Edward Asner v. The Sag-Aftra Health Fund
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
11 EDWARD ASNER, et al., Case No. 2:20-cv-10914-CAS-JEMx 12 Plaintiffs, CLASS ACTION vs.
THE SAG-AFTRA HEALTH FUND, FINAL ORDER APPROVING
et al.,
CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
Defendants. AND JUDGMENT [DKT. 158]
17 Judge: Hon. Christina A. Snyder 18 19 On January 1, 2017, the Screen Actors Guild-Health Plan (the “SAG Health Plan”) merged with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Health Plan (the “AFTRA Health Plan”) to create the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan (the “Plan”). This case arises from the aftermath of the August 2020 amendments (the “Amendments”) to the Plan, which were implemented to cut costs by changing the Plan’s benefit structure and eligibility requirements. As a result, many Plan participants lost coverage. /// Plaintiffs are participants and beneficiaries of the Plan and individuals that qualified for coverage under the Plan between January 1, 2017, and May 3, 2023 (the…