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Author: Wendy Mitchell Article source: http://www.articledeshboard.com/. Used with author's permission.
If you own or have owned land underlying or adjoining railroad corridors in California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming, you may be entitled to money from the settlement of a pending class action lawsuit.
The rail corridors in question are:
• California-Mojave 02 to Los
Angeles 03
• California-Reno to
Sacramento
• Colorado-Julesburg to
Longmont
• Idaho-Boise to Brigham
City
• Kansas-Topeka to Salinas
• Michigan-Saginaw to
Grayling
• Montana-Fargo to Billings
• Montana-Billings to Seattle
• North Dakota-Fargo to
Billings
• Oklahoma-Vinita Jct. to
Tulsa
• Oregon-Boise to Spokane
• Utah-Boise to Brigham City
• Washington-Yakima to
Everett
• Washington-Tacoma to
Kalama
• Wisconsin-Eau Claire to St.
Paul
• Wyoming-Cheyenne to Salt
Lake City.
AT&T, which owns telecommunications cable on the properties, has agreed to pay net compensation benefits ranging from approximately $.60 to up to approximately $3.80 per linear foot to qualifying claimants.
If you, or an estate or entity you represent, own or have owned land along these corridors, your rights may be affected by the proposed legal settlement.
The deadline to comment on, object to or opt out of the settlement is October 11, 2007. Local fairness hearings are scheduled for:
California Fairness Hearing
November 28, 2007
Colorado Fairness Hearing
December 18, 2007
Idaho Fairness Hearing
November 30, 2007
Kansas Fairness Hearing
December 19, 2007
Michigan Fairness Hearing
December 21, 2007
Montana Fairness Hearing
December 17, 2007
North Dakota Fairness
Hearing
December 20, 2007
Oklahoma Fairness Hearing
December 19, 2007
Oregon Fairness Hearing
November 27, 2007
Utah Fairness Hearing
November 29, 2007
Washington Fairness
Hearing
November 27, 2007
Wisconsin Fairness Hearing
December 21, 2007
Wyoming Fairness Hearing
December 18, 2007.
A final fairness hearing is scheduled for January 17, 2008, and the deadline for filing a claim is February 18, 2008.
For more information or forms, contact The Federal Land Grant Case TeleCable Settlement Center by calling (800) 436-6136, writing P.O. Box 131110, Dallas, TX 75313-1110, or e-mailing TeleCableCenter@lecg.com. The settlement home page is att.fsiwebs.net/landgrantr rcorridors/.
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