IN THE SETTLEMENT 4. How do I know if I am part of the Settlement? If you received this notice, then Defendant’s records indicate that you are a Class Member who is entitled to receive a payment or credit to your account. YOUR OPTIONS
Certification of the Settlement Class For purposes of this Settlement only, the Parties stipulate to the certification of the Settlement Class, which is contingent upon the Court entering the Final Approval Order and Judgment of this Settlement and the occurrence of the Effective Date.
Objections to the Settlement 7.1 Any Settlement Class Member who wishes to object to the Settlement Agreement must submit a timely and valid written notice of his or her objection (“Objection”) by the Objection Deadline (as defined herein). Such notice shall: (i) state the objecting Settlement Class Member's full name, current address, telephone number, and email address (if any); (ii) contain the objecting Settlement Class Member's original signature; (iii) set forth information identifying the objector as a Settlement Class Member, including proof that the objector is within the Settlement Class (e.g., copy of the Notice or copy of original notice of the Data Security Incident); (iv) set forth a statement of all grounds for the objection, including any legal support for the objection that the objector believes applicable; (v) identify all counsel representing the objector; (vi) state whether the objector and/or his or her counsel will appear at the Final Approval Hearing, and; (vii) contain the signature of the objector's duly authorized attorney or other duly authorized representative (if any), along with documentation setting forth such representation.
What Does The Settlement Provide The Net Settlement Amount will be allocated to Class Members according to a Plan of Allocation to be approved by the Court. Class Members fall into two categories: Current Participants and Former Participants. Allocations to Current Participants who are entitled to a distribution under the Plan of Allocation will be made into their existing Plan accounts. Former Participants who are entitled to a distribution will receive their distribution as a check mailed to their last known address or, if they elect, as a rollover to a qualified retirement account. In addition to the monetary component of the Settlement, as discussed above, Defendant agreed that the Plan’s fiduciaries will conduct a RFP process for recordkeeping services to the Plan. Within the first year following final approval of the Settlement, Defendant has agreed to publish a communication to then current Plan participants explaining the risks and benefits of the Plan’s money market fund investment option. Defendant also will use an independent consultant familiar with fixed income investment options in such plans who will review the investment lineup and make recommendations to the Plan’s fiduciaries regarding whether to retain the money market fund and whether to add a stable value or comparable fund. In addition, during the three-year Settlement period, Defendant has agreed to provide Class Counsel a list of the Plan’s investment options and fees. In considering investment options for the Plan, Defendant has agreed that the Plan’s fiduciaries will consider: (1) the lowest-cost share class available for any mutual fund considered for inclusion in the Plan as well as other criteria applicable to different share classes; (2) the availability of revenue sharing rebates on any share class available for any mutual fund considered for inclusion in the Plan; and (3) the availability of collective trusts, to the extent such investments are permissible and are otherwise identical to a particular mutual fund considered for inclusion in the Plan All Class Members and anyone claiming through them will fully release the Plan as well as Defendant and its “Released Parties” from “Released Claims.” The Released Parties include (a) Defendant and its insurers,
Dispute Settlement 1. A Party may not initiate proceedings under the general dispute settlement provisions of this Agreement regarding a refusal to grant temporary entry under this Chapter unless: (a) the matter involves a pattern of practice; and (b) the business person has exhausted the available administrative remedies regarding the particular matter. 2. The remedies referred to in subparagraph 1(b) shall be deemed to be exhausted if a final determination in the matter has not been issued by the competent authority within one year of the institution of an administrative proceeding, and the failure to issue a determination is not attributable to delay caused by the business person.
