Common use of No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability Clause in Contracts

No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability. Settling Defendants do not admit or concede any liability or wrongdoing, acknowledge any validity to the Claims asserted in the Litigation, acknowledge that certification of a litigation class is appropriate as to any Claim, or acknowledge any weakness in the defenses asserted in the Litigation or any other suit, action, or proceeding, and nothing in this Settlement Agreement, the Order Granting Preliminary Approval, or the Order Granting Final Approval shall be interpreted to suggest anything to the contrary. Nothing in this Settlement Agreement, any negotiations, statements, communications, proceedings, filings, or orders relating thereto, or the fact that the Parties entered the Settlement Agreement and settled the Released Claims, shall be construed, deemed, or offered as an admission or concession by any of the Parties or Settlement Class Members or as evidentiary, impeachment, or other material available for use or subject to discovery in any suit, action, or proceeding (including the Litigation), except (i) as required or permitted to comply with or enforce the terms of this Settlement Agreement, the Order Granting Preliminary Approval, or the Order Granting Final Approval, or (ii) in connection with a defense based on res judicata, claim preclusion, collateral estoppel, issue preclusion, relative degree of fault, release, or other similar theory asserted by any of the Released Persons. The Settling Defendants retain full rights to contest the certification of any class for litigation purposes.

No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability. Settling Defendants do 3M does not admit or concede any liability or wrongdoing, acknowledge any validity to the Claims asserted in the Litigation, acknowledge any scientific, medical, factual, or other basis asserted in support of any of those Claims, acknowledge that certification of a litigation class is appropriate as to any Claim, or acknowledge any weakness in the defenses asserted in the Litigation or any other suit, action, or proceedingLitigation, and nothing in this Settlement Agreement, the Order Granting Preliminary Approval, or the Order Granting Final Approval shall be interpreted to suggest anything to the contrary. Nothing in this Settlement Agreement, any negotiations, statements, communications, proceedings, filings, or orders relating thereto, or the fact that the Parties entered the Settlement Agreement and settled the Released Claims, Claims against Released Parties shall be construed, deemed, or offered as an admission or concession by any of the Parties or Settlement Class Members or as evidentiary, impeachment, or other material available for use or subject to discovery in any suit, action, or proceeding (including the Litigation), except (i) as required or permitted to comply with or enforce the terms of this Settlement Agreement, the Order Granting Preliminary Approval, or the Order Granting Final Approval, or (ii) in connection with a defense based on res judicata, claim preclusion, collateral estoppel, issue preclusion, relative degree of fault, release, or other similar theory asserted by any of the Released Persons. The Settling Defendants retain full rights to contest the certification of any class for litigation purposesParties.

No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability. Settling Defendants do Tyco does not admit or concede any liability or wrongdoing, acknowledge any validity to the Claims asserted in the Litigation, acknowledge any scientific, medical, factual, or other basis asserted in support of any of those Claims, acknowledge that certification of a litigation class is appropriate as to any Claim, or acknowledge any weakness in the defenses asserted in the Litigation or any other suit, action, or proceedingLitigation, and nothing in this Settlement Agreement, the Order Granting Preliminary Approval, or the Order Granting Final Approval shall be interpreted to suggest anything to the contrary. Nothing in this Settlement Agreement, any negotiations, statements, communications, proceedings, filings, or orders relating thereto, or the fact that the Parties entered the Settlement Agreement and settled the Released Claims, Claims against Released Parties shall be construed, deemed, or offered as an admission or concession by any of the Parties or Settlement Class Members or as evidentiary, impeachment, or other material available for use or subject to discovery in any suit, action, or proceeding (including the Litigation), except (i) as required or permitted to comply with or enforce the terms of this Settlement Agreement, the Order Granting Preliminary Approval, or the Order Granting Final Approval, or (ii) in connection with a defense based on res judicata, claim preclusion, collateral estoppel, issue preclusion, relative degree of fault, release, or other similar theory asserted by any of the Released PersonsParties. The Settling Defendants retain full rights Nothing in this Agreement is intended to contest the certification of limit any class for right, Claim, or defense that any Released Party may have with respect to any litigation purposesor Claim brought by a non-Releasing Party.

No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability. Settling Defendants do 3M does not admit or concede any liability or wrongdoing, acknowledge any validity to the Claims asserted in the Litigation, acknowledge any scientific, medical, factual, or other basis asserted in support of any of those Claims, acknowledge that certification of a litigation class is appropriate as to any Claim, or acknowledge any weakness in the defenses asserted in the Litigation or any other suit, action, or proceedingLitigation, and nothing in this Settlement Agreement, the Order Granting Preliminary Approval, or the Order Granting Final Approval shall be interpreted to suggest anything to the contrary. Nothing in this Settlement Agreement, any negotiations, statements, communications, proceedings, filings, or orders relating thereto, or the fact that the Parties entered the Settlement Agreement and settled the Released Claims, Claims against Released Parties shall be construed, deemed, or offered as an admission or concession by any of the Parties or Settlement Class Members or as evidentiary, impeachment, or other material available for use or subject to discovery in any suit, action, or proceeding (including the Litigation), except (i) as required or permitted to comply with or enforce the terms of this Settlement Agreement, the Order Granting Preliminary Approval, or the Order Granting Final Approval, or (ii) in connection with a defense based on res judicata, claim preclusion, collateral estoppel, issue preclusion, relative degree of fault, release, or other similar theory asserted by any of the Released PersonsParties. The Settling Defendants retain full rights Nothing in this Agreement is intended to contest the certification of limit any class for right, Claim, or defense that any Released Party may have with respect to any litigation purposes.or Claim brought by a non-Releasing Party.‌