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:A Muscatine, Iowa company is settling a class action, with both payouts and promises to install better pollution control equipment. The complaint alleged that smoke, odor, and haze from the Grain Processing Corporation’s plant caused a nuisance to area residents.
Docket Number:LACV 021232
Company: Grain Processing Corporation
Filing Deadline: March 19, 2019
Class Period: April 24, 2007 to September 1, 2017
Objection Deadline: January 3, 2019
Final Approval Hearing: February 5, 2019
Proof of Purchase:You must submit proof that you were an owner or renter, or the dependent of an owner or renter, of a property in the affected area, and proof of how long you lived in the area. Fill out one claim form for each individual.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if
- You lived in the Class Area at any time between April 24, 2007 and September 1, 2017, and
- You were a renter or owner of the property, or a dependent of a renter or owner, and
- You did not work for GPC under the title of manager, director, vice president, or senior vice president, and
- You did not opt out of the class action in 2017. (You are considered to have opted out if you are a minor child for whom no legal guardian remains a class member.)
Depends on how close to the site you lived, how long you lived there, and how many people make valid claims. For those who lived in the area for the full time, payments are estimated to range from $2,000 to $16,000 per individual. See the area maps at http://gpcsettlement.com/Maps.
Total Settlement Amount: $45million
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$25,000 for each Representative Plaintiff; $7,000 for each Class Member Witness
Law Firms:
Larew Law Office
Miner Barnhill & Galland PC
Claim Form: Muscatine, Iowa Grain Processing Corp. Settlement Claim Form
Case Name: Freeman v. Grain Processing Corporation
Settlement Website: Muscatine, Iowa Grain Processing Corp. Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
Rust Consulting, Inc.
GPC Settlement Administrator
c/o Rust Consulting Inc – 5765
PO Box 44
Minneapolis MN 55440-0044
1-888-952-9083