Lumber Liquidators customers one step closer to getting money

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Customers who bought Lumber Liquidators Chinese-made laminate floors are much closer to cashing in.

Lumber Liquidators to pay $36M to settle lawsuits over toxic flooring

In 2015, a national report claimed the flooring had high levels of the cancer-causing chemical formaldehyde.

Customers sued the company. Officials with the business didn't admit to wrongdoing, but agreed to settle for $36 million, most of it in cash and the rest in store credit.

Now, a federal court gave preliminary approval to the settlement, with plans to give the final approval in October.

Action 9 tests Lumber Liquidators flooring for formaldehyde

You're eligible to receive part of the settlement if you bought the flooring between Jan. 1, 2009 and May 31, 2015.

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