UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL Case No. CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx) Date July 23, 2013 Title Joyce Walker, et al. v. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest Present: The Honorable James V. Selna Karla J. Tunis Not Present Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: Not Present Not Present Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order Approving Class Notice (As Modified) The present class action lawsuit arises out of the class members’ purchase of a life insurance investment policies from Defendant Life Insurance Company of the Southwest (“LSW”). After the Court decertified some (but not all) claims asserted by Plaintiffs, the parties were ordered to meet and confer regarding an appropriate class notice. (Docket Nos. 446-47.) The parties thereafter filed a Joint Status Report, setting forth their positions and attaching two proposed versions of a proposed Class Notice. (Docket No. 455.) The Court approves that version of a Class Notice attached to the present Order, which is based on the parties’ submissions as modified by the Court. Plaintiffs shall bear the cost of notice and shall provide notice to the class by first- class mail no later than August 19, 2013. The Class Notice shall inform class members of the right to opt out of the present class action, which must be exercised as set forth in the attached Class Notice no later than November 19, 2013. The last date for hearing dispositive Motions is set for December 2, 2014. The final pretrial conference is set for January 27, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. A jury trial is set for March 4, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. IT IS SO ORDERED. : 00 Initials of Preparer kjt CV-90 (06/04) CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL Page 1 of 1 Case 2:10-cv-09198-JVS-RNB Document 458 Filed 07/23/13 Page 1 of 12 Page ID #:20258 QUESTIONS? CALL 1-800-XXX-XXXX OR VISIT WWW.______.COM 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA If you were or are a California resident who purchased one or both of the following policies issued by Life Insurance Company of the Southwest (“LSW”): • SecurePlus Provider universal life insurance policy • SecurePlus Paragon universal life insurance policy a class action lawsuit may affect your rights. Please read this Notice carefully. A federal court authorized this Notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer. • You have been identified as a member of a Class of Plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit (“this case” or “the Lawsuit”) pending before the United States District Court for the Central District of California in Santa Ana, California, known as Walker, et al. v. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Case No. CV-10-9198-JVS (RNBx). • Current and former California residents who purchased SecurePlus Provider Policies or SecurePlus Paragon Policies (“the Policies”) have sued LSW, alleging that LSW engaged in unfair, unlawful, and fraudulent business practices and committed fraud, by allegedly marketing the Policies as secure retirement and/or investment plans while allegedly concealing important facts and risks regarding the Policies. LSW denies that any important facts or risks regarding the Policies were concealed. The United States District Court for the Central District of California (“the Court”) has ruled that a portion of the case may proceed as a class action (“the class claims”). • The Court has not decided whether LSW did anything wrong. There is no money available now, and there may never be. • The primary purpose of this Notice is to inform you of the Lawsuit so that you can make an informed decision as to whether you want to remain a member of the Class, or whether you want to preserve certain rights by excluding yourself from the Class. • If your insurance policy is in force, the Lawsuit has not changed its terms, and all contractual guarantees remain in place. If you have any questions about your insurance policy that are unrelated to this Notice or this Lawsuit, you should contact LSW or your insurance agent as usual. LSW contact information appears at the end of this Notice. 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