Rocky Flats Settlement

WARNING ABOUT SOLICITATIONS OF CLASS MEMBERS

Some potential Class Members have received mailings by a company or companies claiming they can help you file a claim in the Rocky Flats class action settlement. The mailings are labeled “FINAL NOTICE” and they give an incorrect February 17, 2017 deadline for filing a claim. This is false: The Court-ordered deadline for filing a claim is June 1, 2017.

The mailings are not the Court-approved Class Notice. They were not authorized by the Court.

The real Class Notice is available here. It is important to read the official Class Notice. The Class Notice contains information about the case, the settlement, and your rights as a potential Class Member.

The mailings were sent by a third-party claims processing company. YOU WILL PROBABLY RECEIVE LESS THAN YOUR FULL SETTLEMENT AMOUNT if you hire a claims processor. These companies charge a fee, usually a substantial percentage of your recovery.

You do not need a claims processor. The Settlement and Claims Administrator, Heffler Claims Group, was appointed by the Court to help you to file your claim, at no additional cost to you.

If you have any questions or need assistance with filing your claim, please contact the Settlement and Claims Administrator at 1-844-528-0187, or via the “Contact” section of this website. You may also contact Class Counsel:

Merrill G. Davidoff
David F. Sorensen
BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C.
1622 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: (215) 875-3000

If you have signed an agreement with a claims processor and you feel you were misled, please contact Class Counsel immediately.

Did you own property near and downwind from the former Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant (in Jefferson County, northwest of Denver, Colorado) on June 7, 1989?
Are you an heir of someone who did?
Are you the successor of an entity that did?

If you owned a home, business, or other property in the Denver, Colorado area around the Rocky Flats Nuclear Plant on June 7, 1989, or if you are the heir to that property owner, a recent class action settlement with the former operators of the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant (Rockwell International Corp. and The Dow Chemical Co.) may affect your rights.

This website is authorized by the Court to explain your rights, to help you determine if you are an eligible Class Member, and to help you file a claim.

Dates and Deadlines will apply. Please read this website carefully and contact the Settlement Administrator if you have any questions about this settlement.

Please note that PDF versions of: (I) the Notice, which includes important information about the proposed settlement, is available here; and (ii) the Claim Form, which needs to be submitted by June 1, 2017, is available in PDF form here. An on-line Claim Form is available here. An interactive Address Look-Up tool (which you can use to check if a particular property is included in the Property Class Area) is available, below.

Please check back for updates.

The map below represents the Property Class Area:

Click here to see a detailed map of the Property Class Area.

Problems? Questions? Please call 1-844-528-0187 for help.

Settlement Class Members and the Plaintiffs do not release claims for actual bodily injury, nor claims unrelated to the allegations in the complaint such as pension, or product liability or contract claims or claims of former Rocky Flats workers under Workman’s Compensation or similar laws or regulations. For example, if you believe you have gotten cancer from exposure to plutonium from Rocky Flats, you are not giving up the right to sue over that, just by filing a claim as part of this settlement. If you are a Class Member and file a timely and valid claim as part of this settlement, you can still decide to sue if you have cancer or develop cancer or have suffered other bodily injury. You would need to consult your own lawyer about any such potential lawsuit. Plaintiffs and Class Counsel are not suggesting that you may or do have any claims for bodily injury, nor expressing any opinion about the likelihood of success if you decide to pursue such claims – again, you would need to consult your own lawyer about any such potential lawsuit.

This website is authorized by the Court, supervised by counsel and controlled by Heffler Claims Group, the Settlement Administrator approved by the Court. This is the only authorized website for this case.

For more information please call 1-844-528-0187.

