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INDEX TO PLAINTIFFS' TRIAL EXHIBITS AMARA v. CIGNA (CIV. 01 - 2361) BINDER I Exh. No. 1. CIGNA Pension Plan Document adopted December 21, 1998 and effective January 1, 1998. Prior CIGNA Pension Plan Document, in effect before January 1, 1998. Expert Report of Claude Poulin dated April 25, 2003 with Exhibits A - H. Bates No. D00263 - 349 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 5) D00001 - 133
2.
3.
(Pl. Dep. Ex. 88) (Defs. Poulin Dep. Ex. 1) (Defs. Poulin Dep. Ex. 100) (Defs. Poulin Dep. Ex. 103) (Defs. Poulin Dep. Ex. 104)
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Supplemental Expert Report of Claude Poulin dated January 3, 2006 with Exhibits 1 - 10. Revised Exhibits 3 and 5 to Poulin Suppl. Rpt. identified as Ex. 103 in Poulin's January 30, 2006 deposition. Revised Exhibit 4 to Poulin Suppl. Rpt identified as Ex. 104 in Poulin's January 30, 2006 deposition. Supplemental Declaration of Claude Poulin dated June 5, 2006 on individual benefit calculations (with data provided by CIGNA after his Supplemental Report). Expert Report of Professor James F. Stratman dated April 25, 2003 with Exhibits 1 - 4 (the November 1997 Newsletter, the December 1997 Information Kit, the October 1998 Summary Plan Description and the September 1999 Summary Plan Description). Declaration of Allison Caalim dated May 30, 2006 summarizing electronic data on "class list" and underlying formulas in October 1997 Lotus worksheet prepared by CIGNA on "accrual rates."
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6.
7.
8.
(Pl. Dep. Ex. 99) (Defs. Stratman Dep. Ex. 8)
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Exh. No. 10. 11. Expert Report of Lawrence Sher dated June 24, 2003. Supplemental Expert Report of Lawrence Sher dated October 28, 2005. BINDER II 12. Excerpt from July 2000 PriceWaterhouse Coopers "Survey of Conversions from Traditional Pension Plans to Cash Balance Plans." August 1997 William Mercer memorandum advising CIGNA there are "no legal requirements" for determining opening account balances. "Survey of Cash Balance Conversions" by Lawrence Sher from Benefits Quarterly, First Quarter 2001. Article dated January 1995 entitled "Trends in Plan Design" discussing "first generation" cash balance formulas. August 1996 article in Benefits Canada discussing "second generation" cash balance formulas. 2004 Mellon Survey of Cash Balance Plans. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Compensation Survey for 2002-2003. Mercer July 8, 1996 legal analysis of cash balance plans.
Bates No. (Pl. Dep. Ex. 85) (Pl. Dep. Ex. 93)
P 2092 - 2102
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MER01798 - 1803
14.
(Pl. Dep. Ex. 90)
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P 2210 - 2217
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P 2205 - 2209
17. 18.
P 2070 - 2091 P 2048 - 2049
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EPTO0004362, 4153 and 4164 - 4193 P 2162 - 2179
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March 2006 Employee Benefit Research Institute "Issue Brief" analyzing lost accruals for frozen final average plans and cash balance plans. May 27, 2003 Notice of Rule 30(b)(6) deposition on compliance with specified ERISA requirements.
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(Pl. Dep. Ex. 64)
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Exh. No. 22. November 16, 1999 presentation on "Cash Balance Plans" written for Morgan Lewis & Bockius Labor and Employment Law Seminar. Signature Benefits Newsletter for EQUICOR employees. Extract from Part A Plan document adopted December 21, 1998 with amendment of Section 2.4 to "No Resumption of Participation Upon Reemployment." CIGNA 2005 Annual Report. Module for Calculation of Initial Retirement Account from CIGNA Operations Manual. Defendants' Responses to First Set of Interrogatories.
Bates No. P 1994 - 2016
23. 24.
P 1676 - 1683 AMARA-00001 - 4, 13 - 15, 23 - 24 and 105 P 2053 - 2056 DO3922, 3924 - 3925
25. 26.
27.
