Audit Rights and Detection and Prevention of Fraud Sample Clauses

Audit Rights and Detection and Prevention of Fraud. 4.1. The Settlement Fund’s Plan of Distribution will contain anti-fraud and audit procedures (“Fraud Prevention Provisions”), at least meeting the standards described in Section 4.3 below, to be followed by the Administrator and the Settlement Trustee in order to prevent fraudulent submissions to, and payment of fraudulent claims from the Settlement Fund. The Plan’s Fraud Prevention Provisions may not be deviated from or changed by the Settlement Trustee or Administrator without first obtaining leave from the Court to do so, with notice of such request to, and right to be heard on, by Class Counsel before changes are implemented. Where the Settlement Trustee, in her discretion, deems it reasonable and necessary, she may request the Court to permit modification of or additional Fraud Prevention Provisions to protect the Settlement Fund and the Claims Process. Class Counsel where good cause exists may also suggest to the Settlement Trustee modification of or additional provisions be added to the Fraud Prevention Provisions to protect the Settlement Fund and the Claims Process. If the Settlement Trustee rejects such requests, Class Counsel may request that the Court consider and order the suggested change(s). Defendants shall have no role in nor any responsibility for the administration of the Plan’s Fraud Prevention Provisions. 4.2. All statements made in Claim Submissions submitted to the Settlement Administrator and to the Court shall be and are deemed sworn statements under penalty of perjury that the information provided is true and correct to the best of the Claimants’ knowledge, information, and belief. All statements and documentary proof in a Claim Submission are subject to verification, investigation, review, and/or audit by the Settlement Administrator. 4.3. The Proposed Plan of Distribution will include the following initial Fraud Prevention Provisions to be established and implemented by the Settlement Trustee and Administrator to prevent fraudulent submissions to, and payment of fraudulent claims from the Settlement Fund: 4.3.1. A statement of purpose, general description and timing of the Audit Program.
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Audit Rights and Detection and Prevention of Fraud. (a) Class Counsel and the Defendant each will have the absolute right and discretion, at any time, but at their sole expense, in good faith to conduct, or have conducted by an independent auditor, audits to verify Compensation Award claims submitted by Settlement Class Members. (b) A Settlement Class Member whose claim for a Compensation Award has been selected for audit by the Claims Administrator, the Settlement Administrator, Class Counsel, or Counsel for the Defendant may be required to submit additional records, including medical records, employment records, proof of exposure to Roundup Products, additional information regarding the list of Governmental Payors and Other Insurers provided under Section 16.1(b), and any other information/documents as requested by the auditing party. (c) A Settlement Class Member who refuses to cooperate with any audit, including by unreasonably failing or refusing to provide the auditing party with all records and information sought within the time frame specified, will have the claim denied without right to an appeal and no Compensation Award will be provided to that Settlement Class Member.

Related to Audit Rights and Detection and Prevention of Fraud

  • Access to Records and Documents It shall permit the Administrative Agent (or, if Independent Accountants are not engaged by the Collateral Manager or the Borrower, Protiviti, Inc. or another nationally recognized audit firm selected by the Administrative Agent with prior notice to the Borrower and subject to delivery of standard confidentiality agreements) to, upon reasonable advance notice and during normal business hours, but, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no more than one (1) time per calendar year, visit and inspect and make copies thereof at reasonable intervals (i) its books, records and accounts relating to its business, financial condition, operations, assets and its performance under the Facility Documents and the Related Documents and to discuss the foregoing with its and such Person’s officers, partners, employees and accountants, and (ii) all of its Related Documents, in each case as often as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; provided that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall be responsible for all costs and expenses for only one such visit per fiscal year by the Administrative Agent or its respective designees; provided, further, that an officer or employee of the Collateral Manager shall have the opportunity to be present at any discussion between the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person designated by the Administrative Agent, on the one hand, and the Collateral Manager’s accountants, on the other hand. The Administrative Agent shall provide two (2) Business Days’ prior notice to the Lenders of any such visit and any Lender shall be permitted to accompany the Administrative Agent in such visit. Any such visit and inspection shall be made simultaneously with any visit and inspection pursuant to Section 5.01(e).

