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IN THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Master File No. 06-CV-00826 (PSD)
Honorable Paul S. Diamond
ATTENTION:
All persons in the United States who, as end users, indirectly
purchased for their own use, and not for resale, new oriented strand
board ("OSB") manufactured and sold in the United States between June
1, 2002 and August 4, 2008 by one or more of the Defendants:
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation ("LP"), Weyerhaeuser Company
("Weyerhaeuser"), Georgia-Pacific LLC (f/k/a Georgia-Pacific Corp.)
("Georgia-Pacific"), Potlatch Corporation ("Potlatch"), Ainsworth
Lumber Co. Ltd. ("Ainsworth"), Norbord Industries Inc. ("Norbord"),
Tolko Industries Ltd. ("Tolko"), J.M. Huber Corp. and Huber Engineered
Woods LLC ("Huber") (collectively, "Defendants").
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE
CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY.
If
you purchased Oriented Strand Board for your own use,
not for resale, between June 1, 2002 and August 4, 2008, your rights
may be affected by five class action settlements and you may be able to
submit a claim for money from these settlements and three previous
settlements.
You may obtain copies of the
following documents at these links:
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Current Class Action Settlements: |
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Summary Notice
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Detailed Legal Notice
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Settlement Agreement: Louisiana-Pacific
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Settlement Agreement: Norbord Industries, Potlatch,
Tolko Industries, Weyerhaeuser
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| Claim Form |
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Previous Class Action Settlements: |
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Settlement Agreement: Ainsworth
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Settlement Agreement: Georgia-Pacific
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Settlement Agreement: Huber
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Important Dates:
| Deadline for Exclusion Requests* |
November
3, 2008 |
| Deadline to File Objections* |
November
3, 2008 |
| Settlement Fairness Hearing |
November
24, 2008 |
| Deadline to Submit Claim Form** |
January 9, 2009 |
| *Exclusions and Objections are for the Five Current
Class Action Settlements |
| **Claim Form is for Current and Previous Class
Action Settlements |
This
site is operated by a class settlement and claims administration
company and includes notices approved by the Court. Inquiries about the
lawsuit and settlements should be directed to the Claims Administrator
at (800) 401-0819.
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