Basic Information
- What the lawsuit is about
- Who is included in the Settlement
- How the Settlement may benefit you
- What your legal rights are
- How to get benefits of the Settlement
Who is in the Proposed Settlement Class
The Proposed Settlement Benefits – What You May Get
Your Rights and Choices – Excluding Yourself from the Proposed Settlement
In consideration of the Settlement Payment and the terms and conditions of the Agreement, Plaintiffs’ Class Representatives and Class Counsel on behalf of all Class Members agree that, upon the Effective Date and tender of the Settlement Payment to the Claims Administrator, the Final order and judgment approving the Agreement shall operate as a release of the Released Parties by each and every Class Member, on behalf of each and every Class Member and all of his or her heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, whereby the Class Members release, acquit, and forever discharge any and all Claims, as defined at Section 1.4 herein, and covenanting not to sue the Released Parties regarding any and all Claims, as defined at section 1.4 herein.
“Claims” means all past, present, and future claims for breach of contract; negligence; detrimental reliance; redhibition; equitable contribution, mental anguish and emotional distress; non-reimbursed personal expenses; nuisance, annoyance, discomfort, and inconvenience; civil trespass; fear of bodily injury, fear of contracting disease, fear of increased risk of contracting disease; personal property damage/loss as it relates to clothes and/or linens including damage and staining of clothes and linens, replacement costs of clothes and linens damaged/stained by deleterious water and diminution in value of clothes and/or linens; out of pocket expenses, including but not limited to expenses for purchasing bottled water/ice, purchase of water/ice dispensers, expenses of installing water filtration systems and related maintenance and filter replacement costs or need for same in the future; loss of use and enjoyment of real property, homes and leased property(ies) arising from or related to the production or distribution of water by United Water System, Inc. to any and all Class Members between February 16, 2013 and the present including all liabilities, demands, causes of action, rights of action, complaints, lawsuits, regulatory proceedings, obligations, responsibilities, assertions, allegations, entitlements, expectations, demands, debts, expert opinions, interventions, assigned claims, cross-claims, third-party claims, subrogation claims, arbitration or mediation demands, injunctive claims and/or obligations of any kind or character, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, asserted or unasserted made or which could have been made or which could be made in the future, existing or contingent, whether at law or in equity, whether sounding in, grounded in or based upon or in tort, contract, quasi-contract, equity, third-party beneficiary, citizen suit, obligation, nuisance, trespass, negligence, gross negligence, negligence per se, strict liability, absolute liability, unjust enrichment, intentional or deliberate conduct, derivative or vicarious liability and/or any past, present or future law, statute, standard, jurisprudence, regulation or other legal theory or basis of liability whatsoever, whether local, state or federal, and whether for compensatory damages, special damages, punitive damages, exemplary damages, costs, expenses, and/or fees of any kind whatsoever. “Claims” does not include claims for bodily injuries, health claims or claims for reimbursement of medical expenses.
- Your name, current address, and telephone number;
- A statement that you want to be excluded from the case Aaron Knott, et versus United Water System, Inc., et al., on the docket of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana bearing civil action no. 6:23-cv-00401, that you do not wish to be a Class Member, and that you want to be excluded from any judgment entered in this case;
- Your signature (or your lawyer’s signature).
Your Rights and Choices – Objecting to the Proposed Settlement
Court | Class Counsel | Counsel for Defendants |
Clerk of Court, United States District Court Western District of Louisiana 800 Lafayette Street, Suite 2100 Lafayette, LA 70501 | Gordon Schoeffler, Attorney at Law P.O. Box 4829 Lafayette, La 70502 Phone: (337) 789-2563 Fax: (337) 261-0799 | John E. W. Baay, II Geiger, Laborde & Laperouse, L.L.C. 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4800 New Orleans, LA 70139 Telephone:(504) 561-0400 Facsimile:(504) 561-1011 |
Your Rights and Choices – Appearing in the Lawsuit
If You Do Nothing
The Lawyers Representing You
Gordon Schoeffler, Attorney at Law Physical: 730 Jefferson St., 70501 Mailing: P.O. Box 4829 Lafayette, La 70502 Phone: 337-789-2563 Fax: 337-261-0799 gordon@gjslawoffice.com | Adam R. Credeur Kenneth W. DeJean Natalie M. DeJean Law Offices of Kenneth W. DeJean Physical: 417 W. University Ave., Lafayette, LA 70506 Mailing: P.O. Box 4325, Lafayette, LA 70502 Phone: 337-235-5294 Fax: 337-235-105 adam@kwdejean.com kwdejean@kwejean.com natalie@kwdejean.com |