TRICIA YEOMANS ET AL VS. WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 301 - CGC18572397 - October 27, 2025 Hearing date: October 27, 2025 Case number: CGC18572397 Case title: TRICIA YEOMANS ET AL VS. WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. ET AL Case Number: | | CGC18572397 | Case Title: | | TRICIA YEOMANS ET AL VS. WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-10-27 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | FINAL APPROVAL HEARING | Rulings: | | On the Law and Motion/Discovery calendar for October 27, 2025, line 9. FINAL APPROVAL HEARING. Hearing required.

The court asks the parties to be prepared to address the following issues: 1. For the majority of class members to whom notices were initially mailed to the wrong addresses, why were they provided with a 30-day opt out window instead of the 45-day window in the court's preliminary approval order? Why do the parties believe that a 30-day opt-out window was sufficient?

2. Were opt-out rates lower for the pool of class members who received a 30-day opt out window instead of a 45-day opt-out window?

3. Re the Verita error in calculating estimated payment amount: It appears from the description that Verita's error omitted a payment and therefore did not overstate any payment amount in the notices (i.e. no class member was informed the payment would be higher than the actual payment). Is this correct?

4. Please email to the clerk a proposed final approval order prior to the hearing at calendar301@sftc.org. Please be sure the final approval order includes a compliance hearing date for the settlement administrator to provide a declaration confirming that all funds were disbursed.

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