JND Cases

On November 10, 2021, the Court entered a Final Approval Order and Judgment in a class action, A.B. et al. v. Regents of the University of California et al., (C.D. Cal.) Case No. 2:20-CV-09555-RGK, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The settlement provided a $73 million Settlement Fund for Class Members, and required that institutional changes be implemented at UCLA. All confirmed Class Members received Tier 1 Settlement payments, while eligible Class Members who filed Tier 2 or Tier 3 claims had the opportunity to receive additional payments.

All checks in this matter have been disbursed and have since been voided.

On February 25, 2021, the court granted final approval to a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Aho, et al. v. Jackson Hewitt, Inc. et al., Case No. BC682490 (Superior Court for the State of California). The settlement provides for a fund of $1,290,000.00 to be paid to individuals that were employed by Jackson Hewitt Inc. or Tax Services of America, Inc. as a Tax Preparer or Supervisor within its company-owned operations between November 6, 2013, and October 9, 2020. Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants violated wage and overtime laws, which Defendant denied. The Court has not determined whether Plaintiffs or Defendants are correct, and by reaching a settlement, the parties have agreed to the benefits as described in the Settlement Agreement. The Gross Settlement Fund has been distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.

On August 19, 2021 the Court entered an Order and Judgment in a class action Alejandro Carrillo v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Case No. 18-cv-03095-PKC-JMW (In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York). The settlement provided Cash Awards, to be paid to all approved Class Members who entered into a "Buydown Agreement," sometimes also referred to as a "Buydown Deposit Agreement" or a "FHA/VA Interest Rate Buydown Plan" during the Class Period with Wells Fargo in connection with a residential real estate mortgage loan transaction concerning property located in the United States. All checks in this matter have been disbursed and have since been voided.

On August 1, 2022, preliminary approval was granted to a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Allen, et al. v. Apache Corporation, Case No. 6:22-cv-00063-JAR (United States District Court for Eastern District of Oklahoma), for Defendant’s alleged failure to pay statutory interest on payments made for oil and gas production proceeds from oil and gas wells in Oklahoma. The settlement provided for cash benefits of $15,000,000.00. Final approval was granted on November 16, 2022. The settlement proceeds have been distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.

On December 7, 2017, the Court preliminary approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Bollenbach Enterprises LP v. Oklahoma Energy Acquisitions LP, et al., Case No. 17-cv-00134-HE (W.D. Okla.) The settlement provided for $4,687,029 in cash benefits (subject to adjustments.) Final approval was granted on March 12, 2018, and the Settlement Proceeds were distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.

On February 23, 2023, the Court preliminarily approved the Class Action Settlement, Form and Manner of Notice for the Odeh v. Immunomedics, Inc., et al., No. 2:18-cv-17645-ESK. The Settlement provided for $40,000,000. The Settlement was approved in a Court Order on June 15, 2023. All claims have been processed and settlement benefits have been sent to all eligible Class Members.

On September 12, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Carmack, et al. v. Amaya Inc., et al., Case No. 16-cv-01884-JHR-JS. The settlement provided for $5,750,000. Final approval was granted on December 21, 2018. All claims have been processed and settlement benefits have been sent to all eligible class members.

On November 3, 2023, the Court finally approved the settlement in a class action lawsuit, Yearby v. American National Insurance Company, Case No. 3:20-cv-09222-EMC (N.D. Ca.). The Final Judgment was entered on November 9, 2023. The class action lawsuit alleged that ANICO violated its contractual commitment to policyholders by refusing to decrease its COI rates despite alleged, improved future mortality expectations. The settlement provided benefits for Class Members that own or owned a universal life (including variable universal life) insurance policy issued in California by ANICO, or its predecessors in interest, that provide that COI rates are determined based on expectations as to future mortality experience, and that were subjected to monthly COI deductions on or after January 1, 2010. All eligible Class Members have been paid, and the settlement administration has been completed.

On November 19, 2021, the Court entered an Order and Judgment in a class action, Mike Aaland v. Contractors.com & One Planet Ops Inc., Case No. 19-2-24212-4 SEA (Superior Court for the State of Washington in and for King County). The settlement provides a total settlement value of $1,529,000.00. $754,500 in lead benefits and $774,500.00 to be paid to all approved Class Members who were all residents of Washington State with a cellular telephone number to which at least one electronic commercial text message that was transmitted by Contractors.com or someone acting on behalf of Defendant. All checks in this matter have been disbursed and have since been voided.

On January 14, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in the class action lawsuit, Achziger v. IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company, Case No. 3:14-cv-05445-BHS (W.D. Wash.). The Plaintiff alleged that IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company failed to pay adequately for diminished value after a covered loss under its Washington insurance policy’s Comprehensive/Collision and/or UIM PD coverages. Final Approval was granted June 22, 2020, establishing the Settlement Fund of $5,212,600.00 to be paid to all Class Members who did not opt-out and who submitted a timely and valid Claim Form. Payments were issued on or about December 21, 2020.

On June 21, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Ahmed, et al. v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A., et al., No. 5:15-cv-02057 (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California). The settlement provides for persons who received one or more automatic and/or prerecorded calls from HSBC between October 6, 2011, and January 18, 2019, regarding a mortgage loan owned and/or serviced by, on behalf of and/or in the name of HSBC, and who did not consent to receive such calls. Final approval was granted on December 30, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.

On December 1, 2017, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Akron, Inc. Securities Litigation, Case No. 15 C 01994. The settlement provided for $24,000,000. Final approval was granted on February 14, 2019. All claims have been processed and settlement benefits have been sent to all eligible class members.

On July 24, 2024 the Court entered Final Order of Approval of Settlement in the civil action Alexander v. Government of the District of Columbia., Civil Action No. 17-1885 (ABJ) (In the United States District Court, for the District of Columbia). The Settlement resolved allegations that the District of Columbia had a policy or practice of arresting people without probable cause for blocking passage or incommoding and doing so in a racially discriminatory way. Defendants agreed to create a fund of up to $290,000 (“Settlement Amount”) to be distributed among all Class Members who send in a valid Claim Form that meets all the requirements in the Settlement Agreement, to settle this Action. All checks in this matter have been disbursed and have since been voided.

On November 21, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Judy Larson, et al. v. Allina Health System, et al., Case No. 17-cv-03835 (D. Minn.). The settlement provided payments for participants and beneficiaries of the Allina Health System 403(b) Retirements Savings Plan and the Allina 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with balances between August 18, 2011 and November 21, 2019. Final approval was granted on May 22, 2020. All eligible class members have been paid.

On September 10, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Dan McKibben, et al. v John McMahon, et al., Case No. 14-cv-02171 (C.D. Cal.). The settlement provided payments for individuals who, between October 22, 2012 and March 31, 2018 were housed in the Alternative Lifestyle Tank of the West Valley Detention Center (a San Bernardino County jail). Final approval was granted on July 30, 2019. All eligible class members have been paid.

On December 30, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Folweiler Chiropractic v. American Family Insurance Company, Case No. 16-2-16112-0 (SEA). The settlement provides for Washington State healthcare providers who, from July 8, 2012 through December 23, 2019, submitted medical bills for payment, under the terms of an insured’s Personal Injury Protection or Medical Payments coverage, to American Family Insurance Company or American Family Mutual Insurance Company and had their bills reduced based on an explanation code P0041, as set out in the Explanation of Remittance form they received. Final approval was granted on February 19, 2020. All eligible class members have been paid.