(Pl. Mot. to Compel Ex. C) D12287 - 12288 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 51)
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January 6, 1997 memorandum from Gerald Meyn to Donald Levinson about reduction of overall cost under cash balance. Defendants' Responses to Second Set of Interrogatories. June 6, 1997 memorandum from Andrew Hodges to David Durham stating the cash balance plan's benefit is "effectively" a lump sum. February 12, 2002 letter from Gerry Meyn to Jim Stewart re: "Proposed Pension Changes" stating cash balance conversion lowers net pension liability. John Arko's January 2002 "Example of wear-away due to subsidized early retirement benefits." Defined Benefit Record Keeping ("DBRK") print-outs for named plaintiff Gisela Broderick.
29. 30.
D12086
31.
D029113
32.
D028174, 28629
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SuppD1928, 1934, 1929 - 1933, 1935 1940 (Pl. Mot. to Compel Ex. A)
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Defendants' Supplemental Responses to Second Requests for Documents.
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Exh. No. 35. March 1, 2006 Joint Committee on Taxation Report on "A+B" formulas. "Class list" data for Gisela Broderick with summary tabulation of 2000-2004 Benefit credits. March 30, 2000 Application for Determination to the IRS with cover letter and attachments from Drinker Biddle & Reath. Gisela Broderick's Distribution Election Form dated November 2004. IRS Alert Guidelines on minimum vesting standards (12/98). January 7, 2002 memorandum from Gerald Meyn and David Cordani to Donald Levison acknowledging "wear-away." November 20, 2001 memorandum from David Durham to Gerald Meyn explaining "wear-away." Notes of CIGNA conversation dated December 7, 2000 with class member Michele Bergman with statements "Hope you didn't come back just for pension" and "if you fly by age 5556, you'll actually wind up with more." October 28, 2002 CIGNA letter stating class member Jack Lamb's pension "has not increased." December 28, 2000 e-mails and notes related to class member Peter Andruszkiewicz referring to wearaway and "He was rehired" and "fully converted. Guess what? He's upset." July 6, 2001 benefit summary sheet notifying named plaintiff Janice Amara of benefits of $1,833.65 per month. March 24, 2005 recalculation of Janice Amara's benefits under Part A/Tier1 formula.
Bates No. P 2057 - 2069
36.
Produced electronically by Defs. DO1949 - 2166 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 60)
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38.
SuppD0456 - 457
39. 40.
D028632 - 28641
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D028653 - 28663
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D020512 - 20522 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 69)
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P 2017 - 2021
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D020525 - 20528
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(Pl. Compl. Ex. 4)
46.
(Pl. Memo on Depenbrock Impact Ex. 3)
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Exh. No. 47. September 21, 1999 e-mail from Gerald Meyn with "Cash Balance Plans--Background for September 1999 Board Meeting." January 1, 1999 memorandum from Gerald Meyn to Donald Levinson on Wall Street Journal "expose" article on cash balance. July 15, 1997 memorandum to People Resources Committee on Proposed 1998 Benefits Program Changes with "no reduction in benefit value" for Tier 1 employees converted to cash balance. Mercer production of "binder" material with cash balance options. November 10, 1997 Mercer memorandum to John Arko re: "CIGNA Retirement Program - Accrual Rules." Excerpt from transcript of October 2003 Conference of Consulting Actuaries meeting responding to Lawrence Sher's questions about aggregation of benefit formulas. May 14, 1997 letter from David Durham to Lea Peterson re: preparation for HR Council meeting with "likely profiles." January 2, 1997 memorandum from Gerald Meyn to Donald Levinson noting disadvantage of cash balance plans for employees closer to retirement. January 6, 1997 proposal by Gerald Meyn listing positives and negatives of cash balance. March 12, 1997 "Cigna Discussion Outline: Cash Balance Plan Implementation Issues" by PriceWaterhouse Coopers. December 1997 "Questions and Answers: The New Retirement Program, Special Manager's Edition" and October 1997 draft "Managers' Q&A's."
Bates No. Produced electronically by Defs.
