IN RE GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INS. CO. SALES

No. 01-1264.

302 F.3d 799 (2002)

In re: GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION Lewis & Ellis, Inc.; Karen Shapiro, Movants, James Henderson, Appellant, William P. Ludwig; Jeffrey L. Sippil; Darrell D. Cunningham; John R. D'Alessandro; Bobby L. Chain; Howard L. Zimmon, Trustee, Howard M. Newburg Trust U.T.A. 5/21/92, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated and representative capacities, Appellees, v. General American Life Insurance Company, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 5, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank H. Tomlinson, Birmingham, Alabama, for appellant.

Timothy G. Bladd, San Diego, California, Charles A. Newman, Bruce C. Oetter, and Jason E. Maschmann, St. Louis, Missouri, for appellees.

Before BOWMAN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, and BYE, Circuit Judges.


BYE, Circuit Judge.

This class action concerns more than 240,000 current and former policyholders who claim General American Life Insurance Company (GALIC) committed fraud and made material misrepresentations in the course of selling certain life insurance policies. GALIC agreed to settle the case by paying class members at least $55 million in the form of additional policy benefits.

Several unnamed class members, including appellant James Henderson, objected...

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