If you’re a Class Member (or a Class Member’s Legally Authorized Representative), you can object to the Settlement if you don’t like it, or you may try to intervene in the case. However, you cannot object if you have excluded yourself from the Settlement. In other words, you must stay in the case as a Class Member in order to object to or intervene in the Settlement.
You can object if you don’t like any part of the proposed Settlement, including but not limited to the payments to Class Members, the request for the Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses Award, the request for Service Awards to the Class Representatives, or any other part of the Settlement. You can give reasons why you think the Court should not approve any or all of these items. The Court will consider your views if you comply with the requirements for objecting.
To object, you must (a) mail your objection to the Settlement Administrator and (b) file it with the Court. To be timely, your objection must be mailed to the Settlement Administrator so that it is postmarked by June 6, 2023, and it must be filed with the Court by no later than June 6, 2023, at the following addresses:
Address of Settlement Administrator
Jones Total Loss Settlement
c/o JND Legal Administration
P.O. Box 91209
Suite 1205
Seattle, WA 98111
Address of Court
Jones v. USAA Class Action Settlement
District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska
1701 Farnam St F2
Omaha, NE 68183
Note: You may mail your objection to the Court, but it must be received by the Court and filed by June 6, 2023.
Your objection should (a) contain a heading which includes the name of the case and case number Jones v. USAA General Indemnity Company, et al., Case No. D01CI200009724 (Dist. Ct. Douglas Cty.); (b) provide your full name, address, telephone number, and signature; (c) indicate the specific reasons why you object to the Settlement; (d) contain the name, address, bar number, and telephone number of your counsel, if you’re represented by an attorney; if you are represented by an attorney, he or she must comply with all applicable laws and rules for filing documents; (e) provide a list of other cases in which you or your counsel has appeared either as an objector or counsel for an objector in the last five years; and (f) state whether you intend to appear at the Final Approval Hearing, either in person or through counsel. All objections must be signed by the objecting Class Member (or his or her Legally Authorized Representative), even if the Class Member is represented by counsel.
If you intend to appear at the Final Approval Hearing (also known as the Fairness Hearing) to object to the Settlement, you must also provide with your written objection a detailed statement of the specific legal and factual basis for each objection, a list of any witnesses you will call at the Hearing with each witness’ address and summary of the witness’ testimony, a description of all evidence you will offer at the Hearing with copies of the exhibits attached, and documentary proof of your membership in the Class. You or your lawyer may appear at the Final Approval Hearing if you have filed a written objection as provided above. If you have a lawyer file an objection for you, he or she must follow all rules, and you must list the attorney’s name, address, bar number, and telephone number in the written objection filed with the Court.
If you want to intervene as a party to the case, you must file a motion to intervene with the Court by June 6, 2023 so that the Parties can respond to the motion.
Please note that any objections or motions must be submitted by an individual Class Member or his, her, or its attorney, not as a member of a group, class, or subclass. The only exception is that an objection may be submitted on behalf of a Class Member by the Legally Authorized Representative (see FAQ 11 for a definition of that term).