Western Digital Class Action Settlement
Claim Form Deadline: Passed
Proof required: No
Method of payment: Mailed Check
**This settlement is available for claimants with or without proof.**
Plaintiffs alleged that Western Digital misrepresented its “WD Red NAS” hard drives as suitable for use in NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices because the drives use “SMR” (Shingled Magnetic Recording) technology.
The Settlement Class includes all persons in the United States (including its states, districts or territories) who purchased a WD Red NAS Drive using Shingled Magnetic Recording (“SMR”) technology between October 2018 and July 21, 2021. The specific hard drive models are: WD20EFAX (2TB capacity), WD30EFAX (3TB capacity), WD40EFAX (4TB capacity), and WD60EFAX (6TB capacity) hard drives.
Payment amounts will be based on which hard drives a person purchased and the number of hard drives purchased. The purchasers of 2TB and 3TB WD Red NAS Drives will receive $4.00 for each drive purchased and purchasers of 4TB and 6TB WD Red NAS Drives will receive $7.00 for each drive purchased, which may be adjusted on a pro-rata basis depending on the number of claims filed. The maximum payout per claim, if there is a pro-rata upward adjustment, will be as high as 85% of the Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price value of the drive purchased.
Settlement payments will be issued to eligible Settlement Class Members by mailed check after the Settlement is approved and becomes final. The Court will hold a final approval hearing on December 22, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Courthouse.
Class Members must file a claim by November 27, 2021, to receive a payment. Click HERE to file a claim.
