If You Bought an XHose, You Could Receive Benefits From a Class Action Settlement

PHILADELPHIA, May 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The proposed class action settlement Bergman et. al. v. DAP Products Inc., et. al., (the "Settlement") is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Court Case No. No. 14-cv-03205-RDB. The Settlement relates to the XHose, XHose Pro and XHose Pro Extreme (collectively, the "Covered Products"). The class action alleges that some of the advertisements for the Covered Products were false and misleading, that the Covered Products are defective, and that Defendants have breached express and implied warranties for the Covered Products. Defendants deny all allegations of wrongdoing. The Court has made no determination of liability or wrongdoing. You may be included in the Settlement if you purchased a Covered Product at any time from January 1, 2012 to December 29, 2015, in the United States, its territories or any U.S. military exchange.

What are Your Options?

File a Claim: Purchasers of the Covered Products who are dissatisfied with their purchase and submit a claim form may receive a monetary payment or an extended warranty. In order to stay in the Settlement Class and receive payment, you must submit a claim form online at www.XHoseClassSettlement.com, or by mail no later than August 29, 2016. The payment amount will be based on the number of Covered Products you purchased and whether you return the hose ends. Payments are $30 for each Covered Product you bought if you return the hose ends, and up to $15 for each Covered Product you bought if you do not return the hose ends. For details go to the website listed below.

Exclude Yourself: If you don't want to be legally bound by the Settlement, you must exclude yourself by June 20, 2016. If you exclude yourself, you cannot receive a payment as part of this Settlement but you would keep any rights you may have to participate in another lawsuit about these claims.

Object: Objections may also be filed with the Court and served on Lead Class Counsel and Defense Counsel by June 20, 2016.

Do Nothing: If you do nothing, you will remain in the class and not be eligible for payment.

The Court will hold a fairness hearing in this case on July 28, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 5-D of the United States District Court, 101 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, to consider granting final approval to the Settlement, including the relief to Class Members, payment of Class Counsels' attorney's fees and expenses of up to $1.1 million and up to $2,000 for each of the nine Class Representatives. You will be able to view Class Counsels' request at the website below after it is filed. You may appear at the hearing, but you are not required to do so.

Who represents the Class?
The Court has appointed Joseph G. Sauder of Chimicles & Tikellis LLP and Bryan L. Clobes of  Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP as Lead Class Counsel to represent the Class.

This Notice is only a summary. Please see the detailed notice at www.XHoseClassSettlement.com, call 1-866-545-1007, or write to the Settlement Administrator at XHose Class Settlement, c/o A.B. Data, Ltd., PO Box 170300, Milwaukee, WI 53217-8091 for additional information on your rights, options and benefits.

1-866-545-1007

www.XHoseClassSettlement.com

Contact: Bryan L. Clobes 215-864-2800

SOURCE Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP