Exigent Hardship Claims Sample Clauses

Exigent Hardship Claims. 19 5.5 Secondary Exposure Claims .................................................................... 20 5.6 Indirect Trust Claims .............................................................................. 20 5.7 Evidentiary Requirements ....................................................................... 23 (a) Medical Evidence ........................................................................ 23 (1) In General ........................................................................ 23 (A) Disease Levels I–II .............................................. 23 (B) Disease Levels III-V ............................................ 24 (C) Certain Pre-Petition Claims ............................................. 25 (2) Credibility of Medical Evidence ..................................... 25 (b) Exposure Evidence....................................................................... 26 (1) In General ........................................................................ 26 (2) Significant Occupational Exposure.................................. 27 (3) Sufficiency of Evidence................................................... 27 5.8 Claims Audit Program ............................................................................. 28 5.9 Second Disease (Malignancy) Claims .................................................... 29 5.10 Arbitration................................................................................................ 29 (a) Establishment of ADR Procedures .............................................. 29 (b) Claims Eligible for Arbitration ................................................... 31 (c) Limitations on and Payment of Arbitration Awards.................... 31 5.11 Litigation ................................................................................................. 32 SECTION VI — Claims Materials ................................................................................. 32 6.1 Claims Materials ..................................................................................... 32 6.2 Content of Claims Materials ................................................................... 33 6.3 Withdrawal or Deferral of Claims .......................................................... 33 6.4 Filing Requirements and Fees ................................................................. 34 6.5 Confidentiality of Claimants’ Submissions ............................................ 34 SECTION VII — General Guidelines for...

Exigent Hardship Claims. At any time the Asbestos Trust may liquidate and pay Trust Claims that qualify as Exigent Hardship Claims as defined below. Such claims may be

Exigent Hardship Claims. If a Tort Claim in the Abuse Category Levels of Level I, II, or III meets the Exposure Evidence and Abuse Criteria for the applicable Abuse Category Level, and the Claims Reviewers, in their sole discretion, determine (i) that the Tort Claimant needs financial assistance immediately based upon his or her expenses and all sources of available income, and (ii) that there is a causal connection between the Tort Claimant's dire financial condition and the abuse experienced by the Tort Claimant, then, notwithstanding any other provision herein, such a Tort Claim can be considered as an Exigent Hardship Claim, and at any time the Claims Reviewers may liquidate and pay such Tort Claim as set forth in this Section 4.1(h) subject to the approval of the Liquidated Value Offer by the Tort Claimant and the Reorganized Debtor. The Claims Reviewers shall consider all Exigent Hardship Claims separately no matter what the order of processing otherwise would have been for such Tort Claims under the TDA. An Exigent Hardship Claim, following the Liquidation Value offer, if accepted by the Tort Claimant and the Reorganized Debtor, shall be placed first in the FIFO Payment Queue ahead of all other liquidated Allowed Tort Claims.