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D10837 - 10839 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 45)
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D00599 - 606 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 10)
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MER00090 - 94
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MER00766 - 770
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P 2103 - 2115
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D12982 - 12983
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D00464 - 469 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 7)
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MER01384
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D00592 - 598, 14465 - 14478
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Exh. No. 58. "Commentary on Deloitte and Touche article" in "Retirement Plan Changes, Possible Media Questions" packet dated September 23, 1997. Cash Balance phone scripts. Print-out from Hooker and Holcombe website on former CIGNA actuary Arthur Assantes. June 26, 1997 memorandum from Arthur Assantes to David Durham, John Arko, Donna Parker, and Andy Hodges on nondiscrimination testing, stating that accrual rates decline with age. October 22, 1997 spreadsheet prepared by Andrew Hodges showing declining accrual rates as age and service increase. Print-out of material on CIGNA's website with statement on material reduction of accrual rates under cash balance plans. Defendants' amended responses to Plaintiffs' First Requests for Documents. PriceWaterhouse Coopers 2001 sales brochure entitled "Cash Balance Conversions/Choice Education." BINDER III 66. PowerPoint presentation slides by Lawrence Sher and Richard Shea from Glasser LegalWorks Seminar on Cash Balance Pension Plans dated May 1999. Wall Street Journal article entitled "Actuaries Become Redfaced Over Recorded Pension Talk," dated May 5, 1999. "A Workable Alternative to Defined Benefit Plans" by Lawrence Sher, September/October 1999. GAO, Private Pensions: Implications of Conversions to Cash Balance Plans, GAO/HEHS-00-185, September 2000.
Bates No. SuppD1571 - 1586
59. 60.
D027433 - 27439 P 2121
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D10043 - 10049 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 46)
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D023750 - 23753 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 39) (Pl. Dep. Ex. 18)
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64.
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D029100 - 29101
P 2334 - 2347 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 91)
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P 2051 - 2052
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P 2248 - 2252
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P 2253 - 2294
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Exh. No. 70. March 13, 2000 internal memorandum with calculations by Gerald Meyn about class member John Depenbrock's benefits under cash balance vs prior formula. John Depenbrock's recalculated Part A/Tier 1 pension estimates dated November 30, 2004.
Bates No. D01146 (Pl. Mot. in Limine Ex. 13) (Pl. Memo. on Depenbrock Impact Ex. I) P 2218
71.
72.
John Depenbrock's original benefit statement dated December 23, 2003. Benefit recalculations made under Depenbrock v. CIGNA decision from March 2005 to date.
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SuppD0680 - 683, 730 - 738, 14400 14408 and 21495 21567 P 2180 - 2204
74.
Jack Lamb's complaint e-mails and letters from January 2005 to February 2006. Article entitled "Aligning Your Retirement Program with Today's Workforce Realities" by Ian Glew from Compensation and Benefits Management, Summer 2001. February 1994 document from Towers Perrin advising CIGNA that "mid-career" and "long service" employees are "losers with cash balance." June 19, 1997 memorandum from David Durham to Mike Bell and Frank Lamay estimating pension expense reductions. February 26, 1998 memorandum from Arthur Assantes to David Durham and John Arko noting effect of cash balance on future "accrual pattern" for 24,000 participants. November 2002 memorandum by Andrew Hodges examining options for grandfathered employees.
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P 1986 - 1991
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D10656 - 10658
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D12156 - 12164 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 34)
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D030298 - 30300
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D029424 - 29425
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Exh. No. 80. April 3, 1997 CIGNA memorandum asking Mercer to prepare a "comparability analysis to gauge the amount of additional or reduced benefit value relative to the current benefit formulas." Mercer July 1997 spreadsheets entitled "Cigna: Cash Balance Retirement Program." July 24, 1997 e-mail from David Durham to Denise Hill with bar graphs entitled "Proposed Program vs. Current Program" showing impact of changes on Tier 2 employees.
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MER00777 - 823
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SuppD1644, 1623 1626 and 1617
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July 25, 1997 packet of "Revised Discussion Points with division presidents" including "Proposed Program vs. Current Program" graphs. E-mail dated May 10, 2006 from Morgan Lewis and Bockius counsel re: SIP contributions. Class member Stephen Curlee's 1994-2002 Total Compensation Reports. Class member Bruce Charette's 2003-2005 Total Compensation Reports.