  • Records and Documentation The Sub-Recipient agrees to make available to AAAPP staff and/or any party designated by the AAAPP any and all contract related records and documentation. The Sub-Recipient shall ensure the collection and maintenance of all program related information and documentation on any such system designated by the AAAPP. Maintenance includes valid exports and backups of all data and systems according to AAAPP standards.

  • Inspection and Retention of Records In addition to any other requirement under this Agreement or at law, Party must fulfill all state and federal legal requirements, and will comply with all requests appropriate to enable the Agency of Human Services, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (along with its Inspector General and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), the Comptroller General, the Government Accounting Office, or any of their designees: (i) to evaluate through inspection or other means the quality, appropriateness, and timeliness of services performed under this Agreement; and (ii) to inspect and audit any records, financial data, contracts, computer or other electronic systems of Party relating to the performance of services under Vermont’s Medicaid program and Vermont’s Global Commitment to Health Waiver. Party will retain for ten years all documents required to be retained pursuant to 42 CFR 438.3(u).

  • Access to Records after Closing (a) For a period of ------------------------------- six years after the Closing Date, Parent and its representatives shall have reasonable access to all of the books and records of the Companies to the extent that such access may reasonably be required by Parent in connection with matters relating to or affected by the operations of the Companies prior to the Closing Date. Such access shall be afforded by Buyer upon receipt of reasonable advance notice and during normal business hours. Parent shall be solely responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by it pursuant to this Section 13.6(a). If Buyer --------------- or the Companies shall desire to dispose of any of such books and records prior to the expiration of such six-year period, Buyer shall, prior to such disposition, give Parent a reasonable opportunity, at Parent's expense, to segregate and remove such books and records as Parent may select. (b) For a period of six years after the Closing Date, Buyer and its representatives shall have reasonable access to all of the books and records relating to the Companies which Parent or any of its Affiliates may retain after the Closing Date. Such access shall be afforded by Parent and its Affiliates upon receipt of reasonable advance notice and during normal business hours. Buyer shall be solely responsible for any costs and expenses incurred by it pursuant to this Section 13.6(b). If Parent or any of its Affiliates shall --------------- desire to dispose of any of such books and records prior to the expiration of such six-year period, Parent shall, prior to such disposition, give Buyer a reasonable opportunity, at Buyer's expense, to segregate and remove such books and records as Buyer may select.

  • Access to Information and Records During the period commencing thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, the Seller shall give Buyer, its counsel, accountants and other representatives (i) access during normal business hours to all of the properties, books, records, contracts and documents of the Seller for the purpose of such inspection, investigation and testing as Buyer deems appropriate (and the Seller shall furnish or cause to be furnished to Buyer and its representatives all information with respect to the business and affairs of the Seller as Buyer may request); (ii) access to employees, agents and representatives for the purposes of such meetings and communications as Buyer reasonably desires; and (iii) access to vendors, customers, manufacturers of its machinery and equipment, and others having business dealings with the Seller. Through the Closing Date, the Buyer and its Affiliates shall not disclose any Proprietary Information obtained pursuant to this paragraph to any third parties and until the Closing Date will not use any such Proprietary Information in the Buyer's business or any affiliated business without the prior written consent of the Seller and then only to the extent specified in that consent. Consent may be granted or withheld at the sole discretion of the Seller. The Buyer shall not contact any suppliers, customers, employees, affiliates or associates to circumvent the purposes of this provision. The Buyer shall take all steps reasonably necessary or appropriate to maintain the strict confidentiality of the Proprietary Information through the Closing Date.

  • ACCESS TO RECORDS AND REPORTS The Contractor must maintain an acceptable cost accounting system. The Contractor agrees to provide the Sponsor, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Comptroller General of the United States or any of their duly authorized representatives access to any books, documents, papers, and records of the contractor which are directly pertinent to the specific contract for the purpose of making audit, examination, excerpts and transcriptions. The Contractor agrees to maintain all books, records and reports required under this contract for a period of not less than three years after final payment is made and all pending matters are closed.

  • Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall control. The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of the Loan Documents and that such Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same. Borrower acknowledges that, with respect to the Loan, Borrower shall rely solely on its own judgment and advisors in entering into the Loan without relying in any manner on any statements, representations or recommendations of Lender or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender. Lender shall not be subject to any limitation whatsoever in the exercise of any rights or remedies available to it under any of the Loan Documents or any other agreements or instruments which govern the Loan by virtue of the ownership by it or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender of any equity interest any of them may acquire in Borrower, and Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the right to raise any defense or take any action on the basis of the foregoing with respect to Lender’s exercise of any such rights or remedies. Borrower acknowledges that Lender engages in the business of real estate financings and other real estate transactions and investments which may be viewed as adverse to or competitive with the business of Borrower or its Affiliates.

  • Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation (a) After the Effective Time, each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available to the other Party, upon written request, the former, current and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of the members of its respective Group as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available without undue burden, to the extent that any such Person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with any Action in which the requesting Party (or member of its Group) may from time to time be involved, regardless of whether such Action is a matter with respect to which indemnification may be sought hereunder. The requesting Party shall bear all costs and expenses in connection therewith. (b) If an Indemnifying Party chooses to defend or to seek to compromise or settle any Third-Party Claim, the other Party shall make available to such Indemnifying Party, upon written request, the former, current and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of the members of its respective Group as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available without undue burden, to the extent that any such Person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with such defense, settlement or compromise, or such prosecution, evaluation or pursuit, as the case may be, and shall otherwise cooperate in such defense, settlement or compromise, or such prosecution, evaluation or pursuit, as the case may be. (c) Without limiting the foregoing, the Parties shall cooperate and consult to the extent reasonably necessary with respect to any Actions. (d) Without limiting any provision of this Section 6.7, each of the Parties agrees to cooperate, and to cause each member of its respective Group to cooperate, with each other in the defense of any infringement or similar claim with respect any Intellectual Property and shall not claim to acknowledge, or permit any member of its respective Group to claim to acknowledge, the validity or infringing use of any Intellectual Property of a third Person in a manner that would hamper or undermine the defense of such infringement or similar claim. (e) The obligation of the Parties to provide witnesses pursuant to this Section 6.7 is intended to be interpreted in a manner so as to facilitate cooperation and shall include the obligation to provide as witnesses inventors and other officers without regard to whether the witness or the employer of the witness could assert a possible business conflict (subject to the exception set forth in the first sentence of Section 6.7(a)).

  • Data Return and Destruction of Data (a) Protecting PII from unauthorized access and disclosure is of the utmost importance to the EA, and Contractor agrees that it is prohibited from retaining PII or continued access to PII or any copy, summary or extract of PII, on any storage medium (including, without limitation, in secure data centers and/or cloud-based facilities) whatsoever beyond the period of providing Services to the EA, unless such retention is either expressly authorized for a prescribed period by the Service Agreement or other written agreement between the Parties, or expressly requested by the EA for purposes of facilitating the transfer of PII to the EA or expressly required by law. As applicable, upon expiration or termination of the Service Agreement, Contractor shall transfer PII, in a format agreed to by the Parties to the EA. (b) If applicable, once the transfer of PII has been accomplished in accordance with the EA’s written election to do so, Contractor agrees to return or destroy all PII when the purpose that necessitated its receipt by Contractor has been completed. Thereafter, with regard to all PII (including without limitation, all hard copies, archived copies, electronic versions, electronic imaging of hard copies) as well as any and all PII maintained on behalf of Contractor in a secure data center and/or cloud-based facilities that remain in the possession of Contractor or its Subcontractors, Contractor shall ensure that PII is securely deleted and/or destroyed in a manner that does not allow it to be retrieved or retrievable, read or reconstructed. Hard copy media must be shredded or destroyed such that PII cannot be read or otherwise reconstructed, and electronic media must be cleared, purged, or destroyed such that the PII cannot be retrieved. Only the destruction of paper PII, and not redaction, will satisfy the requirements for data destruction. Redaction is specifically excluded as a means of data destruction. (c) Contractor shall provide the EA with a written certification of the secure deletion and/or destruction of PII held by the Contractor or Subcontractors. (d) To the extent that Contractor and/or its subcontractors continue to be in possession of any de-identified data (i.e., data that has had all direct and indirect identifiers removed), they agree not to attempt to re-identify de-identified data and not to transfer de-identified data to any party.

  • Access and Retention of Records County agrees to provide the State Arresting Agencies, the Legislative Auditor, or their authorized agents with access to any records necessary to determine contract compliance. County agrees to create and retain records supporting the services rendered for a period of eight years after either the completion date of the Agreement or the conclusion of any claim, litigation, or exception relating to the Agreement taken by the State of Montana or third party.

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