THE SIGNAL

“Residents question landfill relief fund; Garcia sends letter” 

Shelby Miner, a partner with Sethi Orchid Miner, said she’s been researching whether accepting the fund could impact future claims on behalf of the residents in the class-action suit her firm is filing. 

Referring to the back-and-forth with Perkey at the Chiquita meeting, she said: “Failure to disclose something that’s a substantial impact to someone’s rights in ongoing litigation that they could be a part of, and possibly recover from, is kind of a big deal. It’s really misleading.”   

Miner said she wanted to make sure residents read the fine print clearly, because based on the paperwork she’s seen from residents, “It appears that any resident who completes and participates in a relief program will be waiving future damages and claims.”