Update
A second and final settlement payment was mailed on May 31, 2019 to all eligible Class Members who received and cashed their first settlement payment. If you received and cashed your first settlement payment and did not receive your second check or would like to request that your second check be reissued, please email Questions@StericycleClassAction.com or send a written request to:
Stericycle Class Action
c/o GCG
PO Box 10515
Dublin, OH 43017-1515.
All settlement payments Issued prior to May 31, 2019 are now void and cannot be cashed. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the Settlement Administrator is no longer able to reissue settlement checks that were issued prior to May 31, 2019.
Overview
You may be a member of the Class if you were a Small Quantity medical waste customer of Stericycle between March 8, 2003, and October 26, 2017, and your prices were increased as the result of an Automated Price Increase.
A $295,000,000 Settlement has been approved by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, in the case In Re: Stericycle, Steri-Safe Contract Litigation, No. 13-cv-5795, MDL No. 2455. The lawsuit claims that Stericycle engaged in a practice of imposing Automated Price Increases in violation of the contracts with certain of its customers. If you are a Class Member, your rights may be affected and you may be entitled to a portion of this Settlement.
You may be a member of the Class if you were a Small Quantity medical waste customer of Stericycle between March 8, 2003, and October 26, 2017, and your prices were increased as the result of an Automated Price Increase. Eligible Class Members were not required to file a claim in order to receive the benefits of this Settlement, including a share of the Settlement Fund. Settlement payments were mailed to eligible Class Members on August 28, 2018. If you believe you were an eligible Class Member and did not receive your check please contact the Settlement Administrator at:
Stericycle Class Action c/o GCG PO Box 10515 Dublin, OH 43017-1515 Questions@StericycleClassAction.com
Your legal rights may be affected even if you do not act:
| YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES | |
| DO NOTHING |
You are not required to file a claim in order to receive the benefits of this Settlement, including a share of the Settlement Fund. Settlement payments were mailed to eligible Class Members on August 28, 2018. If you believe you were an eligible Class Member and did not receive your check please contact the Settlement Administrator at:
Stericycle Class Action c/o GCG PO Box 10515 Dublin, OH 43017-1515 Questions@StericycleClassAction.com If you do nothing, you give up the right to sue Stericycle about the issues in the lawsuit and you waive your right to object to the Settlement. |
| OBJECT January 22, 2018 Deadline has Passed | Write to the Court about why you don’t like the proposed Settlement. |
| EXCLUDE YOURSELF/OPT OUT January 22, 2018 Deadline has Passed |
Ask to get out (opt out) of the proposed Settlement. If you do this, you are not entitled to certain Settlement benefits, including a share of the Settlement Fund, but you keep your right to sue Stericycle about the issues in the lawsuit. |
| APPEAR IN THE LAWSUIT OR ATTEND THE FAIRNESS HEARING MARCH 8, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. Deadline has Passed |
You are not required to enter an appearance in the lawsuit in order to participate in the proposed Settlement, but you may enter an appearance on your own or through your own lawyer in addition to filing an objection if you do not opt out. You can also ask to speak in Court at the Fairness Hearing about the proposed Settlement. |
Final Approval Hearing
A Fairness Hearing was held on March 8, 2018 at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Everett McKinley Dirksen Courthouse, Courtroom 2303, 219 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60604. At this hearing, the Court issued a Final Approval Order. A copy of the Final Approval Order can be found in the Court Documents section.