Brenntag Mid-South Settles COBRA Notice Class Suit for $65,000

Oct. 26, 2021, 2:10 PM UTC

Chemical distributor Brenntag Mid-South Inc. negotiated a $65,000 class settlement to end litigation challenging the notices it sends former workers informing them of their health coverage rights, papers filed in a Tampa, Fla., federal court show.

The deal will give more than 900 class members net payments of about $53, according to a settlement motion filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Brenntag will pay class counsel $70,000 in attorneys’ fees separate and apart from the settlement amount, the parties say.

The lawsuit, filed in March by former Brenntag worker Alex McNamara, accuses ...

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