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A $6.2 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Madison Ranches Inc. (“Madison Ranches” or “Defendant”). The lawsuit alleges that the various Defendants in the lawsuit, including Madison Ranches have contributed to the alleged contamination of groundwater and drinking water in the Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area (“LUBGWMA”). Madison Ranches denies these allegations and denies any wrongdoing or liability. The Court has not made a decision of any wrongdoing by Madison Ranches or that any law has been violated. Instead, the Plaintiffs and Madison Ranches have agreed to a settlement to avoid the risk, cost, and time of continuing the lawsuit.
If you own, rent, or reside at property that is supplied with water by a private well that is located in the LUBGWMA, you are part of the Settlement Class and will be able to apply to receive benefits from the Settlement at a later date. The Settlement Fund will be used to pay for claims filed by members of the Settlement Class once the claims phase is started at a later date. You do not need to submit a claim form now. Notice will be sent when claim forms can be submitted at a later date.
Although Plaintiffs have reached a Settlement with Madison Ranches in this lawsuit, there are also non-settling defendants that have not settled. For the non-settling defendants, there may be separate settlements, judgments, or class certification orders in the future, and you may be sent a separate notice at a later date. Plaintiffs also have a separate-related lawsuit, Pearson et al. v. Amazon Data Services, Inc., Case No. 2:26-cv-00633 (D. Or.), and notice was recently provided for a settlement in that lawsuit.