CLAIMS (CLAIMS PROCESS Clause Samples

CLAIMS (CLAIMS PROCESS. 1. The Administrator will mail the appropriate claim form with respect to the relief set forth in Section IV, Paragraph 1 above substantially in the form attached as Exhibit I, to all persons within the Settlement Class together with the Notice. Pursuant to this Agreement, certain monetary benefits are available to Settlement Class Members only upon submission to the Administrator of a Valid Claim. A “Valid Claim” is a Claim Form that: (1) is signed by the Settlement Class Member, or signed by the heirs or estate of a deceased Settlement Class Member; (2) provides all the information required by the Claim Form, including: (i) the Social Security Numbers that they have used at any time; and (ii) their current mailing address; (3) is postmarked by June 30, 2006; (4) is affirmed as true by the claimant who shall also state (i) that he/she is the person who applied for and received a RAL, (ii) the name(s) under which his/her RAL was approved, and (iii) his/her current name to be stated on any settlement check; and (5) is determined by the Administrator to be complete and in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement. 2. Promptly after June 30, 2006, the Administrator will provide Coordinating Counsel and counsel for the Settling Defendants with a list identifying: (1) the number of claim forms submitted; (2) the number of RALs covered; and (3) the number of claim forms that were denied (“Denied Claims”). 3. After the Effective Date, Valid Claims will be paid by the Administrator as ordered by the Court. 4. Promptly after receiving a claim form, the Administrator will evaluate the claim and, for Denied Claims, will mail to the Settlement Class Member, with copies to Coordinating Counsel and counsel for Settling Defendants, a notice stating that the claim was denied and the reasons for the denial, and advising the Settlement Class Member how he or she might contest denial or remedy any deficiency in the filing. For issues that are not administrative in nature, the Administrator may advise the Settlement Class Member to contact Class Counsel for the person with any questions about his or her Denied Claim. 5. A Settlement Class Member or Class Counsel may submit to the Administrator a request to reconsider the claim denial within 45 days following the date of such denial. Such request must be accompanied by documentation to support the claim and served on Coordinating Counsel and counsel for the Settling Defendants, and Coordinating Counsel shall promptly ...