Sprint Pension Settlement Website
The purpose of this website is provide information about the settlement in the class action lawsuit McFadden, et al., v. Sprint Communications, LLC, et al., currently pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kansas.
This settlement affects certain participants and beneficiaries of the Sprint Retirement Pension Plan. Specifically, settlement affects the following defined class:
All participants and beneficiaries of the Plan who began receiving a 50%, 75% or 100% JSA or a QPSA on or after November 11, 2016, through and including the Preliminary Approval Date whose benefits had a present value that was less than the present value of the SLA they were offered using the applicable Treasury Assumptions as of each participant’s Benefit Commencement Date. Excluded from the Class are Defendants and any individuals who are subsequently to be determined to be fiduciaries of the Plan..
Please read the Class Notice carefully to find out what the lawsuit is about, what the terms of the proposed Settlement are, what rights you have to object to the proposed Settlement Agreement if you disagree with its terms, and what deadlines apply.
Below you will find a table of important deadlines and links to relevant documents.
Important Deadlines
| Deadlines | Events |
|---|---|
| June 24, 2024 | Motion[s] for, and memoranda in support of (i) Final Approval of Settlement and (ii) Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. |
| July 11, 2024 | Last day for objections to the Settlement to be filed with the court and sent to counsel |
| July 11, 2024 | If objectors hire an attorney for the purpose of making an objection, the attorney must also file a notice of appearance with the court no later than twenty-eight (28) days before the Final Approval Hearing and serve a copy of the notice of appearance on the counsel listed above by email or regular mail on the same day that it is filed with the court. |
| August 1, 2024 | Parties file responses to any filed objections and any other reply briefs in support of Final Approval and Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. |
| August 8, 2024 | Final Approval Hearing. |
Important documents:
Motion for Final Approval, Fees, Costs, and Service Awards
Memorandum in support of Motion for Final Approval, Fees, Costs, and Service Awards
Affidavit - Robert Izard
Exhibit A - Settlement Agreement
Exhibit B - Firm resume
Affidavit - Plaintiff Doncevic
Affidavit - Plaintiff McFadden
Affidavit - Plaintiff Schmidt
Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Settlement.
Plaintiff’s Memorandum in Support of Unopposed Motion for Prelminary Approval of Class Settlement
Robert A. Izard Declaration.
Scott Nehrbass Declaration.
The Settlement Agreement.
The Class Notice.
The Complaint.