From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

In re AXA Equitable Life Ins. Co. COI Litig.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Jan 29, 2020
No. 16 Civ. 740 (JMF) (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 29, 2020)

Opinion

No. 16 Civ. 740 (JMF) No. 17 Civ. 4767 (JMF) No. 17 Civ. 4803 (JMF) No. 17 Civ. 9355 (JMF) No. 18 Civ. 2111 (JMF) No. 18 Civ. 10730 (JMF)

01-29-2020

IN RE: AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY COI LITIGATION This Document Relates To All Related Actions


ORDER

:

This Court received from Defendant AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company ("AXA Equitable"), the Plaintiffs in the Brach Action ("Brach Plaintiffs"), and Plaintiffs in the other Related Actions ("Opt-Out Plaintiffs") proposals for the structure and schedules for the parties' summary judgment motions and Daubert motions. See 16-CV-740, ECF Nos. 389, 390, 393. This Order memorializes the Court's Order, dated January 21, 2020 (16-CV-740, ECF No. 394), regarding the parties' proposals. It is hereby ORDERED that:

The Related Actions are Brach Family Foundation, Inc. v. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, No. 16 Civ. 740 (S.D.N.Y.); EFG Bank AG, Cayman Branch v. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, No. 17 Civ. 4767 (S.D.N.Y.); The Duffy 2004 LLC v. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, No. 17 Civ. 4803 (S.D.N.Y.); Croft Irrevocable Trust v. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, No. 17 Civ. 9355 (S.D.N.Y.); LSH CO v. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, No. 18 Civ. 2111 (S.D.N.Y.); Eunice Peterson Family Partnership, LLLP v. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, No. 18 Civ. 10730 (S.D.N.Y.).

I. SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTIONS

The parties shall consolidate the briefing of their summary judgment motions, such that there is one set of briefs relating to the Brach Plaintiffs' claims and one set of briefs relating to the Opt-Out Plaintiffs' claims. The parties' summary judgment briefs will be subject to the deadlines and page limits set forth below:

BRIEFS

DEADLINE

PAGE LIMIT

AXA Equitable's Motion forSummary Judgment as to BrachPlaintiffs' Claims

The later of (1) 45 days after theCourt's ruling on Brach Plaintiffs'pending motion for classcertification or (2) 14 days after theend of any opt-out period

60 pages

AXA Equitable's Motion forSummary Judgment as to Opt-OutPlaintiffs' Claims

The later of (1) 45 days after theCourt's ruling on Brach Plaintiffs'pending motion for classcertification or (2) 14 days after theend of any opt-out period

50 pages

Brach Plaintiffs' Opposition to AXAEquitable's Motion and Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment(supported by a consolidatedmemorandum of law)

60 days after AXA Equitable'sMotion is filed

60 pages

Opt-Out Plaintiffs' ConsolidatedOpposition to AXA Equitable'sMotion and Cross-Motion forSummary Judgment (supported by aconsolidated memorandum of law)

60 days after AXA Equitable'sMotion is filed

60 pages

AXA Equitable's Opposition toBrach Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion andReply in Support of Its Motion

60 days after Brach Plaintiffs'Opposition and Cross-Motion isfiled

45 pages

AXA Equitable's Opposition to Opt-Out Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion andReply in Support of Its Motion

60 days after Opt-Out Plaintiffs'Opposition and Cross-Motion isfiled

40 pages

Brach Plaintiffs' Reply in Support ofTheir Cross-Motion

30 days after AXA Equitable'sOpposition is filed

30 pages

Opt-Out Plaintiffs' Reply in Supportof Their Cross-Motion

30 days after AXA Equitable'sOpposition is filed

25 pages

II. DAUBERT MOTIONS

The parties shall consolidate the briefing of their Daubert motions, such that there is one set of briefs relating to the Brach Plaintiffs' and Opt-Out Plaintiffs' expert witnesses and one set of briefs relating to AXA Equitable's expert witnesses. The parties' Daubert briefs will be subject to the deadlines and page limits set forth below:

BRIEFS

DEADLINE

PAGE LIMIT

AXA Equitable's ConsolidatedDaubert Motion with Respect toBrach Plaintiffs' and Opt-OutPlaintiffs' Expert Witnesses

30 days after AXA Equitable'sSummary Judgment Motions are filed

5-page introduction; 15pages per actuarialexpert; 10 pages pernon-actuarial expert

Brach Plaintiffs' and Opt-OutPlaintiffs' ConsolidatedOpposition to AXA Equitable'sConsolidated Daubert Motion

60 days after AXA Equitable'sConsolidated Daubert Motion is filed

5-page introduction; 15pages per actuarialexpert; 10 pages pernon-actuarial expert

AXA Equitable's Reply in Supportof Its Consolidated DaubertMotion

30 days after Brach Plaintiffs' andOpt-Out Plaintiffs' ConsolidatedOpposition to AXA Equitable'sConsolidated Daubert Motion is filed

10 pages per actuarialexpert; 5 pages per non-actuarial expert

Brach Plaintiffs' and Opt-OutPlaintiffs' Consolidated DaubertMotion with Respect to AXAEquitable's Expert Witnesses

60 days after AXA Equitable'sConsolidated Daubert Motion is filed

5-page introduction; 15pages per actuarialexpert; 10 pages pernon-actuarial expert

AXA Equitable's Opposition toBrach Plaintiffs' and Opt-OutPlaintiffs' Consolidated DaubertMotion

60 days after Brach Plaintiffs' andOpt-Out Plaintiffs' ConsolidatedDaubert Motion is filed

5-page introduction; 15pages per actuarialexpert; 10 pages pernon-actuarial expert

Brach Plaintiffs' and Opt-OutPlaintiffs' Reply in Support ofTheir Consolidated DaubertMotion

30 days after AXA Equitable'sOpposition to Brach Plaintiffs' andOpt-Out Plaintiffs' ConsolidatedDaubert Motion is filed

10 pages per actuarialexpert; 5 pages per non-actuarial expert

The page limits for each expert shall not rollover from one expert to another expert—e.g., if a party uses only eight of its ten pages for a given expert, that party may not allocate the extra two pages to any other expert.

The "actuarial experts" for purposes of the Daubert motion page limits are Timothy Pfeifer, Jeremy Brown, and Carl Harris. --------

The Clerk of Court is directed to docket this Order in 16-CV-740 (JMF) and all related/member cases.

SO ORDERED. Dated: January 29, 2020

New York, New York

/s/_________

JESSE M. FURMAN

United States District Judge


Summaries of

In re AXA Equitable Life Ins. Co. COI Litig.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Jan 29, 2020
No. 16 Civ. 740 (JMF) (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 29, 2020)
Case details for

In re AXA Equitable Life Ins. Co. COI Litig.

Case Details

Full title:IN RE: AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY COI LITIGATION This Document…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

Date published: Jan 29, 2020

Citations

No. 16 Civ. 740 (JMF) (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 29, 2020)