$4.1M Settlement Approved in Dayton, Ohio, Landfill Suit

A class-action lawsuit over odors emitted from a Dayton, Ohio, landfill has been settled for $4.1 million. The lawsuit was filed in 2016 and stemmed from odors coming from the Stony Hollow Landfill.

According to a Dayton Daily News report, more than 2,000 class-action members signed up to share $1.875 million included in the settlement, court documents show. The settlement deal can include a maximum of 2,039 class-action members, the report noted.

The settlement also requires the Waste Management-owned site to invest $1.45 million there to “reduce the potential for odor emissions,” according to court records.

Dayton Daily News has more details:

A federal, class-action lawsuit over odors from a Dayton landfill has been settled for $4.1 million.

A settlement in the lawsuit filed by a Moraine resident against Stony Hollow Landfill has been approved, court documents.

The suit filed in 2016 stemmed from odors from the South Gettysburg Avenue landfill, which drew complaints from residents in Jefferson Twp., Kettering, Miamisburg, Moraine, Oakwood and points beyond since early that year.

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