Claims Office. All Settling Personal Injury Claims shall be reviewed, processed and resolved by the Claims Office, which shall be administered by the Claims Administrator. As more specifically described herein, the Claims Office shall operate using the claims-processing procedures and quality control process applied by the Initial MDL Claims Administrator. The Claims Administrator has discretion to modify those procedures to conform to procedures or interpretations established by the MDL 926 Claims Office any time after the Confirmation Date. The Claims Administrator is also expressly authorized to rely on procedures and interpretations contained in the Claims Administrator’s guidelines and claims-processing system as of February 2003 and is not required to change those procedures and interpretations. It is expressly intended that the Settling Breast Implant Claims shall be processed in substantially the same manner in which claims filed with the MDL 926 Claims Office under the Revised Settlement Program were processed except to the extent criteria or processing guidelines are modified by this Settlement Facility Agreement or the Claims Resolution Procedures, or this Section 4.03, and that the Claims Office shall manage its operations to the extent feasible as they have been conducted under the Revised Settlement Program. The Claims Administrator, the Claimants’ Advisory Committee and the Debtor’s Representatives shall seek all necessary orders from the MDL 926 Court authorizing the use of the MDL 926 Claims Office materials and any other orders necessary to implement the provisions of this Settlement Facility Agreement. The Finance Committee shall enter into such agreements as are necessary and appropriate to arrange for payment for use of the MDL 926 Claims Office and to assure appropriate processing schedules. The Settlement Facility shall pay the costs and expenses of the Claims Office in accordance with the directives of the Finance Committee, subject to approval of the District Court and subject to the terms of this Agreement. The Claims Administrator, the Claimants’ Advisory Committee, and the Debtor’s Representatives shall have authority to cooperate with the MDL 926 Claims Office in an effort to maintain consistent interpretations as appropriate.
Claims Office. All Settling Personal Injury Claims shall be reviewed, processed and resolved by the Claims Office, which shall be administered by the Claims Administrator. As more specifically described herein, the Claims Office shall operate using the claims-processing staff, procedures, facilities, data management, and quality control process of the MDL 926 Claims Office. It is expressly intended that the Settling Breast Implant Claims shall be processed in substantially the same manner in which claims filed with the MDL 926 Claims Office under the Revised Settlement Program are processed except to the extent criteria or processing guidelines are modified by this Settlement Facility Agreement or the Claims Resolution Procedures, and that the Claims Office shall continue its operations as they have been conducted under the Revised Settlement Program. The Claims Administrator, the Claimants’ Advisory Committee and the Debtor’s Representatives shall seek all necessary orders from the MDL 926 Court authorizing the use of the MDL Claims Office staff and facilities and any other orders necessary to implement the provisions of this Settlement Facility Agreement. The Claims Office staff and facilities shall operate under the supervision of the MDL 926 Court. The Finance Committee shall enter into such agreements as are necessary and appropriate to arrange for payment for use of the MDL 926 Claims Office and to assure appropriate processing schedules. The Settlement Facility shall pay the costs and expenses of the Claims Office in accordance with the directives of the Finance Committee, subject to approval of the MDL 926 Court and subject to the terms of this Agreement.
