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NEW YORK * * * * * * * IMPORTANT NOTICE JUSTICE MOSKOWITZ ESTABLISHES JUNE 30, 2007 On October 25, 2006, upon joint motion of Class Counsel and counsel for AT&T, Justice Karla Moskowitz entered an order approving the Certain New York "Telecommunication Cable"/Railroad Corridor Class Settlement Court Notice which establishes June 30, 2007 as the deadline for the filing claims for Current Landowner Benefits and Prior Landowner Benefits. Claim Forms must be postmarked by June 30, 2007, in order to be deemed to be within this deadline. CERTAIN NEW YORK On October 25, 2006, in Bordwell, et al v. AT&T Corp. et al (Index No. 06:602551), Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, Superior Court of New York, Justice Karla Moskowitz (the "Court") conditionally approved a New York "telecommunication cable"/railroad corridor settlement class, consisting, generally speaking, of the current (and certain past) owners of land underlying or adjacent to seventeen (17) railroad corridors in New York. These corridors are or were used to provide railway service along: Albany to Poughkeepsie, Albany to Utica (Conrail), Albany to Utica (Canadian Pacific Railway / Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, Inc.), Binghamton to Roaring Creek (Conrail) , Binghamton to Roaring Creek (Canadian Pacific Railway / Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, Inc.), Binghamton to Syracuse, Buffalo to Erie, Buffalo to Niagara Falls, Keeseville to Albany, Keeseville USA to Canada, Philadelphia to New York, Poughkeepsie to Albany, Rochester to Buffalo (Conrail), Rochester to Buffalo (Rochester and Southern Railroad, Inc.), Syracuse to Binghamton, Syracuse to Rochester, and Utica to Syracuse. The Court has preliminarily approved the settlement as fair, adequate, and reasonable for the Settlement Class, but the Court will conduct a hearing to make a final determination whether the Settlement is fair, adequate, and reasonable and should be finally approved. This home page provides some basic settlement information and copies of important documents for persons who know they are, or think they might be, members of this Settlement Class. The settlement terms and the options a potential class member and claimant has are explained in the Court Notice. Please Note the Following Important Dates: Deadline to Comment, Object, or Opt Out: May 14, 2007 Fairness Hearing: Supreme Court of New York You may also appear at the hearing either in person, telephonically, or through counsel without submitting written comments or objections by May 14, 2007. You may appear telephonically at the Fairness Hearing scheduled for 11:00 a.m., June 13, 2007, by calling the court directly at (646) 386 – 3300. Claims Deadline: June 30, 2007. Official Court Notice Packet The official notice packet of materials concerning the proposed settlement, may be accessed or downloaded below: * Documents require the Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the free PDF reader click here.
Settlement Agreement/Orders
FOR PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ABOUT Class Members desiring specific preliminary information about the benefits for which they may be eligible, may contact the Claims Office, at the New York Case TeleCable Settlement Center,
Class Members who have legal questions about the Settlement or any questions about the Corridor Enterprise may contact Class Counsel
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