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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION

LAWRENCE E. JAFFE PENSION PLAN, On 

Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly 

Situated,

Plaintiff,

vs.

HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL, INC., et 

al.,

Defendants.

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Lead Case No. 02-C-5893

(Consolidated)

CLASS ACTION

Honorable Jorge L. Alonso

FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE

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This matter came before the Court pursuant to the Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement 

and Providing for Notice (“Order”) dated June 24, 2016, on the application of the parties for 

approval of the settlement set forth in the Stipulation of Settlement dated as of June 17, 2016 (the 

“Stipulation”). Due and adequate notice having been given to the Class as required in said Order, 

and the Court having considered all papers filed and proceedings had herein and otherwise being 

fully informed in the premises and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, 

ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that:

1. This Judgment incorporates by reference the definitions in the Stipulation, and all 

terms used herein shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Stipulation, unless otherwise set 

forth herein.

2. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of the Litigation and over all 

parties to the Litigation, including all Members of the Class.

3. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, the Court hereby approves the 

settlement set forth in the Stipulation and finds that:

(a) said Stipulation and the settlement contained therein, are, in all respects, fair, 

reasonable, and adequate and in the best interest of the Class;

(b) there was no collusion in connection with the Stipulation;

(c) the Stipulation was the product of informed, arm’s-length negotiations among 

competent, able counsel; and

(d) the record is sufficiently developed and complete to have enabled the 

Plaintiffs and the Defendants to have adequately evaluated and considered their positions.

4. Accordingly, the Court authorizes and directs implementation and performance of all 

the terms and provisions of the Stipulation, as well as the terms and provisions hereof. Except as to 

any individual claim of those Persons (identified in Exhibit 1 attached hereto) who have validly and 

timely requested exclusion from the Class, the Court hereby dismisses the Litigation and all 

Released Claims of the Class with prejudice. The Settling Parties are to bear their own costs, except 

as and to the extent provided in the Stipulation and herein.

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5. Upon the Effective Date, the Plaintiffs shall, and each of the Class Members shall be 

deemed to have, and by operation of this Judgment shall have, fully, finally, and forever released, 

relinquished, and discharged all Released Claims against the Released Persons, whether or not such 

Class Member executed and delivered the Proof of Claim form or shares in the Settlement Fund. 

Claims to enforce the terms of the Stipulation are not released.

6. All Class Members are hereby forever barred and enjoined from prosecuting any of 

the Released Claims against any of the Released Persons.

7. Upon the Effective Date, each of the Released Persons shall be deemed to have, and 

by operation of this Judgment shall have, fully, finally, and forever released, relinquished, and 

discharged Plaintiffs, each and all of the Class Members, and Plaintiffs’ counsel from all claims 

(including Unknown Claims) arising out of, relating to, or in connection with the institution, 

prosecution, assertion, settlement or resolution of the Litigation or the Released Claims. Claims to 

enforce the terms of the Stipulation are not released.

8. The Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action given to the Class was the best 

notice practicable under the circumstances, including the individual notice to all Members of the 

Class who could be identified through reasonable effort. Said notice provided the best notice 

practicable under the circumstances of those proceedings and of the matters set forth therein, 

including the proposed settlement set forth in the Stipulation, to all Persons entitled to such notice, 

and said notice fully satisfied the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 and the 

requirements of due process.

9. Any Plan of Allocation submitted by Lead Counsel or any order entered regarding 

any attorneys’ fee and expense application shall in no way disturb or affect this Final Judgment and 

shall be considered separate from this Final Judgment.

10. Neither the Stipulation nor the settlement contained therein, nor any act performed or 

document executed pursuant to or in furtherance of the Stipulation or the settlement: (a) is or may be 

deemed to be or may be used as an admission of, or evidence of, the validity of any Released Claim, 

or of any wrongdoing or liability of the Defendants or their respective Related Parties, or (b) is or 

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may be deemed to be or may be used as an admission of, or evidence of, any fault or omission of any 

of the Defendants or their respective Related Parties in any civil, criminal, or administrative 

proceeding in any court, administrative agency, or other tribunal. The Defendants and/or their 

respective Related Parties may file the Stipulation and/or this Judgment from this action in any other 

action that may be brought against them in order to support a defense or counterclaim based on 

principles of res judicata, collateral estoppel, release, good faith settlement, judgment bar or 

reduction, or any theory of claim preclusion or issue preclusion or similar defense or counterclaim.

