Liddle Sheets P.C.

Liddle Sheets P.C. RHODE ISLAND SUPERIOR COURT FOR PROVIDENCE/BRISTOL COUNTY
NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
If you have owned, rented or leased any residential property located in whole or in part within a three- quarter (.75) mile
radius of the Woonsocket wastewater treatment and sewage waste incinerator Facility located at 11 and 15 Cumberland Hill
Rd, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (the Facility ) at any time since November 8, 2014 to present, or if you submitted a Plaintiff
Data Sheet to Class Counsel on or before July 30, 2026, you may be a Class Member.
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A proposed settlement has been reached with Synagro Woonsocket, LLC, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., and the City of Woonsocket
( Defendants ). Defendants and/or affiliated persons and entities operate, operated, or own a facility located at 11 and 15 Cumberland
Hill Rd in Woonsocket. The proposed settlement seeks to resolve claims brought by Named Class Representatives on behalf of a proposed
class relating to the alleged emission of odors from the Facility. The proposed settlement has been memorialized in a written agreement
between the parties (the Agreement ). The Court will hold a hearing on February 11, 2027 at 2:00pm to consider whether to grant final
approval of the settlement.
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If approved by the Court, the Agreement requires Class Members to release any and all Released Claims as defined in the
Agreement and it requires Defendants to collectively pay $1,300,000 into a fund (the Settlement Fund ) for the benefit and advantage of
Class Members. Attorneys fees of no more than 1/3 of the net recovery, litigation expenses, and an incentive award for the Class
Representatives not to exceed $5,000 each may be paid from the Settlement Fund to the extent awarded by the Court. The Agreement
also stipulates that Defendants have expended $881,209.28 in Improvement Measures to mitigate potential odors associated with the
operation of the Facility. This is only a summary of your rights under the Agreement. For more information, including the precise class
area that is entitled to seek compensation from the Settlement Fund, visit the settlement website address at:
www.LSclassaction.com/
Your Legal Rights and Options in this Settlement Deadline
SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM The only way to get a cash payment. You must timely submit a valid Claim Form. Deadline to submit a
Claim Form: on or before
January 11, 2027
EXCLUDE YOURSELF Receive no payment. Get out of this lawsuit. Retain your right to sue.
If you exclude yourself, you will no longer be a Class Member.
This means that you will not be eligible for the monetary benefits or relief in the Settlement. It also means that Class Counsel will not be representing you and there are statutes of
limitations that may bar your individual claims.
Deadline to Exclude yourself:
on or before December 28, 2026
COMMENT OR OBJECT Write to the Court about why you do not like the Settlement.
You must follow the procedures outlined in the Agreement. You must remain a member of the lawsuit (you cannot ask to be excluded) in order to object to the Settlement. Deadline to Comment
or Objection: on or before
December 28, 2026
DO NOTHING You receive no payment. Remain bound by Settlement.
By doing nothing, you will not recover money from the Settlement.
You will also be bound by the Settlement and give up your rights, if any,
to sue Synagro Woonsocket, LLC, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.,
the City of Woonsocket, and affiliated persons and entities separately
about the same or similar legal claims in this lawsuit.