Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Closed
Closed Settlement Statement:
According to court documents, the claim submission deadline has passed. Please contact the claims administrator if you have any questions.
Case Summary:This settlement resolves a pollution class action against 3M Company, Daikin America, Inc., Dyneon, LLC, Synagro WWT, Inc., Synagro South, LLC, Toray Fluorofibers (America), Inc., BFI Waste Systems of Alabama, LLC, BFI Waste Systems of North America, LLC, the City of Decatur, Alabama, and Morgan County, Alabama. The complaint alleges that the companies released certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, polluting the Tennessee River and surrounding soil, groundwater, air, and fish.
Docket Number:CV-2002-000408
Company: 3M
Filing Deadline: May 5, 2022
Class Period: April 21, 2003 to December 17, 2021
Objection Deadline: March 17, 2022
Exclusion Deadline: March 17, 2022
Final Approval Hearing: April 21, 2022
Proof of Purchase:Persons with an ownership interest in properties should attach to their claim forms any documentation that supports their ownership claims (such as a deed or tax statement).
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you are a person who has owned, occupied, had an ownership or possessory interest in, lived at, maintained a business at, worked at, or recreated on any real property, including the Tennessee River, its tributaries, and other bodies of water, located in Morgan, Lawrence, Franklin, Limestone, Colbert, or Lauderdale Counties, in Alabama, at any time between April 21, 2003 and December 17, 2021.
A Sludge Application Settlement Subclass has also been defined, to include all class members who, as of December 17, 2021, own, occupy or have a possessory interest in real property in Morgan, Lawrence, Franklin, or Limestone Counties, Alabama, on which biosolids containing PFAS compounds were applied at any time.
Typical Settlement Amount:(1) Equitable relief requiring the Synagro defendants to provide investigation, remediation, and monitoring of sites, soils, basins, ponds, groundwater, and fish. (2) Monetary compensation for Sludge Application Settlement Subclass Members (but not for other class members) from some of the defendants. Portion of $5,000,000 minus administration costs.
Total Settlement Amount: Approximately $300,000,000 for PFAS-related investigations, monitoring programs, and remediation projects
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:Unknown
Law Firms:
Alexander, Corder & Shelly, PC
Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton, LLP
Claim Form: 3M, Others PFAS Contamination of Tennessee River Settlement Claim Form
Case Name: James St. John, Jr, v. 3M Company
Settlement Website: 3M, Others PFAS Contamination of Tennessee River Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
KCC Class Action Services, LLC
St. John v. 3M Company Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 43502
Providence, RI 02940-3502
info@StJohnSettlement.com
888-890-6718