Waste Management Will Pay $2.7 Million To End Class Suit Over Paper Billing Fees

Mealey's (May 21, 2021, 1:05 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal magistrate judge in New York on May 20 granted final approval of a $2.7 million settlement to be paid by a trash collection company to end class claims that it violated New York state law by charging a fee for those customers wishing to receive bills via mail and/or pay by mail; the final judgment and order comes more than four months after the court held a final fairness hearing and issued a minute order approving the settlement terms....