Platte County Water Quality Class Action
You recently received a court-authorized notice concerning a lawsuit that is pending against Missouri-American Water Company related to calcium scaling in Platte County.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS LAWSUIT:
DO NOTHING
Stay in this lawsuit. Await the outcome. Give up certain rights.
By doing nothing, you keep the possibility of getting money or benefits that may come from a trial or a settlement. But, you give up any rights to sue the Water Company separately about the same legal claims in this lawsuit.
ASK TO BE EXCLUDED
Get out of this lawsuit. Get no benefits from it. Keep rights.
If you ask to be excluded and money or benefits are later awarded, you won't share in those. But, you keep any rights to sue the Water Company separately about the same legal claims in this lawsuit.
To participate in the lawsuit, you do not need to do anything – you are automatically included by virtue of the Court’s Order certifying the Class.
To remove yourself from the lawsuit and not participate, you must submit an Exclusion Request to Williams Dirks Dameron LLC; 1100 Main Street, Suite 2600; Kansas City, Missouri 64105. It must be postmarked no later than October 7, 2018.
To learn more about the lawsuit, review the Notice that was approved by the Court.
To submit information about calcium scaling at your property, please submit the Questionnaire. The Questionnaire and its contents are protected by the attorney-client privilege.
You can access other important documents in the case here:
If you still need additional information, you may contact us at waterquality@williamsdirks.com.
Water Customers in Platte County, Missouri Notified of Class Action Concerning Water Quality
Kansas City - September 7, 2018