Hoosick Falls PFOA Settlement: Property Payments and Medical Monitoring

A person can fit in more than one of these groups. People in the listed settlement-wide exclusions are not included, such as people who previously released related claims or who validly exclude themselves.

• Medical Monitoring Settlement Class Members: people who meet the water-exposure and blood-test requirements, plus certain children born to qualifying mothers.
• Municipal Water Property Settlement Class Members: certain owners of eligible residential property supplied by the Village Municipal Water System.
• Private Well Water Property Settlement Class Members: certain owners of eligible residential property with a private well in which PFOA was detected.

The notice calls this the Medical Monitoring Settlement Class.

• The person must have ingested qualifying water at a residence for at least six months from 1996 through 2016.
• The water must have come from the Village Municipal Water System or a private well in the Village of Hoosick Falls or Town of Hoosick where PFOA was detected.
• Their blood serum test must show PFOA above 1.86 µg/L.
• A natural child may qualify if the child’s mother met the adult criteria at the time of birth and the child’s post-birth blood test showed PFOA above 1.86 µg/L.

Eligible Property does not include property used only for non-residential purposes.

• For property served by the Village Municipal Water System, the owner must have bought the eligible property by December 16, 2015 and still owned it on that date.
• For property served by a private well, the property must be in the Village of Hoosick Falls or Town of Hoosick, PFOA must have been detected in the well, and the person must have owned the property when testing discovered the PFOA on or after December 16, 2015.

This is a formula, not a fixed payment amount. The notice does not state an individual payment amount.

• The payment uses the property’s fair market value as of December 2015 in the 2015 County Assessment Roll.
• That value is divided by the total December 2015 value of all Eligible Properties, then multiplied by $14,570,000.
• The resulting amount is for the class member or members who owned the property on the date required for that property class.

If money remains when the program ends, the notice says participating Medical Monitoring Settlement Class Members will receive additional payments. Those payments are divided on a pro rata basis according to participation.

• It adds money to the Medical Monitoring Program created under the 2021 class settlement.
• It does not lengthen the existing program or change its benefits.
• The $6,000,000 medical-monitoring allocation can pay program expenses for new and existing class members, including physician, laboratory, and administration costs.
• The funding ends when it is used up or when bills incurred by the seventh anniversary of final settlement approval have been paid, whichever happens first.

The notice does not identify the documents required as proof with a Long Claim Form.

• Use the Short Claim Form if you participated in a 2021 settlement class and want to participate in the same class or classes in this settlement.
• The Short Claim Form confirms your participation and address or reports changes such as a divorce or death that could change how payment is made.
• Short-form claimants do not have to prove eligible-property ownership or their PFOA blood level again.
• Use the Long Claim Form and provide proof of eligibility if you did not participate in the 2021 settlement or want to join a different class.

The notice says there will be a period to withdraw an exclusion request before the settlement becomes final. It does not state the dates for that period.

• A property-class member may ask to be excluded by mailing a signed letter postmarked by February 11, 2026.
• The letter must identify the case, give the person’s name, current address, telephone number, and facts showing they are a Property Settlement Class Member.
• A person who excludes themselves will not receive settlement benefits, but may pursue their own claims instead of being bound by the settlement.

The Final Approval Hearing is scheduled for April 29, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. at the James T. Foley Courthouse, 445 Broadway, Albany, New York.

• You may mail an objection to both Class Counsel and EIDP’s Counsel, postmarked no later than February 11, 2026.
• The objection needs your contact information, facts showing that you are a Settlement Class Member, your reasons and the settlement provisions you object to, whether you plan to attend the hearing, and your signature.
• You can ask to speak at the hearing by stating in your objection that you or your lawyer intend to appear.
• You cannot object after excluding yourself.

The notice says benefits will become available only if the court grants final approval and any appeals are resolved. It does not promise a payment date.

• If you do not submit a claim and do not exclude yourself, you will not receive a payment.
• You also will not be eligible for the Medical Monitoring Program if you are not already participating.
• If the settlement is approved and becomes final, you give up the released claims against EIDP and the other released parties.
• The release does not include individual claims for a medically diagnosed condition that resulted from a manifested bodily injury. The notice says that PFOA or PFAS detected or accumulated in blood or other tissue alone is not a medically diagnosed condition for this purpose.