–5, 8, 10 for details.



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Documents

Please read for a full explanation of the settlement and your options and all applicable timelines.

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Important Dates

  • Claim Form Deadline

    Thursday, January 26, 2023 You must submit your Claim Form online no later than Thursday, January 26, 2023, or mail your completed paper Claim Form so that it is postmarked no later than January 26, 2023.
  • Exclusion Deadline

    Thursday, January 26, 2023 You must complete and mail your request for exclusion form so that it is postmarked no later than January 26, 2023.
  • Objection Deadline

    Thursday, January 26, 2023 You must mail your objection(s) and/or notice of intent to appear at the Final Approval Hearing so that it/they are postmarked no later than January 26, 2023.
  • Final Approval Hearing Date

    Tuesday, May 30, 2023 The Final Approval Hearing is scheduled for May 30, 2023. Please check this website for updates.

Important Documents

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