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Announcement to homeowners residing near the Mpls/St. Paul Airport:
This is an informational web site for the class action lawsuit involving the MSP Metropolitan Airports Commission. The web site is drafted and maintained by Zimmerman Reed, the law firm appointed by the Court as Class Counsel for the Class.
Case/Settlement Update – January 18, 2008: On January 15, 2008, the Court signed an Order granting Final Approval to the Homeowners’ settlement, which, in effect, finalizes the conditions for final approval of the Global Settlement reached in the Cities’ case. To view and/or print the Order granting Final Approval to the Class Action Settlement, click here.
For more information about the global settlement, click here to view the Consent Decree.
We want to make sure all homeowners understand that the terms of the class action settlement are the same terms as the settlement in the Cities’ case. The two cases together are obtaining recovery under one Global Settlement. The Global Settlement benefits homeowners in both lawsuits.
Case/Settlement Update – November 21, 2007: In June of this year, the Homeowners reached a settlement with the MAC. Subsequently, in mid-October, the Cities of Minneapolis, Richfield, and Eagan, in their parallel case, reached a settlement of their claims. Since the two cases seek the same remedies, the Homeowners are very pleased to announce that the parties in both cases will obtain benefits under this Global Settlement. The Cities have valued the settlement at approximately $127 million.
At this time, the Homeowners’ settlement will be following a formal approval process with the Court. The first step – preliminary approval – has now occurred. On November 16, 2007, the Court granted Preliminary Approval of the Homeowners’ settlement. A Notice of Class Action Settlement will now be mailed to all members of the settlement class, describing the settlement and allowing class members the opportunity to remain in the class, to opt-out of the settlement, or to remain in the class and formally object to the settlement. To view and/or print the Notice of Class Action Settlement, click here; to view and/or print the Opt-Out form, click here. Class members will also have the opportunity to talk with the Homeowners’ attorneys – and with the Cities’ attorneys – about any questions related to the settlement and how it will impact homeowners.
- Click here to view the Class Action Settlement Agreement.
We plan to regularly update this website with information about the status of the proposed settlement and the process involved in finalizing it, and so, encourage you to check the site on a regular basis.
To learn more about the lawsuit, refer to the panel appearing on the left-hand side of this page.
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