Contractors, distributors, municipalities, utilities, public entities, businesses and other organizations that purchased PVC pipe products may have potential recovery rights arising from ongoing antitrust litigation.
Significant settlements have been reached across the Direct Purchasers, Non-Converter Seller Purchasers (NCSPs), and End Users tracks, while litigation continues against additional defendants.
No Recovery. No Fee. No Upfront Costs.
Federal antitrust litigation alleges that manufacturers and other participants in the PVC pipe industry engaged in anticompetitive conduct affecting the prices paid for PVC pipe and fittings. The litigation has produced significant settlements and involves three distinct purchaser tracks.
Qualifying purchases made directly from certain PVC manufacturers.
Qualifying purchases made through certain non-manufacturer sellers.
Certain qualifying purchases made farther down the distribution chain, including purchases by certain public water, wastewater and electricity systems.
Eligibility may depend on what PVC products were purchased, when the purchases occurred, who sold the products and where each purchase falls within the distribution chain. An organization may potentially have rights under more than one purchaser track.
PVC pipe, fittings, conduit and other qualifying PVC pipe systems.
The manufacturer, distributor, supply house or other seller may affect which purchaser track applies.
Applicable purchase periods vary by purchaser track and settlement.
Where the purchase falls within the distribution chain may affect the applicable recovery opportunity.
DCAP can assess your organization’s purchasing history and determine which PVC recovery opportunity—or opportunities—may apply.
No Recovery. No Fee. No Upfront Costs.
General, civil, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, underground utility and infrastructure contractors.
Distributors, supply houses and other commercial purchasers.
Municipalities, water systems, wastewater systems, utilities and other qualifying public entities.
Industrial organizations, infrastructure owners, businesses and other significant purchasers of PVC pipe products.
Industry alone does not determine eligibility. The products purchased, applicable period and purchasing path must also be evaluated.
Covered products and purchase periods vary by purchaser track and applicable settlement terms.
Nearly $400 million in settlements has been reached across the three purchaser tracks. Litigation continues against additional defendants, and further recoveries may follow.
Claims and distribution procedures are still developing. Settlement funds are not being distributed to class members at this time, and the applicable claims processes will occur later.
The applicable recovery track may depend on supplier relationships, product origin, purchase period and where each transaction falls within the distribution chain. An organization may also have purchases across more than one track.
We evaluate your organization’s potential recovery opportunities.
We develop and substantiate claims using DCAP’s proprietary recovery assessment and claim-development process.
We manage the recovery process from claim preparation through administrator review.
We monitor, reconcile and report recoveries through distribution.
You do not need to know which track applies or whether every purchase qualifies. That is what the discovery assessment is designed to determine.
No Recovery. No Fee. No Upfront Costs.
Provide your information below and a DCAP team member will contact you to review your organization’s potential eligibility, identify which purchaser track may apply, and discuss potential recovery opportunities.
