"As no one has objected to the settlement, we do not believe there can be any appeals and that the claims will begin to be processed and paid beginning in the next two months. "The response from the residents of Hoosick Falls has been tremendous with over 2,500 claims filed," Schwarz said. Schwarz, one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs, said he was pleased that Kahn approved the settlement swiftly - two days after a final hearing on the matter. "The court finds that the settlement was negotiated at arm’s length, in good faith, and was overseen by an experienced mediator, Professor Eric Green, which demonstrates that the negotiated resolution was procedurally fair," Kahn wrote.
Kahn, in his order approving the settlement, noted the "fairness" of the outcome and that residents will be compensated and receive long-term medical monitoring, which he characterized as "significant." The settlement is intended to compensate residents in that area for the potential health consequences of their exposure to the chemicals, as well as the potential loss of property value, and to provide a system of early detection for any related health issues they may suffer in the years ahead. of each having roles in the decadeslong pollution of the community's water supplies, which are contaminated with perfluorinated chemicals that were used at various factories in the village. The complaint accused Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics and Honeywell International - and later 3M and DuPont Co. The settlement was reached in a proposed class-action lawsuit filed in 2016 in U.S. In a prior ruling, Kahn said he was likely to grant final approval to the settlement because it was "fair, reasonable and adequate."
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