Joh
Joh v. American Income Life Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DAVID JOH, et al., Case No. 18-cv-06364-TSH
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE: MOTION FOR FINAL
v. APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION
SETTLEMENT
AMERICAN INCOME LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Re: Dkt. No. 42 11 Defendant. 12 Before the Court is the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement and Attorneys’ Fees, Costs, and Service Awards. ECF No. 42. Having reviewed the Settlement agreement and the parties’ arguments and papers, the Court DENIES the Motion. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual and Procedural History Plaintiffs are former insurance salesperson trainees or agents of American Life Insurance Company (“AIL”), who trained and worked at locations in California. Plaintiffs allege that as prospective AIL agents, trainees underwent training that lasted one week or more, during which they did not earn a commission and were not otherwise paid. Sec. Am. Compl. (“SAC”) ¶ 18, ECF No. 30. They…