Residents Win Odor Case Against Aluf Plastics Facility

On December 31, 2025, a panel of four justices in the New York Supreme  Court Appellate Division affirmed Justice Thomas P. Zugibe’s order granting Rockland County  residents’ request to certify a nuisance odor case against the Aluf Plastics facility on Glenshaw  Street as a class action. As a result of the ruling, Aluf will now face claims that odors from its  facility have impacted more than 3,000 households in the certified class area.  

The lawsuit, filed by residents Joseph and Elizabeth Dudley, Alex and Jennifer Gadd, and Daniel and Allyson Sullivan, alleged that odors from the Aluf Plastics facility not only  affected their ability to use and enjoy their property and negatively impacted property values,  but also similarly impacted the Orangeburg and Blauvelt neighborhoods. 

The facility, which manufactures industrial can liners and plastic products, has been  subject of years of community complaints, regulatory fines, and lawsuits. The court’s recent ruling upholds residents’ nuisance claims against the facility to proceed on behalf of all  residents within the certified area consisting of more than 3,000 households. 

Aluf had argued that the trial court should not certify the case as a class action and that  there were too many neighbors who were allegedly impacted to be able to pursue a private  nuisance. The trial court rejected those arguments and certified the case ruling that residents  had a right to pursue their private property rights on their behalf and on behalf of all others  similarly impacted in the area. 

Aluf continues to challenge the original order granting class certification by seeking  leave to appeal to the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court.  

Unfortunately for residents, however, many say that Aluf’s odor problem in the  community persists to this day and has during the four years they awaited the ruling from the  supreme court. Residents within the certified class will have to continue waiting for the case to  move forward.  

“This win is a long-time coming,” said Liz Dudley, one of the named plaintiffs in the case.  “During that time, we have continued to be barraged with these noxious odors. We are very  anxious to have this case move forward so that we can get some relief. We all just want to be  able to enjoy our homes and our community.” 

Liddle Sheets, P.C., one of the law firms representing the residents, is a nationwide  class action firm based in Detroit that has litigated pollution claims against polluters for more  than 20 years. Greenspan & Greenspan P.C., local counsel on the case, is a personal injury  law firm based in White Plains, New York, representing White Plains and Rockland County  residents since its founding in 1959.