SuppD1617 - 1628
84.
85.
P 1722 - 1804, 1806 - 1848 P 1956 - 1963, 1948 - 1955 and 1937 - 1947 SuppD1641 - 1643
86.
87.
March 19, 1998 communication from Barry Wiksten to Denise Hill suggesting changes to 1998 Total Compensation Report to "reassure" employees with concerns about having "sufficient retirement income." IRS Monthly Weighted Average Interest Rate table for 30year Treasury securities. CIGNA "Production Outline" showing comparisons assigned to Mercer in October 1997. October 1997 Mercer memorandum to Denise Hill re: draft Newsletter, "adjusting assumptions" in "comparison graph" to be "faxed separately." viii
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Exh. No. 91. October 2001 Gerald Meyn letter stating "our early retirement provisions effectively doubled the value of the plan for those who took advantage of early retirement." Spreadsheets dated 1998 with handwritten note to class member Susanne Thistle stating "early retirement subsidy is what you lose." May 1997 Mercer presentation prepared for meeting at Eagle Lodge in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. August 29, 1997 draft of chart prepared for another Eagle Lodge meeting with initial plan to adjust the cash balance accounts at age 55 for the minimum benefits including early retirement subsidies. October 30, 1997 letter from Gerald Meyn to employees expecting new plan "to be a plus." November 3, 1997 memorandum from Gerald Meyn to CIGNA Managers entitled "Introducing the New Retirement Plan." February 1998 Signature Benefits Newsletter. BINDER IV 98. Class member Robert Upton's 1998 Total Compensation Report. Excerpts from Gisela Broderick's 2001-2002 Total Compensation Reports. "Cash Balancing Act," from Plan Sponsor, February 1999, quoting Lawrence Sher. June 1998 Signature Benefits Newsletter. Information on "Retirement Planner" software program.
Bates No. D030950 - 30951
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P 1992 - 1993
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D029913 - 22962
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D11907 - 11912
95.
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D00583 - 585
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P 1524 - 1543
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P 2116 - 2120
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SuppD1277 - 1284 SuppD1254
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Exh. No. 103. CIGNA August 2004 "Pension Plan Part A: Guide to Understanding Plan Changes." Draft of pension plan "facts" attached to January 2, 2003 email, stating that employees doing financial planning assume they continue to earn benefits. Summary of results of April 1997 focus group sessions. David Durham's notes from discussions with groups of managers about the Pension changes dated August 12, 1997. Retirement Plan Communications Survey and results dated March 3, 1998. November 6, 1997 e-mail from class member Janice Weidenborner to Signature Benefits Services. November 6, 1997 e-mail from class member Steve Bailey to Signature Benefits Services. November 5, 1997 e-mail from class member Mike Walsh to Signature Benefits Services. December 11, 1997 e-mail from Mike Walsh to Signature Benefits Services. December 16, 1997 e-mail from class member Barry Pitek to Signature Benefits Services. January 6, 1998 e-mail from class member John Schwoerer to Signature Benefits Services. December 19, 1997 e-mail from class member Brian Mitchell to Signature Benefits Services. Mercer presentation materials on cash balance dated July 1996. Mercer March 1997 slides on "Communication Issues in Transitioning to a Cash Balance Plan." x
Bates No. P 2022 - 2047
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D12394 - 12399
105. 106.
SuppD1852 - 1856 D11934 - 11936 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 68) SuppD1587 - 1609
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108.
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SuppD1671
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Exh. No. 117. Mercer August 1997 presentation on "Meeting the Communication Challenge," stating that CIGNA has instructed "not to compare the old to the new plans." CIGNA September 1997 contract with Mercer to offer professional communications services to prepare CIGNA's disclosures. September 13, 1997 e-mail from David Durham on subject of "Retirement Communications." Response to Naomi Biggs' inquiry stating that CIGNA does not do benefit comparisons dated January 21, 2000. March 20, 2001 memorandum from Stewart Beltz to Robert Steele and others on not doing "what if" comparisons of benefits. Robert Upton's communications with CIGNA on comparisons between his old and new benefits dated November 1999 to October 2001. 1997 examples of CIGNA's refusal to compare pension benefits and false assurances, with letter stating "the new plan does not negatively impact you." March 13, 2000 e-mail from Gerald Meyn attaching draft of materials to send to employees "in case of a media challenge to our cash balance plan." July 31, 2001 letter from Stewart Beltz to Gisela Broderick stating it is "difficult to quantify the impact" of the conversion. John Arko's notes of discussion with class member John Nystrom stating "I explained people employed 12/31/97 were examined to be sure projected benefits were fair."
