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:Waste Pro Florida and Waste Pro USA, Inc. are paying $10 million to settle a class action alleging that some customers were improperly charged environmental fees or environmental recovery fees or the like. The complaint alleged the fees violated the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
Docket Number:2015 CA 000596
Company: Waste Pro USA, Inc.
Filing Deadline: November 7, 2022
Class Period: April 7, 2011 to May 14, 2020
Objection Deadline: August 25, 2022
Exclusion Deadline: August 25, 2022
Final Approval Hearing: September 8, 2022
Proof of Purchase:You do not need to submit proof, but you do need to provide your Waste Pro account number. If you do not have your number, contact the Settlement Administrator.
Eligibility:The settlement includes customers of Waste Pro Florida’s front-end load, roll-off, and residential lines of business. It does not include customers of Waste Pro Florida’s municipal, landfill, or transfer station lines of business, members of the judiciary, entities who are currently in bankruptcy or whose obligations have been discharged in bankruptcy, and government entities. Also excluded are those who had a valid, binding arbitration agreement, who are excluded only for the time period the agreement was in effect.
Typical Settlement Amount:Benefits:
- For those who still have accounts with Waste Pro: An account credit for up to the total they paid in environmental fees during the class period. If all claims add up to more than $10 million, amounts will be reduced pro rata. The account credit will be applied in monthly installments, over eighteen months or less. If you stop using Waste Pro during this time, the remaining amounts due to you will be reduced by 12% and paid to you in cash, less any amounts owed to Waste Pro at the time.
- For former customers who no longer have Waste Pro accounts: A cash payment of 88% of the total amount they paid in environmental fees during the class period. This amount may also be reduced if the total in claims exceeds $10 million.
Total Settlement Amount: Up to $10,000,000 to pay claims
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:Up to $25,000
Law Firms:
Methvin Terrell Yancey Stephens & Miller PC
Phil Hall, PA
Claim Form: WastePro Class Action Settlement Claim Form
Case Name: Vision Construction ENT, Inc. v. Waste Pro of Florida, Inc., et al.
Settlement Website: WastePro Class Action Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
AB Data, Ltd.
Settlement Administrator
c/o A.B. Data LTD
P.O. Box 173057
Milwaukee, WI 53217
info@wasteproclassaction.com
1-800-513-1506