A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging certain Chinese-made laminate flooring sold by Floor & Decor Outlets of America Inc. was mislabeled as being compliant with California regulations regarding formaldehyde emissions.

If you own Chinese-made laminate flooring sold by Floor & Decor between Jan. 1, 2012 and Aug. 1, 2015, you may be entitled to benefits from the class action settlement.

A group of plaintiffs filed the Floor & Decor class action lawsuit in December 2015, claiming that the company sold Chinese-made laminate flooring that did not comply with California Air Resources Board standards for formaldehyde emissions, and that it misrepresented that the flooring complied with the CARB standards.

Formaldehyde gas poses significant health risks and is listed by CARB as a contaminant with no safe level of exposure. To minimize the risk of formaldehyde exposure from laminate flooring, CARB set regulations limiting the amount of formaldehyde that may be present in the flooring.

According to the class action lawsuit, the CARB regulations apply to anyone who manufactures, distributes or sells flooring materials in California.







The plaintiffs state that they would not have purchased the laminate flooring from Floor & Decor if they had known it contained excessive levels of formaldehyde and did not comply with CARB standards.

Floor & Decor denies any wrongdoing and maintains that its products comply with all applicable laws and regulations. However, it has agreed to settle the laminate flooring class action lawsuit to avoid the expense and uncertainty of ongoing litigation.

If you would like to object to or exclude yourself from the Floor & Decor class action settlement, you must do so no later than Nov. 21, 2016.