Bates No. SuppD1542 - 1564
118.
SuppD1775 - 1783
119.
D11708 (Pl . Dep. Ex. 22) D020529, 20531 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 66) D021235 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 23)
120.
121.
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D020829 - 20861 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 49)
123.
D029744 - 29745, 29766 - 29769 and 29771 - 29772 D14160 - 14165
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P 1236 - 1237, 1233
126.
D020597 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 62)
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Exh. No. 127. Memorandum from John Arko to Gerald Meyn dated December 31, 1998 concerning questions raised by class member Dave Carlson with directions to tell Mr. Carlson his accruals under cash balance will be greater than the old plan. July 25, 1997 Discussion Points for division presidents with goal to "dispel perception of takeaways." September 12, 1997 Project Planning Meeting with Mercer with "Objectives" to "dispel perception of a takeaway and focus on the new deal" Wall Street Journal and New York Times articles from 19971999 on employee complaints about cash balance conversions at Deloitte and Touche, IBM, Chase-Manhattan Bank, and Verizon. Wall Street Journal article dated July 1, 1999 on Prudential response to employees' complaints of 40% benefit reductions. December 20, 2001 memorandums from Gerald Meyn to Donald Levinson and from Levinson to the CEO about the plan amendment for rehires, which provides that they will "keep their already-earned old plan benefits." March 3, 1998 memorandum from Gerald Meyn to HR Officers re: survey results and avoiding "bad press." E-mail dated January 15, 2003 from Kenneth Bottoms to Gerald Meyn and Donald Levinson warning that converting the grandfathered Tier 1 employees would spread complaints and "renew" the cash balance issue for the 90%. March 10, 2006 Stipulation and Joint Motion of parties on Conduct of Discovery and Trial on "Likely Prejudice" and "Harmless Error" Issues Connected with Second and Fourth Claims for Relief.
Bates No. D020652 - 20657
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D14870 - 14881
129.
SuppD1881 - 1898
130.
(Pl. Mot. in Limine Ex. 15)
131.
P 2219 - 2221
132.
D05532 - 5534
133.
SuppD1565 - 1568
134.
D029362 - 29363
135.
(Dkt. # 167)
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Exh. No. 136. CIGNA's Summary Judgment Brief at 36-37 and Appellate Brief at 47-49 in Depenbrock v. CIGNA.
Bates No. (C.A. 01-6161 E.D.Pa. and 03-3575 3d Cir.) D00637 - 671
137.
CIGNA December 1997 Information Kit for grandfathered employees. November 2000 draft of Tier 1 rehire letter stating "Recent patterns in rehires have shown that on average we are now rehiring more employees who are closer to early retirement age than ever before." Gisela Broderick's complaint letters dated January 2001 to February 2002. Memorandum on "Rehired EmployeesÂPension Issues" with proposal to modify the rehire rule for individuals rehired on or after January 1, 2001. CIGNA document dated May 16, 2000, originally withheld as privileged, on 2001 rehire amendment stating it "Facilitates re-hire of late career staff by grandfathering their favorable early retirement factors from the tier 1 plan." October 31, 2000 David Durham e-mail on change to rule for rehired employees with statement about keeping any discussion oral and away from "xerox machines." December 5, 2005 e-mail from CIGNA's counsel on "exemplars" that CIGNA contends are responsive to discovery requests, with print-outs of those exemplars.
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DO4353 - 4357
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P 1226, 1233, 1242 and 1246 DO4646 - 4650 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 13)
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SuppD0183 - 186
142.
