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ATTENTION:
Notices and Claim forms will be available for download and online claim form submission will be available, beginning July 28, 2025.
Notice by publication will appear in the Rockford Register Star on July 14, 2025 and on July 18, 2025.

Holian Class Action

Grasley, et al. v. Chemtool Inc.
No. 21 L 162 (Winnebago Cty. Cir. Ct.)

File Claim

If you were an Illinois citizen and an owner/tenant of property located within a 3-mile radius of the Chemtool Manufacturing Plant (Rockton, IL) on June 14, 2021, your rights may be affected.

This is a proposed settlement that would resolve litigation against Holian Insulation Company, Inc. (“Holian”) arising out of a fire at the Chemtool Manufacturing Plant located at 1165 Prairie Hill Road in Rockton, Illinois that began on June 14, 2021. As explained in greater detail, the proposed settlement will establish a fund of five million five hundred thousand dollars ($5,500,000.00) that will be used to make monetary awards to Class Members and to pay expenses of a Settlement Administrator and attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses to counsel for the Class. A copy of the proposed Settlement Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) is available in Important Case Documents.

Please note that as explained in the notice, the proposed Settlement Agreement with Holian is separate from the previous class settlement with Chemtool Incorporated (“Chemtool”) arising out of the same incident. Please read the notice carefully as your rights under the proposed Settlement with Holian are distinct from those under the Settlement with Chemtool.

What Are My Options?

Submit Claim

— Deadline: October 13, 2025

Apply to receive a monetary award by submitting a Claim Form. If approved by the Court, you will be bound by the terms of the Settlement Agreement, including but not limited to the release of claims as set forth in the Settlement Agreement.

IF YOU PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A CLAIM FORM IN CONNECTION WITH THE SETTLEMENT WITH CHEMTOOL AND YOUR CLAIM WAS APPROVED, YOUR PREVIOUS CLAIM FORM WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE TREATED AS IF IT WAS SUBMITTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SETTLEMENT WITH HOLIAN AND YOU DO NOT NEED TO SUBMIT THE CLAIM FORM AGAIN.

Exclude Yourself

— Deadline: September 11, 2025

You will not receive a monetary award and you will not be bound by the terms of the Settlement Agreement if approved by the Court, including but not limited to the release of claims as set forth in the Settlement Agreement. You will keep the right to sue Holian separately.

Object

— Deadline: September 11, 2025

Object to the proposed Settlement Agreement by filing a written objection. The Court will consider and rule on your objection. If you file an objection, you may still apply to receive a monetary award by submitting a Claim Form.

Do Nothing

Unless you previously submitted a Claim Form in connection with the Settlement with Chemtool that was approved, you will not receive a monetary award, but you will remain a member of the Class and you will still be bound be bound by the terms of the Settlement Agreement if approved by the Court, including but not limited to the release of claims as set forth in the Settlement Agreement.