The information contained on this web page is only a summary of the information presented in more detail in the Long-Form Settlement Notice (the “Notice”), which you can access by clicking HERE, you are encouraged to review the Notice for additional information.
If you are a Settlement Class Member, your legal rights will be affected by this Settlement whether you act or do not act.
Please read the Notice carefully.
If You Purchased A Perpetual Care Contract From Bayside Cemetery or Congregation Shaare Zedek You May Be A Settlement Class Member With An Interest in the Proposed Class Action Settlement.
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Do Nothing |
If you are included in the Settlement Class and agree with the proposed terms, you do not have to do anything. |
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Exclude Yourself From the Settlement |
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 To retain your right to bring a lawsuit against Bayside Cemetery and Congregation Shaare Zedek about the claims in this case you must timely exclude yourself from this proposed Settlement. |
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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Object |
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 If you do not like or approve of the proposed Settlement and have not excluded yourself from the Settlement, you may timely object to the Settlement. |
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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Go to a Hearing |
Thursday, May 1, 2025 Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the Settlement. |
Thursday, May 01, 2025
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The lawsuit alleges that Bayside Cemetery and Congregation Shaare Zedek misappropriated perpetual care funds concerning lots, plots, mausoleums, and graves at Bayside Cemetery. The Complaint in this Action contains all of the allegations and claims asserted against Bayside Cemetery and Congregation Shaare Zedek. Bayside Cemetery and Congregation Shaare Zedek maintain that they have done nothing wrong and that they have not violated any laws.
Bayside Cemetery and Congregation Shaare Zedek have agreed to maintain a Reserve Fund of $6,500,000 and to use the interest income therefrom to maintain lots, plots, mausoleums, and graves at Bayside Cemetery. If the Court approves the proposed Settlement and the Settlement becomes final and effective, you will automatically be bound by the Settlement unless you seek to be excluded from the proposed Settlement.
This website provides a summary of your rights and options. Your rights and options, and the deadlines to exercise them, along with terms of the proposed Settlement are explained further in the Notice. The most comprehensive explanation of your rights and options is contained in the Settlement Agreement.