Michael Hillstrom v. Constellation Brands, Inc., TPWC, Inc.
Superior Court of the State California, County of Napa
Case No. 22CV000006
Final approval was granted in this Settlement on April 23, 2024. You can review the order HERE.
All individuals all current and former non-exempt employees of Constellation Brands, Inc. and TPWC, Inc. in the State of California at any time between January 3, 2018 through July 27, 2023.
THE NOTICE is of a proposed Settlement of a class action lawsuit, and an announcement of a court hearing regarding the fairness of the Settlement that you may choose to attend. Your rights may be affected by the legal proceedings in this action. The Court will conduct a hearing on April 19, 2024 to address whether the proposed Settlement should be approved (“Final Approval Hearing”). You may be entitled to receive a payment under the terms of this class action settlement contained in the Settlement Agreement..
The Superior Court for the State of California authorized the Notice. Read it carefully!
It’s not junk mail, spam, an advertisement, or solicitation by a lawyer. You are not being sued.
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| YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT | |
| You Don’t Have to Do Anything to Participate in the Settlement | Receive a settlement payment and give up your right to sue on the Released Claims described in Section IV. This Settlement does not require a claims process to receive a payment. Therefore, there is no claim form for you to complete should you wish to receive payment. |
| You Can Opt-out of the Class Settlement but not the PAGA Settlement. The Opt-out Deadline is February 5, 2024. | You may “opt out” of this Settlement, including any right to a settlement payment, except that, as discussed in more detail below, you will receive your share of the PAGA Member Payment, if any, regardless of whether you opt out of the Settlement. You must submit your opt-out notice, as described below, on or before February 5, 2024. All Class Members who validly and timely opt out of the Settlement will not receive any settlement payment and will preserve Released Class Claims described in Section IV of the Notice subject to applicable statutes of limitations, except as follows: Irrespective of whether a Class Member excludes themselves from the Settlement, if they are a PAGA Member, they shall be deemed to have released their Released PAGA Claims, and they will receive a share of the PAGA Member Payment. |
| Settlement Class Members Can Object to the Class Settlement but not the PAGA Settlement. Written Objections Must be Submitted by February 5, 2024. | All Class Members who do not opt-out (“Settlement Class Members”) can object to any aspect of the proposed Settlement, except for the PAGA Settlement. The Court’s decision whether to finally approve the Settlement will include a determination of how much will be paid to Class Counsel and Plaintiffs who pursued the Action on behalf of the Class. You are not personally responsible for any payments to Class Counsel or Plaintiffs, but every dollar paid to Class Counsel and Plaintiffs reduces the overall amount paid to Settlement Class Members. You can object to the amounts requested by Class Counsel or Plaintiffs if you think they are unreasonable. See Section VIII of the Notice. |
| You Can Participate in the April 19, 2024, Final Approval Hearing | The Court’s Final Approval Hearing is scheduled to take place on April 19, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. You don’t have to attend but you do have the right to appear (or hire an attorney to appear on your behalf at your own cost), in person, by telephone or by using the Court’s virtual appearance platform. Settlement Class Members can verbally object to the Settlement at the Final Approval Hearing. See Section VIII of the Notice. |
To learn more about the terms of the proposed Settlement and how your legal rights may be affected, you may download and read the Long Form Notice or the Settlement Documents, and the Frequently Asked Questions section provided on this website.
Your legal rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Please read the information provided on this website and the settlement documents carefully.