Edward Asner et al v. The Sag-Aftra Health Fund et al
Case Number:
2:20-cv-10914
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Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
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Firms
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October 23, 2023
$6.9M Fee Bid Axed After SAG-AFTRA Deal In Benefits Suit
A California federal judge approved a $15 million settlement to class action allegations that SAG-AFTRA's health care fund pushed senior actors onto Medicare to cut costs, ruling that the deal is fair but awarding the plaintiffs' attorneys lower fees than they had requested.
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April 11, 2023
SAG-AFTRA Health Plan To Pay $15M To Wrap ERISA Suit
The SAG-AFTRA health plan agreed to pay $15 million to end a proposed class action claiming it used the COVID-19 pandemic as cover to push performers over 65 to Medicare in a pre-planned cost-cutting scheme, according to a California federal court filing.
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November 08, 2021
No Fast Appeal After Actor Health Plan Fails To Nix ERISA Suit
A California federal judge on Monday shot down a request by the SAG-AFTRA health plan to file an interlocutory appeal of part of her ruling that denied its motion to dismiss a proposed class action brought by the late actor Ed Asner alleging discrimination against older participants and a breach of fiduciary duty.
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September 02, 2021
Actors' Health Plan Can't Duck Asner-Led Age Bias ERISA Suit
A California federal judge has ruled that the SAG-AFTRA health plan must continue to battle a proposed class action brought by the late Ed Asner alleging pandemic-related changes it made to its eligibility requirements violate ERISA and discriminate against older participants, finding that the suit's claims were plausible.
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May 03, 2021
Health Plan Tries To Sink Ed Asner-Led Age Bias ERISA Suit
The SAG-AFTRA health plan is looking to beat back the latest version of a suit claiming the pandemic-related changes it made to its eligibility requirements violate ERISA and discriminate against older participants like 91-year-old actor Ed Asner, asking a California federal judge to toss the proposed class action.
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February 17, 2021
SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Fights Asner-Led Age Bias Claims
The SAG-AFTRA health plan has asked a California federal judge to toss out a proposed class action led by actor Ed Asner that accuses it of discriminating against older members with a series of changes, arguing the moves affected members based on their retirement status, not age.
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December 02, 2020
SAG-AFTRA Members Sue Over 'Draconian' Health Plan
A pandemic-induced series of "draconian" changes to SAG-AFTRA's health care plan disproportionately affects older union members and could cause up to one-third of the plan's participants to lose coverage, a group of union members has alleged in a proposed class action.