Limits on Use of Documents. (1) It is understood and agreed that all documents and information made available or provided by the Settling Defendants to the Plaintiffs and Class Counsel under this Settlement Agreement shall be used only in connection with the prosecution of the claims in the Proceedings, and shall not be used directly or indirectly for any other purpose, except to the extent that the documents or information are already publicly available prior to the time of production to the Plaintiffs and Class Counsel or subsequently become publicly available other than through the Plaintiffs’ own actions. The Plaintiffs and Class Counsel agree they shall not disclose the documents and information provided by the Settling Defendants beyond what is reasonably necessary for the prosecution of the Proceedings or as otherwise required by law, and acknowledge that they are bound by the deemed undertaking and Rule 30.1 of the Rules of Civil Procedure and the equivalent rules in other Provinces, except to the extent that the documents or information are publicly available. Subject to the foregoing, Class Counsel shall take reasonable precautions to ensure and maintain the confidentiality and security of such documents and information, and of any work product of Class Counsel that discloses such documents and information. Class Counsel shall treat any documents received from the Settling Defendants as highly confidential. The Settling Defendants’ obligations with respect to cooperation, including the timing and substance of cooperation, shall be subject to such limitations as are ordered by the Court.
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Samples: Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement
Limits on Use of Documents. (1) It is understood and agreed that all documents and information made available or provided by the Settling Defendants Defendant to the Plaintiffs and Class Counsel under this Settlement Agreement shall be used only in connection with the prosecution of the claims in the Proceedings, and shall not be used directly or indirectly for any other purpose, except to the extent that the documents or information are already publicly available prior to the time of production to the Plaintiffs and Class Counsel or subsequently become publicly available other than through the Plaintiffs’ own actions. The Plaintiffs and Class Counsel agree they shall not disclose the documents and information provided by the Settling Defendants Defendant beyond what is reasonably necessary for the prosecution of the Proceedings or as otherwise required by law, and acknowledge that they are bound by the deemed undertaking and Rule 30.1 of the Rules of Civil Procedure and the equivalent rules in other Provinces, except to the extent that the documents or information are publicly available. Subject to the foregoing, Class Counsel shall take reasonable precautions to ensure and maintain the confidentiality and security of such documents and information, and of any work product of Class Counsel that discloses such documents and information. Class Counsel shall treat any documents received from the Settling Defendants Defendant as highly confidential. The Settling Defendants’ Defendant’s obligations with respect to cooperation, including the timing and substance of cooperation, shall be subject to such limitations as are ordered by the Court.
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Samples: Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement
Limits on Use of Documents. (1) It is understood and agreed that all documents and information made available or provided by the Settling Defendants to the Plaintiffs and Class Counsel under this Settlement Agreement shall be used only in connection with the prosecution of the claims in the Proceedings, and shall not be used directly or indirectly for any other purpose, except to the extent that the documents or information are already publicly available prior to the time of production to the Plaintiffs and Class Counsel or subsequently become publicly available other than through the Plaintiffs’ own actions. The Plaintiffs and Class Counsel agree they shall not disclose the documents and information provided by the Settling Defendants beyond what is reasonably necessary for the prosecution of the Proceedings or as otherwise required by law, and acknowledge that they are bound by the deemed undertaking and Rule 30.1 of the Rules of Civil Procedure and the equivalent rules in other ProvincesProvinces and the terms of any applicable confidentiality and/or protective order, except to the extent that the documents or information are publicly available. Subject to the foregoing, Class Counsel shall take reasonable precautions to ensure and maintain the confidentiality and security of such documents and information, and of any work product of Class Counsel that discloses such documents and information. Class Counsel shall treat any documents and information received from the Settling Defendants as highly confidential. The Settling Defendants’ obligations with respect to cooperation, including the timing and substance of cooperation, shall be subject to such limitations as are ordered by the Court.
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Samples: Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement