Veolia Fee Class Action Settlement

Veolia Fee Class Action Settlement

By Mike Holter

A circuit court has preliminarily approved a $15 million class action lawsuit settlement with waste management company Veolia over allegations it improperly charged and collected a number of fees. If you were a Veolia customer between 2003 and 2012, you may be entitled to a cash refund from the class action settlement.

The Veolia settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit, titled Janoka, Inc. v. Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp., et al., that alleges Veolia improperly charged their customers fuel surcharges,” “environmental fees,” “administrative fees,” “service charges,” and “ADEM charges,” and also improperly increased service rates.

Veolia denies any wrongdoing but has agreed to a $15 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve the litigation.

Class Members of the Veolia class action settlement include all U.S. customers that (1) entered into a written contract with Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp.; Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc.; Veolia ES Solid Waste Southeast, Inc.; Veolia ES Solid Waste Midwest, LLC; Veolia ES Solid Waste of PA, Inc.; or Veolia ES Solid Waste of NJ, Inc. (including predecessors subsidiaries and related entities) and (2) paid one or more of the Fees or Rate Increases, from February 2, 2003 through October 31, 2012.

As a Class Member, you’re entitled to receive 50% of the total amount of Fees and Rate Increases you paid between February 2, 2003 and October 31, 2012. This amount may be reduced if the total number of claims received exceeds the amount of the net settlement fund.

The only way to receive a cash refund from the Veolia class action lawsuit settlement is to submit a Claim Form by March 5, 2013.

Claim Forms and more information on your rights in the Veolia Class Action Lawsuit Settlement can be found at www.JanokaSettlement.com. Detailed claims filing instructions can be found in our Open Lawsuit Settlements section.

Updated January 18th, 2013

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