***IMPORTANT CASE UPDATE***
TO ALL CLASS MEMBERS: Earlier this Summer you were sent a Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement in connection with this lawsuit. That Notice contained a typographical error in the Case Number. The correct Case Number is 11 CH 15446.
The Case Number affects only those Class Members who may have attempted to communicate with or otherwise contact the Cook County Circuit Court. If you have attempted any such communication, please contact the Claims Administrator at our toll-free number (833) 747-6924 so that we can verify your communication was received. No action is required by you if you have not attempted to contact the Circuit Court of Cook County. Again, however, please note that the correct Case Number is 11 CH 15446.
On May 25, 2023, an Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement was entered, pursuant to which a Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement (“Notice”) has been mailed by USPS first class mail to all Class Members at their last known address.
Effective August 30, 2023, the Proof of Kinship Form will be accepted through and including September 25, 2023.
PLEASE READ THE NOTICE CAREFULLY.
The information contained on
this website is only a summary of information presented in more detail in the
Notice. Because this website is just a summary, you should review the Notice
carefully for additional information.
If
you are a Chicago Transit Authority (“CTA”) retiree hired on or before
September 5, 2001, who retired from the CTA before January 1, 2007, was
eligible for retiree health benefits on July 1, 2009, and have not previously
opted out of the Class, you are a Class Member entitled to participate in the
Settlement.
Summary of Your Legal Rights and Options |
| DO NOTHING | You will receive a check for your final individual settlement amount and be bound by the Settlement Agreement. You will give up the claims that are released by the Settlement Agreement. |
| FILE A STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OR OBJECTION | You may submit a timely written statement in support of or objection to the Settlement. If the Settlement is approved despite any objection you submit, you will remain a member of the Class and still give up your rights to bring any claims that are released by the Settlement Agreement. Class Members need not submit a statement in support of the Settlement to obtain their Individual Settlement Amount. |