Investor-state Dispute Settlement 1. Any dispute between an investor of one Party and the other Party in connection with an investment in the territory of the other Party shall, as far as possible, be settled amicably through negotiations between the parties to the dispute. 2. If the dispute cannot be settled through negotiations within 6 months from the date on which the disputing investor requested for the consultation or negotiation in writing, and if the disputing investor has not submitted the dispute for resolution to the competent court (16) or any other binding dispute settlement mechanism (17) of the Party receiving the investment, it may be submitted to one of the following international conciliation or arbitration fora by the choice of the investor (18): (a) conciliation or arbitration in accordance with the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), under the Convention on the Settlement of Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States, done at Washington on March 18th, 1965; (b) conciliation or arbitration under the Additional Facility Rules of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes so long as the ICSID Convention is not in force between the Parties; (c) arbitration under the arbitration Rules of the United Nations Comission on International Trade Law; and (d) if agreed with the disputing Party, any arbitration in accordance with other arbitration rules. For more clarity, the election of one dispute settlement fora shall be definitive and exclusive. 3. An arbitral tribunal established under paragraph 2 shall decide the issues in dispute in accordance with this Agreement and applicable rules of international law. 4. The disputing investor who intends to submit the dispute to conciliation or arbitration pursuant to paragraph 2 shall give to the disputing Party written notice of its intent to do so at least 90 days before the claim is submitted. The notice of intent shall specify: (a) the name and address of the disputing investor; (b) the specific measures of the disputing Party at issue and a brief summary of the factual and legal basis of the investment dispute sufficient to present the problem clearly, including the obligations under this Chapter alleged to have been breached; (c) the waiver of the disputing investor from the right to initiate any proceedings before any of the other dispute settlement for referred to in paragraph 2 in relation to the matter under dispute; (d) conciliation or arbitration set forth in paragraph 2 which the disputing investor will choose; and (e) the relief sought and the approximate amount of expropriation claimed. 5. Notwithstanding paragraph 4, no claim may be submitted to conciliation or arbitration set forth in paragraph 2, if more than 3 years have elapsed since the date on which the disputing investor became aware, or should reasonably have become aware, of a breach of an obligation under this Chapter causing loss or damage to the disputing investor or its investment referred to in paragraph 1. 6. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon both parties to the dispute. Both Parties shall commit themselves to the enforcement of the award. 7. Where a tribunal makes a final award against a respondent, the tribunal may award, separately or in combination, only: (a) monetary damages and any applicable interest; and (b) restitution of property, in which case the award shall provide that the respondent may pay monetary damages and any applicable interest in lieu of restitution. A tribunal may also award costs and attorney's fees in accordance with the applicable arbitration rules. 8. Any disputing investor shall serve notices and other documents on disputes under this Article: (a) for China, to the: Ministry of Commerce 0, Xxxx Xxxxx Xx Avenue 100731, Beijing, People's Republic of China;
Notice to Settlement Class Members 5.1 The Parties agree that the following Notice Program provides reasonable notice to the Settlement Class.
EXCLUDING YOURSELF FROM THE SETTLEMENT If you are a Settlement Class Member and you want to keep any right you may have to sue or continue to sue the Defendant and Released Parties on your own based on the legal claims raised in this lawsuit or released by the Released Claims, then you must take steps to get out of the Settlement. This is called excluding yourself from – or “opting-out” of – the Settlement.
Xxxxxxx’x Release of The Settling Entity This Settlement Agreement is a full, final and binding resolution between Xxxxxxx, as an individual (and not on behalf of the public yet furthers its health interest, unless it is judicially approved, in which case the release would be in furtherance of the public interest), and the Settling Entity, of any violation of Proposition 65 that was or could have been asserted by Xxxxxxx on behalf of himself, his past and current agents, representatives, attorneys, successors, and/or assignees, against the Settling Entity, Amazon and each of their past, current, and future direct and indirect parents, subsidiaries, affiliated entities under common ownership, predecessors, successors, directors, officers, managers, shareholders, members, employees, agents, assignees, and attorneys (releasees), based on their alleged or actual failure to warn about alleged exposures to lead contained in the Products that were sold and/or offered for sale in California by the Settling Entity through xxxxxx.xxx before the Effective Date, as alleged in the notice. In further consideration of the promises and agreements herein contained, Xxxxxxx as an individual and not on behalf of the public, on behalf of himself, his past and current agents, representatives, attorneys, successors, and/or assignees, hereby waives all of his rights to institute or participate in, directly or indirectly, any form of legal action and releases all claims that he may have, including, without limitation, all actions, and causes of action, in law or in equity, suits, liabilities, demands, obligations, damages, costs, fines, penalties, losses, or expenses including, but not exclusively, investigation fees, expert fees, and attorneys’ fees arising under Proposition 65 with respect to lead in the Products, sold and/or offered for sale by the Settling Entity, before the Effective Date, against the Settling Entity and the releasees. The Parties further understand and agree that this subsection 4.1 release shall not extend upstream to any entities that manufactured the Products or any component parts thereof, or any distributors, importers or suppliers who sold the Products to the Settling Entity. Nothing in this subsection affects Xxxxxxx’x right to commence or prosecute an action under Proposition 65 against a releasee that does not involve the Products that were sold and/or offered for sale in California by the Settling Entity.
Invoicing for Charges Against the Judicial Council’s Master Account A. The Contractor shall establish a Master Account for the Judicial Council’s charges provided for under the exhibits of this Agreement.
