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If you owned or rented residential property in the area described below between 2017 through 2019, your legal rights may be affected in a class action lawsuit. The Notice you received explains important rights you may have. Please read it carefully.
A class action lawsuit is pending in the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, Pennsylvania related to noxious odors that migrated from the Grand Central Sanitary Landfill. On July 31, 2023, the Honorable Judge Anthony S. Beltrami ruled that this lawsuit can proceed as a class action on behalf of a “Class” (i.e., a group of people and entities) that could include you. The Class, subject to certain exclusions discussed in the notice, consists of all individuals who owned or rented residential property between 2017 and 2019 within the black polygon ("the Class Area") depicted below:
The area can be narratively defined as:
All residential properties on both sides of each roadway from the corner of Bangor Road and Sullivan Trail travelling North on Sullivan Trail to South Broadway continuing North on South Broadway to the Appalachian Scenic Trail travelling East until east of the eastern most point of Verona Drive, then travelling Due East to Route 191, then travelling South on Route 191 until Kesslersville Road, then travelling due West to the intersection of Bangor Road and Sullivan Trail.
Basic Information About the Lawsuit
Records indicate that you may have owned or rented residential property in the Class Area between 2017 and 2019. The Notice explains that the Court has allowed, or “certified,” a class in a lawsuit that may affect you. You have legal rights and options that you may exercise. Judge Anthony S. Beltrami is overseeing this class action. The case is known as Bond, et al. v. Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc., et al., Case No. C-48-CV-2019-02017 (the “Action”). Judge Beltrami appointed Jonathan B. Nace of Nidel & Nace, PLLC, John E. Kotsatos of Kotsatos Law, PLLC and Mark L. Minotti of Minotti Law Offices as Class Counsel.
| YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS LAWSUIT | |
| DO NOTHING |
Stay in the lawsuit. Await the outcome. Share in possible benefits. Give up certain rights. By doing nothing, you are choosing to stay in the Class. You will be permitted to share in any recovery that may result from this class action, but you will give up your rights to sue Defendant(s) in a separate, individual lawsuit for any claims made in this action. In addition, you will be bound by past and any future court rulings on, or the settlement of, the claims against Defendant(s). |
| ASK TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE CLASS |
Get out of this lawsuit. Keep your rights. If you opt out of the Class (meaning you say in writing that you do not want to be included in this lawsuit), you will not be entitled to any recovery that may result from this class action, but you will not be bound by any past or future rulings for or against Defendant(s). You will be free to pursue your claims against Defendant(s) on your own or as part of a different lawsuit (but you should consult with a lawyer to determine whether those claims are timely). |