Welcome to the Settlement website for Pirnik v. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., et al. (the “Action”)

Please be advised that the Court-appointed Class Representatives Gary Koopmann, Timothy Kidd and Victor Pirnik (“Plaintiffs”), on behalf of themselves and the Class (as defined in ¶20 below), have reached a proposed settlement of the Action with Defendants Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (“FCA”), FCA US LLC (“FCA US”), Ronald Iseli and Alessandro Baldi, as co-executors for the estate of Sergio Marchionne (“Marchionne” and the “Estate of Marchionne”), Scott Kunselman (“Kunselman”), Michael Dahl (“Dahl”), Steve Mazure (“Mazure”) and Robert E. Lee (“Lee”; collectively, the “Defendants”) for $110 million in cash that, if approved, will resolve all claims in the Action (“Settlement”). If you are a member of the Settlement Class, your rights will be affected and you may be eligible for a payment from the Settlement. The Settlement Class consists of:

All persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired, on a U.S. Exchange or in a transaction in the United States, FCA common stock between October 13, 2014 and May 23, 2017, both dates inclusive, except for certain persons and entities who are excluded from the Settlement Class.

If you are a member of the Settlement Class, in order to be potentially eligible to receive a payment under the proposed settlement, you must submit a Claim Form no later than August 28, 2019. Payments to Authorized Claimants will be made only if the Court approves the Settlement and a Plan of Allocation, and only after any appeals are resolved, and after the completion of all claims processing. Please be patient, as this process will take some time to complete.

The Frequently Asked Questions page of this website has more information on your rights as a Settlement Class Member in this Action.

Please read the Notice and this website to also fully understand your rights and options.


Your Legal Rights and Options in This Settlement
SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM This is the only way to be eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement Fund. If you are a Class Member and you remain in the Class, you will be bound by the Settlement as approved by the Court and you will give up any Released Plaintiffs’ Claims that you have against Defendants and the other Defendants’ Releasees, so it is in your interest to submit a Claim Form. Claim Forms must be postmarked or received no later than August 28, 2019.
EXCLUDE YOURSELF Get no payment. If you exclude yourself from the Class, you will not be eligible to receive any payment from the Settlement Fund. This is the only option that allows you to ever be part of any other lawsuit against the Defendants concerning the claims that were, or could have been, asserted in this Action. It is also the only way for Class Members to remove themselves from the Class.

If you are considering excluding yourself from the Class, please note that there is a risk that any new claims asserted against the Defendants may no longer be timely and would be time-barred. Requests for Exclusions must be received no later than August 15, 2019.
OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT If you do not like the proposed Settlement, the proposed Plan of Allocation, or the requested attorneys’ fees and Litigation Expenses, you may write to the Court and explain why you do not like them.

In order to object, you must remain a member of the Class, may not exclude yourself, and you will be bound by the Court’s determinations. Objections must be received no later than August 15, 2019.
GO TO A HEARING If you have filed a written objection and wish to appear at the hearing, you must also file a notice of intention to appear by August 15, 2019, which allows you to speak in Court, at the discretion of the Court, about the fairness of the Settlement, the Plan of Allocation, and/or the request for attorneys’ fees and Litigation Expenses. If you submit a written objection, you may (but you do not have to) attend the hearing.
DO NOTHING If you are a member of the Class and you do not submit a valid Claim Form, you will not be eligible to receive any payment from the Settlement Fund. You will, however, remain a member of the Class, which means that you give up your right to sue about the claims that are resolved by the Settlement and you will be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action.

Current Status

On January 12, 2021 the Court issued an Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Distribution of Class Action Settlement Funds. The initial distribution took place on February 24, 2021. The 2nd distribution took place on August 11, 2022.


Important Dates
  • October 13, 2014 - May 23, 2017
    Class Period
  • August 15, 2019
    Deadline to Exclude Yourself from the Settlement Class
  • August 15, 2019
    Deadline to Object
  • August 28, 2019
    Deadline to Submit a Claim Form
  • September 5, 2019
    Settlement Hearing