D04700 (Pl. Dep. Ex. 14)
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SuppD0408 - 410, 1090 - 1091 (Pl. Mot. to Compel Ex. I) SuppD2381 - 2408 P 1010 - 1011
144. 145.
DBRK print-outs for class member Douglas Robinson. Janice Amara's February 23, 2001 benefit estimate without indication of her minimum benefit. Janice Amara's December 10, 2003 benefit estimate without indication of her minimum benefit.
146.
P 1145 - 1166
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Exh. No. 147. September 11, 2001 Andy Hodges e-mail about "flaw" in "populating" Janice Amara's conversion record with her prior benefits. July 29, 1997 e-mail from David Durham stating Mercer's warning of "pitfalls" if CIGNA's Retirement and Investment Services division had never designed a cash balance record keeping system. August 1999 document referring to problems with benefit statements for rehires. August 1999 document referring to need examine why rehire records were not getting opening account balances. BINDER V 151. September 6, 1999 e-mail string on "Missing OAB's for rehires." 2002 Powerpoint slides on Pension Expense Review showing CIGNA's recognition of data problems, particularly for rehires. November 25, 2003 CIGNA Pension Activity Report. October 24, 2005 CIGNA Pension Activity Report. October 13, 2005 letter and benefits statement for class member Patricia Flannery with incorrect minimum benefit. January 11, 2006 letter from CIGNA to Patricia Flannery correcting her "understated" minimum benefit amount. Correspondence from Patricia Flannery and her attorney to CIGNA.
Bates No. (Pl. Dep. Ex. 41)
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D13473
149.
D13647 - 13648
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152.
153. 154. 155.
SuppD15354 - 15358 SuppD15451 - 15457 P1585 - 1586
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P 1587 - 1588
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SuppD0897, 14384, 14386, 14381 - 14383 and 14379 - 14380
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Exh. No. 158. September 1997 review of detail design provisions with advice from Mercer that "any Tier 1 employee electing a lump sum would forfeit the value of the early retirement subsidy." April 1997 document stating assumption of "100% utilization of the cash option, i.e., all CFP/Tier II participants elect cash at termination." June 26, 2001 e-mail from Denise Belanger referring to "rare instances" where participants elect annuities. Memorandum from Robert Flanders dated January 9, 1998 with handwritten mention of relative values. January 9, 1998 memorandum with mention of relative values. DBRK front end "Calc Rel Val" computation.
Bates No. MER00658 - 661
159.
D12948 - 12949
160.
D12683
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D028834
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D028817 - 28833
163.
Produced electronically by Prudential SuppD14907 - 14918 SuppD15443 - 15450 SuppD022755 22757
164. 165. 166.
March 13, 2006 draft notice of" relative values." August 30, 2005 CIGNA Pension Activity Log. May 2, 2006 "draft" memorandum from Randolph Root to John Arko on situations where cash balance options have "unequal" values. CIGNA's old Summary Plan Description for Tier 1 participants. Excerpt from CIGNA Operations Manual on "free 30%" survivor's benefit. Handwritten notes of Jean Renshaw, CIGNA's outside counsel, on protection of free 30% survivor's benefit dated January 8, 1998.
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D00882 - 922
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D03922, 4161 - 4162
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SuppD0025 - 29, 31 - 32
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Exh. No. 170. November 23, 2005 letter from CIGNA's counsel, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, stating there was "no amendment" to eliminate the free 30% survivor's benefit. November 2000 Summary Plan Description for Part A with rules that rehires from 1998-2000 will not receive the free 30% survivor's benefit. March 31, 2006 letter from Prudential to Gisela Broderick stating that her original benefit was "understated" because it excluded the free 30% survivor's benefit. August 3, October 25, and November 30, 2005 CIGNA Pension Activity Reports. List of 194 Depenbrock rehires. Order of Hon. Robert F. Kelly, Jr., U.S.D.J., in Depenbrock v. CIGNA dated January 31, 2005. February 4, 2005 letter from CIGNA to participants affected by Depenbrock decision.
Bates No.
171.
A-0341 - 391
172.
P 2050
173.
