Berton v. Aetna Inc. et al

JOINT STIPULATION REQUESTING APPROVAL OF AMENDED NOTICES PURSUANT TO COURT’S
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL ORDER
Case No. 4:23-cv-01849-HSG
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Misty A. Murray (SBN 196870)
MAYNARD NEXSEN LLP
10100 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 550
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tel: (310) 596-4377
Email: misty.murray@maynardnexsen.com
Earl B. Austin III (admitted pro hac vice)
BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
Ross Avenue, Suite 900
Dallas, TX 75201-2980
Tel: (214) 953-6542
Fax: (214) 661-4542
Email: earl.austin@bakerbotts.com
Sarah Reeves (admitted pro hac vice)
BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112-4498
Tel: (212) 408-2649
Fax: (212) 269-2449
Email: sarah.reeves@bakerbotts.com
Attorneys for Defendants Aetna Inc. and
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Rebecca Peterson-Fisher (State Bar No. 255359)
Jennifer L. Liu (State Bar No. 279370)
KATZ BANKS KUMIN LLP
235 Montgomery St. Suite 665
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: (415) 813-3260
Fax: (415) 813-2495
Email: peterson-fisher@katzbanks.com
liu@katzbanks.com
Barbara J. Chisholm (SBN 224656)
Danielle E. Leonard (SBN 208201)
Connie K. Chan (SBN 284230)
Robin S. Tholin (SBN 344845)
ALTSHULER BERZON LLP
177 Post Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: (415) 421-7151
Fax: (415) 362-8064
Email: bchisholm@altshulerberzon.com
dleonard@altshulerberzon.com
cchan@altshulerberzon.com
rtholin@altshulerberzon.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Putative Class
*Additional counsel listed on following page
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND DIVISION
MARA BERTON, on behalf of herself and all
others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
v.
AETNA INC. and AETNA LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Defendants.
Case No. 4:23-cv-01849-HSG
JOINT STIPULATION
REQUESTING APPROVAL OF
AMENDED NOTICES PURSUANT
TO COURT’S PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL ORDER; ORDER
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JOINT STIPULATION REQUESTING APPROVAL OF AMENDED NOTICES PURSUANT TO COURT’S
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL ORDER
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Michelle Banker (admitted pro hac vice)
Alison Tanner (admitted pro hac vice)
Noel León (admitted pro hac vice)
NATIONAL WOMEN’S LAW CENTER
1350 I Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 588-5180
Email: mbanker@nwlc.org
atanner@nwlc.org
nleon@nwlc.org
Hugh Baran (admitted pro hac vice)
KATZ BANKS KUMIN LLP
111 Broadway, Suite 1403
New York, NY 10006
Tel: (646) 759-4501
Fax: (646) 759-4502
Email: baran@katzbanks.com
Marilyn Robb (admitted pro hac vice)
KATZ BANKS KUMIN LLP
11 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 299-1140
Fax: (202) 299-1148
Email: robb@katzbanks.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Putative Class
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JOINT STIPULATION REQUESTING APPROVAL OF AMENDED NOTICES PURSUANT TO COURT’S
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL ORDER
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WHEREAS, on December 17, 2025, the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion for
preliminary certification of a settlement class and preliminary approval of the parties’ proposed
class action settlement (ECF No. 139);
WHEREAS, in that Order, the Court directed the parties to amend the notices to provide
certain additional information (id. at 18);
WHEREAS, the Parties identified and agreed on certain other minor changes to the
notices;
WHEREAS, the Parties anticipate they may identify certain other minor typographical
changes that need correction as they finalize the notices for mailing; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have attached amended notice to Category A as Exhibit 1
(clean copy) and Exhibit 2 (redlined copy), and amended notices to Categories B through D as
Exhibit 3 (clean copy) and Exhibit 4 (redlined copy);
THE PARTIES THEREFORE stipulate and jointly respectfully request that the Court
approve the amended notices attached hereto, and approve of the parties making certain other
minor typographical modifications as may be necessary prior to mailing of notice.
Respectfully submitted,
KATZ BANKS KUMIN LLP
DATED: December 19, 2025 	/s/ Rebecca Peterson-Fisher
Rebecca Peterson-Fisher
235 Montgomery St. Suite 665
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: (415) 813-3260
Fax: (415) 813-2495
Email: Peterson-Fisher@katzbanks.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Putative Class
MAYNARD NEXSEN LLP
DATED: December 19, 2025 	/s/ Misty A. Murray
Misty A. Murray
10100 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 550
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: (310) 596-4377
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Email: misty.murray@maynardnexsen.com
BAKER BOTTS LLP
Earl B. Austin, III
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 900
Dallas, TX 75201-2980
Tel: (214) 953-6542
Fax: (214) 661-4542
Email: earl.austin@bakerbotts.com
Sarah Reeves
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112-4498
Tel: (212) 408-2649
Fax: (212) 259-2449
Email: sarah.reeves@bakerbotts.com
Attorneys for Defendants Aetna Inc. and Aetna
Life Insurance Inc.
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: 12/22/2025 _____________________________________
HON. HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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