CITY OF GREENVILLE v. SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC.

Case No. 3:10-cv-188-JPG-PMF.

CITY OF GREENVILLE, et al., individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC., and SYNGENTA AG, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Illinois.

May 30, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crop Production Services, Inc., Objector, represented by Kurtis B. Reeg , Reeg Lawyers, LLC.

City of Greenville IL, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office & Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas.

Village of Coulterville, Illinois, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

Village of Evansville, Illinois, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

Village of Farina, Illinois, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

City of Gillespie, Illinois, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

City of Cameron, Missouri, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

City of Concordia, Missouri, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

City of Carbondale, Kansas, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

City of Marion, Kansas, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

Miami County Rural Water District No. 2, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

City of Oswego, Kansas, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

City of Jasper, Indiana, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

Village of Monroeville, Ohio, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

City of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

Indiana-American Water Company, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

Iowa-American Water Company, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

Ohio-American Water Company, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

Missouri-American Water Company, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

Illinois-American Water Company, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

Village of Ottawa, Ohio, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

Creston Municipal Utilities, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

Chariton Municipal Waterworks, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron M. Zigler , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Carla Burke , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Celeste Evangelisti , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Christie R. Deaton , Korein Tillery, Christine J. Moody , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Christopher A. Hoffman , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, John C. Craig , Korein Tillery, LLC, Michael E. Klenov , Korein Tillery - St. Louis, Mitchell E. McCrea , Baron & Budd - Dallas, Patricia S. Murphy , Murphy Law Office, Scott Summy , Baron & Budd - Dallas & Stephen M. Tillery , Korein Tillery - St. Louis.

Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kurtis B. Reeg , Reeg Lawyers, LLC, Brian A Fogerty , McDermott, Will et al. - Chicago, Charles Adam Cerise , Adams and Reese LLP, Christopher MacNeil Murphy , McDermott, Will et al. - Chicago, David M. Stein , Adams and Reese LLP, Elizabeth A. Laughlin , McDermott, Will et al. - Chicago, Holland Marie Tahvonen , McDermott, Will et al. - Chicago, Jocelyn D. Francoeur , McDermott, Will et al. - Chicago, Lara E. White , Adams and Reese LLP, Mark C. Surprenant , Adams and Reese LLP, Michael A. Pope , McDermott, Will et al. - Chicago, Peter M. Schutzel , McDermott, Will et al. - Chicago & Todd R. Wiener , McDermott, Will et al. - Chicago.

Syngenta AG, Defendant, represented by Brian A Fogerty , McDermott, Will et al. - Chicago, Charles Adam Cerise , Adams and Reese LLP, Christopher MacNeil Murphy , McDermott, Will et al. - Chicago, David M. Stein , Adams and Reese LLP, Elizabeth A. Laughlin , McDermott, Will et al. - Chicago, Holland Marie Tahvonen , McDermott, Will et al. - Chicago, Jocelyn D. Francoeur , McDermott, Will et al. - Chicago, Kurtis B. Reeg , Reeg Lawyers, LLC, Lara E. White , Adams and Reese LLP, Mark C. Surprenant , Adams and Reese LLP, Michael A. Pope , McDermott, Will et al. - Chicago, Peter M. Schutzel , McDermott, Will et al. - Chicago & Todd R. Wiener , McDermott, Will et al. - Chicago.

Don Coursey, Movant, Movant, represented by C. Raymond Bell , Foley & Mansfield, PLLP.

The Heartland Institute, Movant, Movant, represented by C. Raymond Bell , Foley & Mansfield, PLLP.

Environmental Law and Policy Center, Intervenor, represented by Albert Ettinger , Attorney at Law & Howard A. Learner , Environmental Law and Policy Center.

Prairie Rivers Network, Intervenor, represented by Albert Ettinger , Attorney at Law & Howard A. Learner , Environmental Law and Policy Center.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

J. PHIL GILBERT, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on the Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement (Doc. 294) filed by the parties. Having considered the matter, and being duly advised, the Court makes the following findings, GRANTS the Joint Motion, and Orders as follows.

1. Plaintiffs are Community Water Systems from six different states. As Community Water Systems ("CWS...

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