Summerville Class Action Settlements

Summerville Class Action Settlements are broken down into the following 3 settlements with information on each below.

PULCRA FIRST CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

Update 6/4/2025

Pulcra Settlement Update and Instructions

for Submittal of Temporary Drinking Water Election Form

          On May 2, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia approved the first class settlement to provide temporary, clean drinking water for Summerville, Georgia, water customers.  Under this initial settlement with one of the defendants, Pulcra Chemicals, LLC, a Temporary Drinking Water Fund has been created with $ 1 million deposited by Pulcra so that clean bottled water or filters can be provided to those who are currently Summerville water customers. 

If you are a current Summerville water customer and would like to participate in receiving clean drinking water under the settlement, you must complete a Temporary Drinking Water Election Form. You can submit the Temporary Drinking Water Election Form in one of two ways:

1. You can complete a Temporary Drinking Water Election Form online by clicking HERE.
2. You can also print the Temporary Drinking Water Election Form by clicking HERE, then complete, sign and return it by e-mail to settlement@summervilleclasssettlement.com, or by mailing it to Summerville Class Action Settlement, 501 Riverchase Parkway East, Suite 100, Hoover, Alabama, 35244.

Under the Settlement Agreement qualified class members may choose ONE of the following:

1. Installation of a permanent water filtration system provided by Fontis Water Incorporated

OR

2. Delivery to your home or business of 5-gallon jugs of PFAS-free spring water for a set period of time to be determined by the Claims Administrator.

The number of filters that can be installed as well as the number of water jugs that can be provided will depend on the number of qualified Summerville current water users who choose to submit a Temporary Drinking Water Election Form and the amount of funds available, so please get your form in as soon as possible.  Please note that there are two other class settlements that have been preliminarily approved to expand the Fund, with the Final Fairness Hearing for those settlements to take place on June 11, 2025.  If those settlements proceed, additional funds will be available.

Please note that if you are a tenant and elect water filter installation; your landlord must complete Section D of the Election Form.  Therefore, you will need to print the form and have your landlord complete it and submit it with your Election Form.

TOWN HALL MEETINGS

In order to answer questions and assist claimants with completing the Temporary Drinking Water Election Form, our team will be hosting town hall meetings in Summerville at the Chattooga Civic Center on the following dates and times:

Monday, June 23	Tuesday, June 24	Wednesday, June 25
10:00 am	10:00 am	10:00 am
2:00 pm	2:00 pm	2:00 pm
6:00 pm	6:00 pm	6:00 pm
*All times are in the Eastern Time Zone

You are welcome to come to any of the meetings, and Temporary Drinking Water Election Forms will be available for completion, as well.

HUNTSMAN SECOND CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

MOUNT VERNON MILLS AND TRION THIRD CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

PULCRA FIRST CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

Parris v. 3M Company, No. 4:21-CV-00040-TWT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

ROME DIVISION

If you have used and paid for water provided by the City of Summerville, Georgia, during the period January 2020, to January 23, 2025, your rights may be affected by a proposed Partial Class Action Settlement.

A Partial Class Action Settlement has been reached between a Class of drinking water users in the City of Summerville and one of the Defendants, Pulcra Chemicals, LLC, in the lawsuit brought against several Defendants for the contamination of the City of Summerville drinking water supply with Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAS”). The proposed Partial Class Action Settlement (“Settlement”) provides for the establishment of a Temporary Drinking Water Fund which will be used to provide temporary drinking water for members of the Class of Summerville water users who elect to receive it. You will have a choice of either delivery of bottled water or installation of a point-of-use filter in your home or business. You will not receive any direct payment as part of this Partial Settlement.

The Court in charge of this case has preliminarily approved the Partial Class Action Settlement and must conduct a final hearing (Fairness Hearing) to decide whether to approve the proposed Settlement. The Temporary Drinking Water Fund will not be established until the Court approves the Settlement and it becomes fully effective by its terms, and the time for all appeals has expired. The Court will hold a Fairness Hearing on the Settlement on April 23, 2025, in United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Richard B. Russell Federal Building & United States Courthouse, Courtroom 2108, United States Courthouse, 75 Ted Turner Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-3309.

Your legal rights and options – and the deadlines to exercise them – are explained in the Notice. If the Partial Class Action Settlement is approved, you have the right to participate. If you disagree with the Partial Settlement, you have the right to object. If the Court approves the Partial Class Action Settlement, the lawsuit will continue against the other Defendants, including 3M Company, Daikin America, Inc., E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, Huntsman International, LLC, Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., The Chemours Company, Pulcra Chemicals, LLC, and The Town of Trion, Georgia. Additional relief for the Class Members may be obtained from these Defendants.

Your rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Please read the Notice carefully. Important deadlines are:

April 24, 2025 Summerville Press Release can be found here.

The proposed Partial Class Action Settlement and other important documents filed with the Court can be found on this website.

If you have used and paid for water provided by the City of Summerville, Georgia, during the period

January 1, 2020, to March 5, 2025, your rights may be affected by a proposed partial class action settlement.

A federal court authorized this notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.

This second proposed Class Action Settlement (“Settlement”) provides for an additional Defendant, Huntsman International, LLC (“Huntsman”), to contribute to the Temporary Drinking Water Fund which will be used to provide temporary drinking water for members of the Class of Summerville water users who elect to receive it. You will have a choice of either delivery of bottled water or installation of a point-of-use filter in your home or business. You will not receive any direct payment as part of this Settlement.

The Court in charge of this case must conduct a hearing to decide whether to approve the second proposed Settlement. The Temporary Drinking Water Fund will not be established until the Court approves the first (Pulcra Chemicals, LLC) Settlement and it becomes fully effective by its terms, and the time for all appeals has expired. Huntsman’s contribution will occur after this second proposed Settlement is approved and the time for all appeals has expired.

Your legal rights and options – and the deadlines to exercise them – are explained in this Notice.  Your rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Please read this Notice carefully.

Important deadlines are:

The proposed Second Class Action Settlement and other important documents filed with the Court can be found on this website.

MOUNT VERNON MILLS AND TRION THIRD CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

Parris v. 3M Company, No. 4:21-CV-00040-TWT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

ROME DIVISION

If you have used and paid for water provided by the City of Summerville, Georgia, during the period

January 1, 2020, to March 5, 2025, your rights may be affected by a proposed partial class action settlement.

A federal court authorized this notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.

This third proposed Class Action Settlement (“Settlement”) provides for two additional Defendants, Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., and the Town of Trion, Georgia, to contribute to the Temporary Drinking Water Fund which will be used to provide temporary drinking water for members of the Class of Summerville water users who elect to receive it. You will have a choice of either delivery of bottled water or installation of a point-of-use filter in your home or business. You will not receive any direct payment as part of this Settlement.

The Court in charge of this case must conduct a hearing to decide whether to approve the third proposed Settlement. The Temporary Drinking Water Fund will not be established until the Court approves the first (Pulcra Chemicals, LLC) Settlement and it becomes fully effective by its terms, and the time for all appeals has expired. The contributions of Mount Vernon Mills and Trion will occur after this third proposed Settlement is approved and the time for all appeals has expired.

Your legal rights and options – and the deadlines to exercise them – are explained in this Notice.  Your rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Please read this Notice carefully.

Important deadlines are:

April 7, 2025: Objections to the Settlement must be postmarked.

May 27, 2025: Notice of Intention to Appear at the Fairness Hearing must be postmarked.

June 11, 2025: Fairness Hearing, U.S. District Court, Atlanta

The proposed Partial Class Action Settlement and other important documents filed with the Court can be found on this website.