Application to certify a class action against the operators of the Hiriya Recycling Park, on behalf of Gush Dan area, who have been suffering for years from odour nuisance originating in the site. The application was filed in December 2019. The applicants demand that the nuisance be removed, and that the class members receive compensation.

Status: Application to certify the class action is pending.

Documents: Application to Certify the Class Action.

Application to certify a class action on behalf of people who spent more than two years in the Haifa district, and who were diagnosed with lung cancer or Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The application was filed in July 2019 by Citizens for the Environment organization, against dozens of factories and other entities who emit pollutants known as causing these diseases.

According to the application, although information about the excessive air pollution in the Haifa district has been available for dozens of years, the respondents continued to impose the damage of pollution on the public, breached environmental standards and emission permits, did not properly monitor their activity, and did not take into account their proximity to one another and to residential areas. The respondents` behavior caused excess morbidity among class members.

In February 2021, in a precedential decision, the court held that it is possible to file a class action seeking compensation for morbidity which was caused by mass exposure to pollution. The court dismissed five motions to dismiss the application to certify the class action.

We represent the applicants, together with Dr. (Geography) Eran Tzin and Amnon Keren of the Tel Aviv University Environmental Justice Law Clinic.

Status: Application to certify the class action is pending, Decision in Motions to Dismiss.

Application to certify a class action against the operators of landfills and sewage treatment facilities in the Ashdod area. According to the application, which was filed in June 2019, these facilities severely affect the land, water and air in the region. The applicants demand the respondents to rehabilitate the land and to compensate for the environmental damage caused to the area and its inhabitants.

Our office represents the applicants, together with Rem Dekel.

Status: Application to certify the class action is pending.

Documents: Application to Certify the Class Action.