LIQUID ALUMINUM SULFATE ANTITRUST LITIGATION - GEO DIRECT PURCHASER SETTLEMENT

Case NO. 16-MD-2687 (JLL) (JAD)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

UPDATE: The time of the Court’s Fairness Hearing has changed to 9:00 a.m. on November 14, 2018


If You Purchased Liquid Aluminum Sulfate In The United States Directly From A Defendant From January 1, 1997 Through February 28, 2011, You Could Be Affected By A Proposed Class Action Settlement


A SUMMARY OF YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT

SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED, OR SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM ONLINE, NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 17, 2018

If you wish to make a claim against the Settlement Funds, you will need to submit a Claim Form in order to be eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement. The portion, if any, of the Settlement Funds to be allocated to you will be calculated on a pro rata basis based on your eligible purchases of Alum. Click here for more information on submitting a Claim Form.

ASK TO BE EXCLUDED BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION SO THAT IT IS RECEIVED NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 2, 2018

If you ask to be excluded from the Direct Purchaser Settlement Class and the Court approves the Settlement, you will not receive any money from the Settlement. This is the only option that allows you to be part of any other lawsuit against any of the GEO Settling Parties for the claims in this case. Click here for more information on excluding yourself.

OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN OBJECTION SO THAT IT IS RECEIVED NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 2, 2018

If you do not like the Settlement, or any part of it, you may write to the Court and explain why you do not like the Settlement. You can only object to the Settlement if you are a Direct Purchaser Settlement Class Member and you do not exclude yourself. Click here for more information on objecting.

GO TO THE COURT’S FINAL FAIRNESS HEARING ON NOVEMBER 14, 2018

If you submit a written objection, you may (but you do not have to) attend the hearing and, at the discretion of the Court, speak to the Court about your objection. Click here for more information about the Fairness Hearing.

DO NOTHING

You do not have to take any action to remain part of the Direct Purchaser Settlement Class. However, by doing nothing, you give up any rights to sue the GEO Settling Parties about the claims in this case and you will not receive a payment from the Settlement. Click here for more information.


These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in the Notice. Click here to read the Notice. Click here to view answers to Frequently Asked Questions.