SuppD15466 - 15473, 15446 - 15463 SuppD15668 - 15669 (C.A. 01-6161 E.D.Pa.) SuppD0484 (Pl. Mot. to Compel Ex. H) SuppD15670 - 15688, 22395 - 22408 and 22428 - 22437 (Pl. Mot. to Compel Ex. K)
174. 175.
176.
177.
Complaints from March 2005 to March 2006 about progress of Depenbrock recalculations.
178.
November 30, 2005 e-mail from John Arko to Jack Lamb about "questions" from Prudential about benefit calculations for rehires affected by the Depenbrock decision. Defendants' Responses to Fourth Requests for Documents. May 1998 Signature Benefits Newsletter. Declaration of Janice C. Amara.
179. 180. 181.
SuppD1285 - 1292 (Defs. Amara Dep. Ex. 6)
182. 183.
Witness statement of Gisela R. Broderick. Witness statement of Annette S. Glanz. xvi
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Exh. No. 184. 185. 186. 187. 188. 189. 190. 191. 192. Witness statement of Patricia A. Flannery. Witness statement of Steven I. Law. Witness statement of Bruce A. Charette. Witness statement of Robert J. Upton. Witness statement of Mitchell A. Haber. Witness statement of Barbara A. Hogan. Witness statement of Stephen D. Curlee. Declaration of Lillian G. Jones with benefit election form. Deposition of Lawrence Sher on July 24, 2003: Tr. at 78-79, 106-107, 148-51, 159-63, 173-77, 186-91, 231-36, 251-61, 269-72. 193. Deposition of Lawrence Sher on November 30, 2005: Tr. at 31-33, 55-87, 103-107, 166. 194. Deposition of John Arko on July 3, 2003: Tr. at 6, 17-30, 33-36, 41-58, 81-85, 107-128, 133-56, 190-91, 200-1, 212, 253-70, 285-300, 307, 317-21. 195. Deposition of John Arko on April 28, 2006: Tr. at 5, 109-12, 117-24, 143-48, 158-66, 203-4, 322-24. 196. Deposition of Andrew Hodges on June 29, 2003: Tr. at 91-93. 197. Deposition of David Durham on December 3, 2002: Tr. at 73-76, 165-71.
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Exh. No. 198. Deposition of Lorraine Morris on April 18, 2006: Tr. at 30-33, 97, 111-21, 135-37, 146-47, 151-57. 199. Deposition of Gregg Loboda on April 19, 2006: Tr. at 84. BINDER VI 200. Lawrence Sher, Tax Notes (April 1991): "Cash Balance Plans Can Meet the Defined-Benefit Qualification Requirements, Says Kwasha Lipton" (with second copy). CIGNA 2004 Form 5500 Schedule of Active Participants. 1986 House Conference Report 99 - 453 on OBRA, December 19, 1985. CIGNA advertisements from June/July 2006 issues of the Washington Business Journal. September 15, 2006 letter from CIGNA's counsel producing March 1996 internal memorandum from Don Levinson appointing Stewart Beltz as plan administrator. CIGNA's Memorandum in Opposition of Plaintiff's Proposed Form of Order in Depenbrock v. CIGNA. 53 Fed. Reg. 31837, 31849 (Aug. 22, 1988). January 2006 DBRK print-outs of class members who selected lump sum distributions instead of more valuable annuity options. December 4, 2001 letter from John Arko to Plaintiffs' counsel denying Ms. Amara's claims for benefits. Letters from CIGNA to Ms. Broderick refusing to return her to the Part A plan and denying her appeals.
Bates No.
(Pl. Dep. Ex. 86)
201. 202.
Public record Public record
203.
Periodical
204.
SUPPD1098
205.
(C.A. 01-6161 E.D.Pa.)
206. 207.
SuppD1980, 2234, 2351, 2378
208.
(Pl. Dep. Ex. 65)
209.
P 1228 - 1232, 1236 - 1241, 1244 - 1245
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Exh. No. 210. CIGNA's Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Decertify the Class. March 12, 2004 letter to CIGNA's counsel with supplemental document production from Janice Amara, including release Cover letters for Agreement and Release of Janice Amara and Annette Glanz. CIGNA Severance Pay Plan 2002 Summary Plan Description. March 28, 2005 CIGNA Agreement and Release with revised exception for "claims for benefits." May 9, 2000 transcript of hearing in Engers v. AT&T, granting Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction. Deposition of John Arko on April 28, 2006.