Important Dates

Notices and Claim Forms were mailed to potential Class Members on
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
The Settlement Administrator mailed a Notice and a blank Claim Form to potential Class Members on Wednesday, September 14, 2016. Click here for the on-line Claim Form or click here for the PDF versions of these documents.
Plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees, costs, expenses and awards.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees, reimbursement of costs and expenses and for service awards on or before Thursday, January 12, 2017. The motion, memorandum in support, and all related materials will be posted on this website in the “Important Documents” section once filed.
Notice of Your Intention to Appear at the Fairness Hearing.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 You must mail your notice of intention to appear at the hearing so that it is postmarked no later than Wednesday, March 1, 2017.
Objections to the Settlement.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 You must mail your objections to the Settlement so that it/they are postmarked no later than Wednesday, March 1, 2017.
Exclude yourself from the Class.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 You must mail your exclusion request so that it is postmarked no later than Wednesday, March 1, 2017.
Plaintiffs’ motion for final approval of the settlement.
Friday, March 31, 2017
Plaintiffs’ motion for final approval of the settlement shall be filed on or before Friday, March 31, 2017. The motion, memorandum in support, and all related materials will be posted on this website in the “Important Documents” section once filed.
Reply brief in further support of motion for attorneys’ fees, costs, expenses and awards.
Friday, March 31, 2017 Any reply brief in further support of the motion for attorneys’ fees, reimbursement of costs and expenses and for service awards (which was filed on January 12, 2017) shall be filed on or before Friday, March 31, 2017. The reply brief and all related materials will be posted on this website in the “Important Documents” section once filed.
Fairness Hearing scheduled for 11 a.m. MDT on
Friday, April 28, 2017 The Fairness Hearing is currently scheduled for Friday, April 28, 2017 at 11 a.m. MDT. Please check this website for updates. The Fairness Hearing date is subject to change.
Claim Form Deadline.
Thursday, June 1, 2017 You must submit your Claim Form on-line OR mail your completed paper Claim Form postmarked no later than Thursday, June 1, 2017. Click here for the on-line Claim Form or click here for the PDF Claim Form.

Important Documents

Notice (PDF: 539.3 kB)
Claim Form (PDF: 482.5 kB)
Settlement Agreement (PDF: 1.3 MB)
July 27 2017 Report of the Court-Appointed Settlement and Claims Administrator (PDF: 1.1 MB)
Unopposed Motion for Order for an Initial Distribution of the Net Settlement Funds (PDF: 6.1 MB)
Preliminary Approval Order (PDF: 451.7 kB)
Preliminary Approval of Settlement Papers (all combined, with all supporting materials) (PDF: 5.0 MB)
Proposed Plan of Allocation of the Settlement Fund (PDF: 63.0 kB)
Order Granting Final Judgment, Approving Class Settlement, and Dismissing Class Claims Against Defendants (PDF: 73.6 kB)
Order Granting Final Approval of Plaintiffs' Proposed Plan of Allocation (PDF: 41.9 kB)
Order Granting Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses (PDF: 70.6 kB)
Order Awarding Service Payments to Class Representatives (PDF: 58.4 kB)
Order Awarding Attorney Fees (PDF: 85.0 kB)
Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Their Motion for Final Approval of Proposed Class Action Settlement and Approval of Proposed Plan of Allocation (PDF: 2.2 MB)
Motion for Attorneys' Fees, Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses, and Award of Service Payments to Class Representatives, Plus Proposed Orders (PDF: 112.4 kB)
Memorandum in Support of Motion for Attorneys' Fees, Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses, and Award of Service Payments to Class Representatives, Plus Exhibits (PDF: 24.5 MB)
Plaintiffs' Motion for Final Approval of Proposed Class Action Settlement and Approval of Proposed Plan of Allocation of the Settlement Fund (PDF: 65.0 kB)
Class Counsel's Reply in Further Support of Class Counsel's Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees, Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses, and Award of Service Payments to Class Representatives (PDF: 110.7 kB)

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Rocky Flats Settlement

WARNING ABOUT SOLICITATIONS OF CLASS MEMBERS

If you have signed an agreement with a claims processor and you feel you were misled, please contact Class Counsel immediately.

Did you own property near and downwind from the former Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant (in Jefferson County, northwest of Denver, Colorado) on June 7, 1989? Are you an heir of someone who did? Are you the successor of an entity that did?

Documents

Contact

Submit Claim

Important Dates

Notices and Claim Forms were mailed to potential Class Members on

Plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees, costs, expenses and awards.

Notice of Your Intention to Appear at the Fairness Hearing.

Objections to the Settlement.

Exclude yourself from the Class.

Plaintiffs’ motion for final approval of the settlement.

Reply brief in further support of motion for attorneys’ fees, costs, expenses and awards.

Fairness Hearing scheduled for 11 a.m. MDT on

Claim Form Deadline.

Important Documents

Having Trouble?

Did you own property near and downwind from the former Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant (in Jefferson County, northwest of Denver, Colorado) on June 7, 1989?
Are you an heir of someone who did?
Are you the successor of an entity that did?