UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
If you paid for or received drinking water that originated from West Morgan-East Lawrence Water and Sewer Authority, you may be eligible for a payment from a class action settlement.
A federal court authorized this Notice. It is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
A settlement has been reached with 3M Company, Dyneon, LLC, and Daikin America, Inc. (“Defendants” or “3M” or “DAI”) in a class action lawsuit about whether they contaminated the drinking water source for customers of West Morgan-East Lawrence Water and Sewer Authority (“WMEL” or “the Authority”), Town Creek Water System, West Lawrence Water Cooperative, V.A.W. Water System, and Trinity Water Works.
You may be included in this settlement if you were a residential-coded customer of WMEL, Town Creek Water System, West Lawrence Water Cooperative, V.A.W. Water System, or Trinity Water Works or you currently reside in Alabama, Georgia, or Tennessee, and you owned or resided in a residential housing unit that received water originating with WMEL or provided by WMEL, Town Creek Water System, West Lawrence Water Cooperative, V.A.W. Water System, or Trinity Water Works.
Your rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Read the Notice carefully.
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YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT |
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SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2022 |
This is the only way you can receive a payment if you are a Resident Subclass Member as defined in Frequently Asked Question 5. Ratepayer Subclass Members (also defined in Frequently Asked Question 5) will automatically receive a payment. |
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ASK TO BE EXCLUDED DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 10, 2022 |
This is the only option that allows you to sue, continue to sue, or be part of another lawsuit against any of the Defendants related to the legal claims this settlement resolves. However, you will give up the right to get a payment from this settlement. |
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OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 10. 2022 |
If you do not exclude yourself from the settlement, you may object to it by writing to the Court about why you don’t like the settlement. If you object, you may also receive or file a claim for a payment. |
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GO TO A HEARING ON |
You may object to the settlement and ask the Court for permission to speak at the Fairness Hearing about your objection. |
| DO NOTHING | If you do nothing, you will give up the right to sue, continue to sue, or be part of another lawsuit against the Defendants about the legal claims resolved by this settlement. If you are a “Ratepayer Subclass Member” as defined in Question 5 below, you will automatically receive a payment if the settlement is approved and becomes final. |
These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in the Notice.
The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the settlement.
You may object to the settlement and ask the Court for permission to speak at the Fairness Hearing about your objection.