Deficiencies and Cure. For any rejected Claim Form, the Settlement Administrator shall send via U.S. mail, email, or secure message as indicated in the Claim Form, a Notice of Deficiency to the Settlement Class Member that contains a brief explanation of the deficiency(ies) at issue, and will, where necessary, request the additional information and/or documentation. The Notice of Deficiency will be sent no later than twenty-one (21) days from the date of receipt of the Claim Form by the Settlement Administrator. The Notice of Deficiency will provide that the deficiency must be cured within twenty-one (21) days from the date of mailing of the Notice of Deficiency. Any Claim Form that is not timely cured will be denied by the Settlement Administrator in writing. If the deficiency is later cured before such time as the Settlement Administrator determines and calculates all Claimant Awards, then the Settlement Administrator shall accept the cure.
Deficiencies and Cure. For rejected Claim Packages, the Claims Administrator will send a Notice of Deficiency to the Settlement Class Member, which will contain a brief explanation of the Deficiency(ies) giving rise to rejection of the Claim Package, and will, where necessary, request additional information and/or documentation. The Claims Administrator will make available to the Settlement Class Member through a secure online web interface any document(s) with a Deficiency needing correction or, upon request from the Settlement Class Member, will send the Settlement Class Member a copy of such document(s) via mail or encrypted text message, or other means of electronic delivery.
(a) The Notice of Deficiency will be sent no later than 30 days from the date on which the Claims Administrator receives an Accelerated Payment Claim Package or 90 days from the date on which the Claims Administrator receives a Claims Program Claim Package. To the extent the volume of claims warrants, these deadlines may be extended upon application by the Claims Administrator to the Settlement Administrator, in the Settlement Administrator’s sole discretion.
(b) The Notice of Deficiency will contain a recommendation for how, if possible, the Settlement Class Member can cure the Deficiency, and will provide a reasonable deadline not less than 120 days (from the date the Notice of Deficiency is sent to the Settlement Class Member) for the Settlement Class Member to submit Deficiency cure materials. Within that time period, the Settlement Class Member will have the opportunity to cure all Deficiencies and provide any requested additional information or documentation, except that the failure to submit timely a Claim Package in accordance with the terms of the Settlement Agreement cannot be cured other than upon a showing of good cause or excusable neglect as set forth in Section 7.3(a). The Claims Administrator will send the Settlement Class Member a reminder notification 30 days prior to the expiration of the deadline to cure any Deficiency, provided, however, that the Claims Administrator’s failure to provide such reminder will not excuse the underlying Deficiency.
(c) Any Claim Package that continues to suffer from a Deficiency identified on the Notice of Deficiency that impacts the ability to process a claim following the submission of documentation intended to cure the Deficiency will be denied by the Claims Administrator following expiration of the cure deadline. A Deficiency that is not material to ...
