Notwithstanding Section IV.H. 9.d, a Settling State can become re- eligible for Incentive Payment D if the lawsuit that survived a Threshold Motion is dismissed pursuant to a later motion on grounds included in the Threshold Motion, in which case the Settling State shall be eligible for any missed payments of Incentive Payment D in the following Payment Year, less any litigation fees and costs incurred by CVS in the interim, except that if the dismissal motion occurs after the completion of opening statements in such action, the Settling State shall not be eligible for Incentive Payment D. The Settlement Fund Administrator shall decrease the missed payments payable pursuant to this Section IV.H.9.j to the extent it cannot be paid without exceeding the top end of an applicable payment range shown in Exhibit M-2 for the remaining Payment Years.
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