South Dakota Supreme Court

South Dakota Court Sending Class-Action Notices to Hideaway Hills Mine Collapse Victims

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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RAPID CITY, S.D., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Homeowners in the Hideaway Hills neighborhood near Black Hawk have begun receiving legal notices providing details about a class-action lawsuit that seeks to recover damages to their homes from unstable land conditions caused by the mining operations of the state of South Dakota.

Key Points: 
  • The notices were prepared and ordered by the Meade County 4th Judicial District Court after the South Dakota Supreme Court rejected the state's petition for intermediate appeal and cleared the way for the lawsuit to move forward.
  • A copy of the Court's Order is available here: https://www.scribd.com/document/610890863/Hideaway-Hills-Order-Re-Class-... .
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Black Hawk Mine Collapse Class Action Moves Forward Following Key State Supreme Court Ruling

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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RAPID CITY, S.D., Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A class-action lawsuit on behalf of Hideaway Hills residents whose homes have been rendered worthless by unstable underground soil and an abandoned mine is moving forward thanks to a ruling by the South Dakota Supreme Court.

Key Points: 
  • On Nov. 18, the court rejected the State of South Dakota's petition asking for the right to file an intermediate appeal of the certification of class action, which was issued in September.
  • The ruling clears the way for every homeowner in the Black Hawk, South Dakota-area neighborhood to receive official notice of the class certification in the coming days.
  • "This ruling shuts the door on any more delay tactics by the state, and we are ready to move forward," said Kathy Barrow, a partner at the Fox Rothschild law firm.
  • In September, Fox Rothschild attorneys won class certification after presenting findings from geological experts about the imminent dangers throughout the neighborhood.