Bates No. (Dkt. #88)
211.
Served but not numbered P 1137, P 2332
212.
213.
P 2301 - 2331
214.
SUPPD4284 - 4290
215.
(C.A. 98-3660 D.N.J.) (dkt #56-57) Tr. at: 37-44, 129140, 297-304, 32526 (Produced by Prudential w/o Bates numbers); in Dfs. Ex. 7301 (Produced by Prudential w/o Bates numbers); see Dfs. Ex. 731 Prepared by counsel, see F.R.E. 1006
216.
217.
Dec. 4, 1998 letter from Vice President for Employee Benefits on Wall Street Journal article concerning benefit losses in cash balance conversions.1
218.
New SPD and Supplement distributed July 28, 2006.
219.
Summary table on New SPD and Supplement.
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Exh. No. 220. Pension Plan Initiatives log for May 2006.
Bates No. SUPPD25506 25515 (Produced by Prudential w/o Bates numbers)
221.
Print-outs with handwritten notes by Prudential showing participants "hitting" the minimum benefits.
222.
June 1, 2006 "draft" document on eligibility for Free 30% survivor's benefit.
(Produced by Prudential w/o Bates numbers) (Produced by Prudential w/o Bates numbers)
223.
August 18, 2006 spreadsheet on participants and decedents eligible for Free 30% survivor's benefit, listing 507 who may be eligible (166 terminated employees plus 341 deceased employees). Emails dated 4/28/2006 and 8/8/2006 on checking for minimum benefits.
224.
(Produced by Prudential w/o Bates numbers); in Dfs. Ex. 729 (Produced by Prudential w/o Bates numbers) Tr. at: 13, 22-23, 47-48
225.
Tables related to July Aug. missing OAB/minimum benefit project.
226.
Extracts of deposition transcript of Andrew Hodges taken 8/4/2006. BINDER VII
227.
Color original of Signature Benefits "Information Kit on Your Retirement Program."
(Black and white copy in Pls. Ex. 8, Tab 2)
228.
Color original of Signature Benefits "Information Kit on Your Retirement Program" for grandfathered participants. Lillian Jones' documents from CIGNA, including benefit estimate, election form, and release. DBRK print-outs for Patricia Flannery. xx P1596 - 1629
229.
230.
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Exh. No. 231. 232. 233. Patricia Flannery's 1992 benefit statement. Mellon "2004 Survey of Cash Balance Plans." Presentation for Conference of Consulting Actuaries entitled "Experiences with Experiences with Employee Activism," including "American Workers Deserve to Know" ad endorsed by the AAA, ASPA, CAS, CCA, and SOA. Lawrence Sher's handwritten notes of calculations referred to in his September 15, 2006 testimony. Lawrence Sher's Excel spreadsheets in connection with Defendants' Exhibits 737 and 738. June 1985 Kwasha Lipton Newsletter, "Exciting New Retirement Concept: The Cash Balance Pension Plan." Deposition of Lawrence Sher in Engers v. AT&T on February 10, 2004. CD with "Class List" files produced by CIGNA on January 17, 2006 and July 31, 2006. Plaintiffs' designations and Defendants' counter-designations for John Arko's July 3, 2003 deposition. Plaintiffs' designations and Defendants' counter-designations for John Arko's April 28, 2006 deposition. Plaintiffs' designations and Defendants' counter-designations for Andrew Hodges' June 29, 2003 deposition. Plaintiffs' designations and Defendants' counter-designations for Andrew Hodges' August 4, 2006 deposition. Steven Law's Answers to Defendants' Interrogatories.
Bates No. P1569 - 1572
234.
235.
236.
237.
(C.A. 98-3660 D.N.J.) Filed under seal
238.
239.
240.
241.
242.
243.
Served but not numbered Served but not numbered
244.
Mitchell Haber's Answers to Defendants' Interrogatories.
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Exh. No. 245. Stephen Curlee's Answers to Defendants' Interrogatories.
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