CONDITIONS OF SETTLEMENT, EFFECT OF DISAPPROVAL, CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION 9.1. The Effective Date of this Settlement Agreement shall not occur unless and until each and every one of the following events occurs:
(a) This Agreement has been signed by the Parties and Class Counsel, and the individual settlement agreements with Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, the heirs of Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx-Xxx have been fully executed;
(b) The Court has entered an order granting Preliminary Approval of the Agreement;
(c) The Court has entered a Final Approval Order finally approving the Agreement, or a judgment substantially consistent with this Settlement Agreement that has become final and unappealable, following Notice and a Final Approval Hearing, as provided in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and
(d) In the event that the Court enters an approval order and final judgment in a form other than that provided above (“Alternative Approval Order”) to which the Parties have consented, that Alternative Approval Order has become final and unappealable.
9.2. If some or all of the conditions specified in Paragraph 9.1 are not met, or in the event that this Settlement Agreement is not approved by the Court, or the settlement set forth in this Agreement is terminated or fails to become effective in accordance with its terms, then this Settlement Agreement shall be canceled and terminated subject to Paragraph 9.3, unless Class Counsel and Defendant’s Counsel mutually agree in writing to proceed with this Agreement. If any Party is in material breach of the terms hereof, any other Party, provided that it is in substantial compliance with the terms of this Agreement, may terminate this Agreement on notice to all other Parties. Notwithstanding anything herein, the Parties agree that the Court’s decision as to the amount of the Illinois Fee Award and Ohio Fee Award to Class Counsel set forth above or the incentive award to the Class Representatives, regardless of the amounts awarded, shall not prevent the Agreement from becoming effective, nor shall it be grounds for termination of the Agreement.
9.3. If this Agreement is terminated or fails to become effective for the reasons set forth in Paragraphs 6.1, 6.2, 9.1, or 9.2 above, the Parties shall be restored to their respective positions in the Action as of the date of the signing of this Agreement. In such event, any Final Approval Order or other order entered by the Court in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be treated as vacated, nunc pro tunc, and the Parties shall be returned to the status quo ante with respect to the Actions as if this Agreement had never been entered into, including Defendant’s right to seek to compel arbitration as to the Plaintiffs named in the Second Amended Complaint.
9.4. In the event the Settlement is terminated or fails to become effective for any reason, the Illinois Settlement Fund and Ohio Settlement Fund, together with any earnings thereon at the same rate as earned, less any taxes paid or due, less Settlement Administrative Expenses actually incurred and paid or payable from the Settlement Fund, shall be returned to Defendant or its Insurer within thirty (30) calendar days after written notification of such event in accordance with instructions provided by Defendant’s Counsel to the Settlement Administrator.