11. Without affecting the finality of this Judgment in any way, this Court hereby retains 

continuing jurisdiction over: (a) implementation of this settlement and any award or distribution of 

the Settlement Fund, including interest earned thereon; (b) disposition of the Settlement Fund; (c) 

hearing and determining applications for attorneys’ fees, interest, and expenses in the Litigation and 

any dispute related to the allocation of attorneys’ fees; and (d) all parties hereto for the purpose of 

construing, enforcing, and administering the Stipulation.

12. The Court finds that during the course of the Litigation, the Settling Parties and their 

respective counsel at all times complied with the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

11.

13. In the event that the settlement does not become effective in accordance with the 

terms of the Stipulation, or the Effective Date does not occur, or in the event that the Settlement 

Fund, or any portion thereof, is returned to the Defendants’ insurers, then this Judgment shall be 

rendered null and void to the extent provided by and in accordance with the Stipulation and shall be 

vacated and, in such event, all orders entered and releases delivered in connection herewith shall be 

null and void to the extent provided by and in accordance with the Stipulation.

14. Without further order of the Court, the Settling Parties may agree to reasonable 

extensions of time to carry out any of the provisions of the Stipulation.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

11/10/16 ____________________________________

Jorge L. Alonso

United States District Judge

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EXHIBIT 1

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Jaffe v. Household Int’l Inc., No. 02-5893 (N.D. Ill.) – List of Opt-Outs

OptOutNo First Name Last Name Name1 City State Zip Received Date

HSHD1-EXCL00001 ILDEFONSO A BAEZ SAN DIEGO CA 92102 2/24/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00002 NANCY J KERNAN BETHLEHEM PA 18018 2/28/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00003 PATRICIA A HEFNER DAYTON OH 45431 2/28/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00004 WILLIAM H SIMS COLUMBUS OH 43202 2/28/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00005 ROSALIE J DYKES SALISBURY MD 21804 2/28/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00006 ELIZABETH M ASHTON ARLINGTON HTS IL 60005 2/28/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00007 MARY A VOSS KALAMAZOO MI 49008 2/28/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00008 FLOYD E HUMPHREY NINEVEH NY 13813 3/2/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00009 CATHERIN L CALLAHAN JACKSONVILLE BCH FL 32250 3/7/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00010 PATRICIA M KORTHALS MILWAUKEE WI 52219 3/13/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00011 BETSY E HINAU LAWRENCE E JAFFE 

PENSION PLN V

KEAAU HI 96749 3/14/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00012 EDWINA BURKETT MILFORD DE 19963 3/10/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00013 MARION DREIFUREST MILWAUKEE WI 53209 3/15/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00014 CHARLOTTE L ANDERSON 

ESTATE

GERTRUDE L 

ANDERSON

CALUMET CITY IL 60409 3/17/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00015 ALICE M ADAMS TUCUMCARI NM 88401 3/21/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00016 CELESTE MURPHY LAKE FOREST IL 60045 3/21/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00017 MARILYN FLEETWOOD CHAUNCEY 

FLEETWOOD

SOUTHLAKE TX 76092 3/22/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00018 ORTELIN BOWSER JENKINTOWN PA 19046 3/24/2006

HSHD1-EXCL00019 PHILIP R GIRARD MEQUON WI 53092 3/28/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80001 PAUL H DENKE BERYL A DENKE PALOS VERDES EST CA 90274 3/27/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80002 JOHN F BATES MARGUERITE H 

NIEZNAY

HEMET CA 92543 3/28/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80003 JERRY J UNITT REV 

TRUST

SAN DIEGO CA 92105 3/27/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80004 ANNE E MEHU GAITHERSBURG MD 20877 3/29/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80005 DANIEL J SULLIVAN TOLEDO OH 43606 3/28/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80006 ELLEN MEHU GAITHERSBURG MD 20877 3/29/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80007 MURRAY J SMIDT MARTINSVILLE IN 46151 3/30/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80008 BRUCE Q MEEK HELEN G LAMAR ST GEORGE UT 84790 4/4/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80009 GILBERT BENAZZI FLUSHING NY 11358 4/5/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80010 MAURICE VERALLI LONGVIEW TX 75605 4/5/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80011 CLAYTOR W ALLRED JOAN D ALLRED SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121 4/4/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80012 JOYCE B DROST BALTIMORE MD 21221 4/4/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80013 DIANE F FUGEL CGM IRA MONTROSE PA 18801 4/10/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80014 DIANE F FUGEL CGM IRA MONTROSE PA 18801 4/10/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80015 DIANE F FUGEL MONTROSE PA 18801 4/10/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80016 KEN YAMAGUCHI HUNTINGTON BEACH CA 92646 4/14/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80017 ALICE C HUMPHREY BEL AIR MD 21014 4/14/2006

HSHD1-EXCL80018 PATRICIA J FUDER HOLLAND MI 49423 5/26/2011

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