Common use of Later Litigating Subdivisions Clause in Contracts

Later Litigating Subdivisions. 1. If a Later Litigating Subdivision in a Settling State with a population above 10,000 brings a lawsuit or other legal proceeding against Released Entities asserting Released Claims, Xxxxxxx shall, within thirty (30) days of the lawsuit or other legal proceeding being served on Xxxxxxx, provide notice of the lawsuit or other legal proceeding to the Settlement Fund Administrator and the Settling State in which the Later Litigating Subdivision sits and provide the Settling State an opportunity to intervene in the lawsuit or other legal proceeding. A Released Entity shall not enter into a settlement with a Later Litigating Subdivision unless the State in which the Later Litigating Subdivision sits consents to such a settlement or unreasonably withholds consent to such a settlement.