( November 4, 2026, 8:50 AM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — Noting that only one of the 220 class members had opted out of the settlement in the decade-old Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit over severance benefits, a California federal judge issued a final approval order under which class members will receive payments totaling more than $9,531,455 and class counsel will separately get $3.5 million for attorney fees and costs....