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OBJECTIONS TO SMITH DECLARATION IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE TAC
Case No. CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx)
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KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP
101 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2300
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111
KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP CHARLES N. FREIBERG (SBN 70890) BRIAN P. BROSNAHAN (SBN 112894) JACOB N. FOSTER (SBN 250785) 101 California Street, Suite 2300 San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: (415) 421-6140 Facsimile: (415) 398-5030
LEVINE & MILLER HARVEY R. LEVINE (SBN 61879) CRAIG A. MILLER (SBN 116030) LEVINE & MILLER 550 West C Street, Suite 1810 San Diego, CA 92101-8596 Telephone: (619) 231-9449 Facsimile: (619) 231-8638
Attorneys for Plaintiffs JOYCE WALKER, KIM BRUCE HOWLETT, and MURIEL SPOONER, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JOYCE WALKER, KIM BRUCE HOWLETT, and MURIEL SPOONER, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
v.
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHWEST, a Texas corporation,
Defendant.
CLASS ACTION
CASE NO.: CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx)
Formerly Case No.: 3:10-cv -04852 JSW from Northern District of California
PLAINTIFFS’ EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIONS TO THE DECLARATION OF CRAIG SMITH IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT
Judge James V. Selna
Date: March 4, 2013 Time: 1:30 p.m. Courtroom: 10C
Case 2:10-cv-09198-JVS-RNB Document 398 Filed 02/15/13 Page 1 of 3 Page ID #:17714
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OBJECTIONS TO SMITH DECLARATION IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE TAC
Case No. CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx)
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KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP
101 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2300
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111
Plaintiffs Joyce Walker, Kim Bruce Howlett, and Muriel Spooner
(“Plaintiffs”) hereby object to the Declaration of Craig Smith, submitted by
Defendant Life Insurance Company of the Southwest (“LSW”) in opposition to
Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file Third Amended Complaint:
Evidence Grounds for Objection(s)
Pg. 1, ¶3:
“I disagree with Plaintiffs’ characterization of my testimony as stating that LSW lacked the intent to provide those non- guaranteed enhancements.”
1. Argumentative and misleading. The proffered material is not testimony but argument, and it misstates Plaintiffs’ motion papers and proposed Third Amended Complaint. Plaintiffs do not characterize Mr. Smith as “stating that LSW lacked the intent to provide” non-guaranteed benefits. Plaintiffs rely on Mr. Smith’s testimony as to facts from which Plaintiffs argue that inferences can be drawn about LSW’s intent. FRE 403.
Pg. 1, ¶4:
“LSW’s GAAP accounting anticipates a 1.25% increase in the interest credited under the Provider policy beginning in policy year ten.”
1. Lacks foundation. Mr. Smith provides no foundation for or explanation of “GAAP accounting” or the purpose of that accounting as used by LSW in this instance. FRE 602.
2. Vague, ambiguous. Fails to explain what aspect of “GAAP accounting” he refers to or the purpose of such accounting. Fails to specify what it means for the GAAP accounting to “anticipate” a 1.25% increase. FRE 403 and 611(a).
3. Irrelevant. Irrelevant to LSW’s actual intent to provide the Account Value Enhancement to the extent that the purpose of GAAP accounting is, like illustration actuary testing, simply to quantify what LSW’s costs and revenues would be if all illustrated non- guaranteed benefits were provided. FRE 403.
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KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP
101 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2300
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111
DATED: February 15, 2013 KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP
By: s/Brian P. Brosnahan Brian P. Brosnahan
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