Defendant definition

Defendant means any party named as a defendant in the Action at any time up to and including the date when the Court has entered a final order certifying the Settlement Class described in Paragraph 12 and approving this Agreement under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 23(e).
Defendant or “Respondent” means any party against whom a claim for relief is asserted.
Defendant or “Defendants” means any or all of the Defendants named in the Action, now or in the future.

Examples of Defendant in a sentence

  • Maintain the discretion to settle non-material/ordinary course “Named Defendant Litigation” (of note, Board approval is required to retain outside counsel and approve final settlements with respect to material/non-ordinary course “Named Defendant Litigation” cases), in compliance with the Investment Company’s procedures.

  • This Settlement Agreement is not an admission of any negligence, wrongful conduct or liability by Defendant, or a concession by the United States that its claims and allegations are not well-founded.

  • In consideration of the obligations of the Parties set forth in this Settlement Agreement, Defendant agrees to pay the total sum of $575,000,000 (the “Settlement Amount”), all of which constitutes restitution, to the United States, with $450,000,000 of this Settlement Amount allocated to USDA and $125,000,000 of this Settlement Amount allocated to DOI.

  • The United States contends that Defendant is liable for the USDA’s and DOI’s damages caused by the Subject Fires because the Subject Fires ignited as a proximate result of Defendant’s negligent acts and/or omissions leading up to when the Subject Fires ignited and burned onto the USDA and DOI land.


More Definitions of Defendant

Defendant means a person against whom the claim or counterclaim was brought in the State of origin;
Defendant or “Defendants” means any or all of the Defendants named in the Action, now, in the past, or in the future.
Defendant means the Member against whom an allegation is made or an appeal is brought under Rule 19.1.
Defendant means a person against whom a claim is made;
Defendant means any party named as a defendant in any of the Actions at any time up to and including the date of Final Court Approval, as defined below in Paragraph 31.
Defendant means a person against whom a prosecution for an offence has been instituted, irrespective of whether he or she has been convicted or not, and includes a person referred to in section 24(1)(b);
Defendant means the principal on a bail bond issued or deposit filed in relation to a criminal proceeding in order to assure the presence of the defendant at trial.