Published
May 22, 2024
Updated
September 19, 2026
U.S. households that bought scented Pine-Sol cleaners between November 1, 2018 and November 15, 2023 were covered by the $5.65 million Clorox Pine-Sol class action settlement. Claims closed February 7, 2024, the court granted final approval May 22, 2024, and payments are in progress: a $4.46 virtual prepaid card payment was confirmed September 19, 2026. The settlement cannot be reopened.
Current Status
Claims are closed. The deadline was February 7, 2024. Judge Philip M. Halpern granted final approval and entered the fee order on May 22, 2024, and payments are in progress: Open Class Actions confirmed a $4.46 virtual prepaid card payment for a one-bottle, no-receipt claim on September 19, 2026, which is 125 percent of the $3.57 base amount. The settlement cannot be reopened, and no new claims are accepted. The only Pine-Sol money still open is the separate Clorox recall refund, which requires a recalled bottle in hand — see the Pine-Sol recall refund page.Free settlement alerts
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StatusPayments in progress; $4.46 confirmed September 19, 2026
Claim DeadlineFebruary 7, 2024 (Passed)
Settlement Fund$5.65 million
No-Proof Benefit$3.57 per product, up to two
What Changed
Three developments closed out this case after the claim deadline. On May 22, 2024, the court granted final approval and awarded class counsel $1,883,145 in attorneys' fees and $29,175.16 in litigation costs, plus $1,000 service awards to each of the five class representatives; no class member objected to the fee request. Consumer reports of settlement checks circulated in late August 2024, and on September 19, 2026 Open Class Actions confirmed a $4.46 virtual prepaid card payment on a one-bottle, no-receipt claim — 125 percent of the $3.57 base, consistent with a pro rata share of money left in the non-reversionary fund. Separately, on January 27, 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Clorox agreed to pay a $14.15 million civil penalty to resolve the agency's charge that it failed to immediately report the Pine-Sol bacterial defect; Clorox did not admit the charge, and the penalty goes to the U.S. government rather than to consumers. The full breakdown of every Pine-Sol payout is in our Pine-Sol recall payout update.What Was This Case About?
The lawsuits, resolved together as Swetz v. The Clorox Company with the related Kossel (S.D.N.Y.) and Charles (N.D. Cal.) actions, alleged that scented Pine-Sol products later recalled over possible Pseudomonas aeruginosa contamination were not fit for their advertised use and breached warranty and state consumer protection laws. Clorox denied the allegations and any liability, and the settlement resolved economic claims only; personal-injury claims were not released.Who Was Covered?
The class generally includes U.S. household purchasers of specified products from November 1, 2018 through November 15, 2023.What Benefits Were Available?
Timely claimants could receive $3.57 per product for up to two products without proof of purchase, or a full refund of the documented amount with proof of purchase. A bottle already refunded through the Clorox recall could not be claimed a second time.Official Information
Review the latest information on the Pine-Sol settlement website website.
Settlement Fund
$5.65 million
Case Number
7:22-cv-09374-PMH
Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Final Approval Hearing
May 22, 2024
final approval and fee award entered the same day
Current Milestone
Payments in progress; $4.46 virtual prepaid card confirmed September 19, 2026
Administrator
Angeion Group
Official Website
Pine-Sol settlement website
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