Kurtz/Honigman v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, et al.

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-01142-PKC-RML

Important Update: On July 1, 2025, the Court of Appeals issued a ruling setting aside the order finally approving the settlement and remanding to the district court to reconsider the settlement’s fairness under a revised legal standard. Funds will not be distributed until the District Court again reissues an order approving the Settlement and any appeal from such an order is decided.

 Important Update: An appeal was filed on February 16, 2024.

Important Update: No date for distribution has been set at this point.  On January 17, 2024, the Court issued an Amended Memorandum & Order approving the settlement and certifying the settlement class, approving attorney’s fees and expenses as well as the class representative incentive awards.  However, it is possible an appeal will be filed because no final judgment has yet been entered, the time to appeal has not started to run and no date for the distribution can be set until the appeal period has passed. 

Important Update: The Court held a hearing on September 19, 2023. During this hearing, the Court stated it would revisit its order approving the Settlement with respect to the issue of fairness in light of a recent Court of Appeal's decision in another case. Funds will not be distributed until the Court reissues an order approving the Settlement.

Important Update: The Claims Period for this Settlement is closed. On June 12, 2023, the Court issued its Order approving the settlement agreement and certifying the settlement class. A hearing will take place on September 19, 2023 at 2 p.m. Claims will not be administered until after the court issues a final judgement. The Order of Final Approval is available on the Documents section of this website here.


 

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Attention Purchasers of Cottonelle, Scott, Huggies Pull-Ups, Poise, and Kotex-branded Flushable Wipes Between February 21, 2008 and May 19, 2022:  You may be entitled to payment from a proposed class action settlement.
 

• A settlement (the “Settlement”) has been reached in the class action cases of Kurtz v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., et al., No. 1:14 cv-1142-PKC-RML (“Kurtz Action”), and Honigman v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., No. 2:15-cv-2910-PKC-RML, both pending in federal court in the Eastern District of New York (the “Court”).

• You may be included in a class certified by the Court for purposes of settlement (the “Settlement Class”) if you are an individual over the age of 18 who purchased in the United States any Kimberly-Clark flushable wipes product sold under the Cottonelle, Scott, Huggies Pull-Ups, Poise, or Kotex brands (the “Products”), not for the purpose of resale, between February 21, 2008 and May 19, 2022.

 

• In connection with this Settlement, you may be entitled to: (i) seventy cents ($0.70) per package of Product purchased, up to $7.00 per Household (“Household” means, without limitation, all persons who share a single physical address), without proof of purchase; or (ii) one dollar and ten cents ($1.10) per package of Product purchased, up to $50.60 per Household, with proof of purchase.  Recovery is limited to one claim per Household, regardless of how many persons reside at an address, and each claimant may file only a single claim electing benefits with or without proof of purchase, but not both.  

 

• PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE COURT OR THE COURT CLERK’S OFFICE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS SETTLEMENT OR THE CLAIM PROCESS.

 
 
YOUR RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT
SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM
 

Submit a claim for payment online or by mail. 

Be bound by the Settlement and give up your right to sue or continue to sue Kimberly-Clark for the claims released by the Settlement. 

This is the only way to receive a payment from the Settlement.
 

Must be received or submitted online by  August 16, 2022.
 
EXCLUDE YOURSELF (or “OPT OUT”)
 

Remove yourself from the Settlement Class and receive no payment by submitting a request for exclusion (or “opt out”). 

This is the only option that allows you to bring or join another lawsuit against Kimberly-Clark related to the Products. 

You may not submit a claim or object to the Settlement if you exclude yourself, and will receive no payment from this Settlement if you exclude yourself.
 

Must be received by August 17, 2022
 
OBJECT OR COMMENT
 

Write to the Court about what you do or do not like about the Settlement, the amount of attorneys’ fees and expenses, or the awards to Plaintiffs.

You may still submit a claim even if you object or comment.

If you submit a claim, you will still be bound by the Settlement even if you object or comment.

You cannot both request exclusion and also object.
 

 

Must be received by August 17, 2022
 
GO TO THE FINAL APPROVAL HEARING
 

Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the Settlement, the amount of attorneys’ fees, or the awards to the Plaintiffs.

You may still submit a claim even if you go to the hearing.
 

Hearing is September 7, 2022 at the following address:

United States District Court for the New York Eastern District

225 Cadman Plaza East

Courtroom 6E North

Brooklyn, NY 11201

 

If you want to speak, you must submit a request to speak by August 17, 2022
 

DO NOTHING
 

You will receive no payment.

You will release your claims, and have no right to sue later for the claims released by the Settlement.
 

 

This website is authorized by the Court, supervised by counsel to the Parties, and controlled by the Settlement Administrator approved by the Court. This is the only authorized website for this case. 

For more information, please use the Contact Us page, or call (833)-620-3583. You may also write to:

Mail
 
Kurtz/Honigman v. Kimberly-Clark
c/o Kroll Settlement Administration
P.O. Box 5324
New York, NY 10150-5324

 
Call
1-(833)-620-3583

 
Email
[email protected]

Class Counsel
Vincent M. Serra at Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
58 South Service Road, Suite 200
Melville, New York 11747