Negotiation of Liquidated Fees. (a) If STATE Outside Counsel seek to be paid a Liquidated Fee, the Designated Representative shall so notify the Original Participating Manufacturers. The Original Participating Manufacturers may at any time make an offer of a Liquidated Fee to the Designated Representative in an amount set by the unanimous agreement, and at the sole discretion, of the Original Participating Manufacturers and, in any event, shall collectively make such an offer to the Designated Representative no more than 60 Business Days after receipt of notice by the Designated Representative that STATE Outside Counsel seek to be paid a Liquidated Fee. The Original Participating Manufacturers shall not be obligated to make an offer of a Liquidated Fee in any particular amount. Within ten Business Days after receiving such an offer, STATE Outside Counsel shall either accept the offer, reject the offer or make a counteroffer. (b) The national aggregate of all Liquidated Fees to be agreed to by the Original Participating Manufacturers in connection with the settlement of those actions indicated on Exhibits D, M and N to the Agreement shall not exceed one billion two hundred fifty million dollars ($1,250,000,000). (c) If the Original Participating Manufacturers and STATE Outside Counsel agree in writing upon a Liquidated Fee -
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Samples: Master Settlement Agreement (RJR Nabisco Inc), Master Settlement Agreement (Philip Morris Companies Inc), Master Settlement Agreement (Loews Corp)
Negotiation of Liquidated Fees. (a) If STATE Outside Counsel seek to be paid a Liquidated Fee, the Designated Representative shall so notify the Original Participating Manufacturers. The Original Participating Manufacturers may at any time make an offer of a Liquidated Fee to the Designated Representative in an amount set by the unanimous agreement, and at the sole discretion, of the Original Participating Manufacturers and, in any event, shall collectively make such an offer to the Designated Representative Repre- sentative no more than 60 Business Days after receipt of notice by the Designated Representative that STATE Outside Counsel seek to be paid a Liquidated Fee. The Original Participating Manufacturers shall not be obligated obli- gated to make an offer of a Liquidated Fee in any particular amount. Within ten Business Days after receiving receiv- ing such an offer, STATE Outside Counsel shall either accept the offer, reject the offer or make a counteroffer.
(b) The national aggregate of all Liquidated Fees to be agreed to by the Original Participating Manufacturers in connection with the settlement of those actions indicated on Exhibits D, M and N to the Agreement shall not exceed one billion two hundred fifty million dollars ($1,250,000,000).
(c) If the Original Participating Manufacturers and STATE Outside Counsel agree in writing upon a Liquidated Fee -Liqui- dated Fee—
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Samples: Master Settlement Agreement