Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-4_05-cv-00225/USCOURTS-cand-4_05-cv-00225-15/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1131 E.R.I.S.A. Collection of Delinquent Trust Funds

---

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

 C05-00225 CW 

[PROPOSED] ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAMES W. SIMPSON, individually and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

FIREMAN’S FUND INSURANCE 

COMPANY, 

 Defendant, 

 and 

FIREMAN’S FUND MEDICAL PLAN, 

 

 Nominal Defendant. 

Case No. C05-00225 CW 

REVISED ORDER AND FINAL 

JUDGMENT OF CLASS ACTION 

SETTLEMENT 

WHEREAS, on January 5, 2007, the Court entered an order preliminarily approving the 

proposed Settlement of this class action (“the Preliminary Approval Order”), as set forth in the 

Settlement Agreement dated December 22, 2006 (the “Settlement Agreement”); 

WHEREAS, the Preliminary Approval Order approved a form of Notice and directed that 

that Notice be given to all Class Members of the proposed Settlement and of a hearing (the 

“Settlement Hearing”) scheduled to determine whether the proposed Settlement should be finally 

approved by the Court pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e) as fair, adequate, and reasonable, and to 

determine whether and in what amount to grant Class Counsel’s application for an award of 

attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, and an incentive payment to the Named Plaintiff; 

WHEREAS, on March 30, 2007, the Court held the Settlement Hearing; and 

WHEREAS, the Court having considered all papers and matters submitted in conjunction 

with and at the Settlement Hearing including the objection raised by Beth N. Grijalva; and it 

appearing that Notice of the Settlement Hearing substantially in the form approved by the Court 

was timely mailed or e-mailed as directed by the Court in the Preliminary Approval Order; 

Case 4:05-cv-00225-CW Document 85 Filed 03/30/07 Page 1 of 5
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

- 2 - C05-00225 CW 

[PROPOSED] ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT

THE COURT HEREBY FINDS AS FOLLOWS: 

 1. To the extent defined in the Settlement Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 1 

and incorporated herein by reference, the terms in this Order shall have the meanings set forth 

therein. 

2. The Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action and personal jurisdiction 

over the parties. 

3. The Court has approved the parties’ proposed modification to the definition of the 

class in this action certified by the Court on September 27, 2005 to include: 

All persons who (a), as of July 1, 2004, were employees of FFIC or any of its 

affiliates, participants in the Medical Plan, and subject to the Amended Policy, 

and (b) either (i) are still employed by FFIC or any of its affiliates as of the date 

of the Preliminary Approval Order or (ii) were discharged on or after July 1, 

2004 upon FFIC’s or an affiliate’s determination that they were unable to return 

to work pursuant to the Amended Policy. 

Excluded from the Class are any officers and directors of FFIC and/or Allianz 

Group, and any employees who had any decision-making or recommending 

authority relating to the Amended Policy. 

Notice of the proposed Settlement was given to all Class Members who could be identified with 

reasonable effort. The form and method of notifying the Class of the pendency of the class action 

and of the terms and conditions of the proposed Settlement constituted the best notice practicable 

under the circumstances, and met the requirements of Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, due process, and any other applicable law. 

4. The Settlement is finally approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate, and the 

parties are directed to consummate the Settlement in accordance with the terms and provisions of 

the Settlement Agreement. 

5. The Complaint is dismissed with prejudice and without costs to any Party, other 

than as specified in the Settlement Agreement and this Order. 

6. Upon the filing of the Implementation Notice, each of the Class Members finally 

settles, releases, waives, and discharges the Released Claims against the Released Persons to the 

fullest extent permitted by law. Notwithstanding that any Class Members may hereafter discover 

Case 4:05-cv-00225-CW Document 85 Filed 03/30/07 Page 2 of 5
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

- 3 - C05-00225 CW 

[PROPOSED] ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT

facts in addition to, or different from, those that they now believe to be true with respect to the 

subject matter of the Released Claims, from and after the filing of the Implementation Notice 

each Class Member shall be deemed to have fully, finally, and forever settled and released any 

and all Released Claims, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, that may now exist, may 

hereafter exist, or may heretofore have existed, against the Released Persons, without regard to 

the subsequent discovery or existence of such different or additional facts, but Class Members do 

not release any claims which may arise after the entry of this Order and Final Judgment. 

7. Except with respect to a proceeding to enforce the Settlement, the Class Members 

are hereby permanently barred and enjoined from asserting, instituting, maintaining, prosecuting 

or enforcing any of the Released Claims against any of the Released Persons in any judicial or 

administrative forum whatsoever, including such Released Claims as already may have been 

asserted in any pending action, arbitration or other proceeding. 

8. Neither this Order and Final Judgment, nor the Settlement, nor any of their terms 

and provisions, nor any of the negotiations or proceedings connected with them, nor any of the 

documents or statements created in furtherance of the negotiations, shall be: 

(a) offered or received as evidence of the truth of any allegation or the validity 

of any claim that has been or could have been made or asserted against any of the Released 

Persons in this action or any other litigation, or the deficiency of any defense that has been or 

could have been asserted in this action or in any other litigation; 

(b) offered or received as evidence of any liability, negligence, fault or 

wrongdoing on the part of any of the Released Persons, or deemed to give rise to any presumption 

with respect to any liability, negligence, fault or wrongdoing on the part of any of the Released 

Persons; 

(c) deemed an admission or concession by any of the Released Persons or 

Class Members that the consideration to be paid pursuant to the Settlement represents the amount 

which could be or would have been recovered after trial; or 

(d) offered or received as evidence, or deemed an admission or concession by 

any Class Member, that any of the Released Claims are without merit or that any defenses of the 

Case 4:05-cv-00225-CW Document 85 Filed 03/30/07 Page 3 of 5
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

- 4 - C05-00225 CW 

[PROPOSED] ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT

Released Persons with respect thereto have any merit. 

 9. The Court finds that the payment from the Net Settlement Fund of claims 

administration fees to the Claims Administrator in an amount not to exceed $10,000 plus out-ofpocket expenses is reasonable and thereby approved. On behalf of the Claims Administrator, 

Class Counsel is directed to submit an application for fees and expenses for the Claims 

Administrator at the time of the Motion for Final Distribution of the Net Settlement Fund. 

10. Neither the Settlement Agreement, nor this Order and Final Judgment, nor the fact 

of the Settlement, is an admission or evidence of any violation of any statute or law or of any 

liability or wrongdoing by any of the Released Persons or of the truth of any of the claims or 

allegations made against any of the Defendants in this Litigation or any other action. This Order 

and Final Judgment is not a finding of the validity or invalidity of any claims in the Litigation or 

of any wrongdoing or lack thereof by any of the Released Persons. 

11. Without affecting the finality of this Order and Final Judgment in any way, this 

Court retains continuing jurisdiction over the implementation, interpretation, administration, and 

consummation of the Settlement; and over all parties to the Settlement for the purpose of taking 

such other actions as may be necessary to administer, implement or enforce the Settlement. 

12. The Distribution Plan for the Net Settlement Fund attached as Exhibit 2 and the 

Proof of Claim Form attached as Exhibit 3 are hereby approved. Class Counsel shall submit a 

motion for distribution prior to distribution of the proceeds of the Net Settlement Fund. 

Defendants shall cooperate with Class Counsel and the Claims Administrator in providing 

information necessary to distribute monies to Terminated Employee Class Members. 

13. Without further order of the Court, the Parties may agree to reasonable extensions 

of time to carry out any of the provisions of the Settlement Agreement. 

14. There is no just reason for delay in the entry of this Order and Final Judgment, and 

the Clerk of the Court is directed to enter this Order and Final Judgment forthwith pursuant to 

Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

/// 

Case 4:05-cv-00225-CW Document 85 Filed 03/30/07 Page 4 of 5
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

- 5 - C05-00225 CW 

[PROPOSED] ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 30, 2007 ____________________________ 

 Claudia Wilken 

 United States District Court Judge 

1-SF/7447137v1

Case 4:05-cv-00225-CW Document 85 Filed 03/30/07 Page 5 of 5