Payment to Class Members. 4.2.1 Each Class Member shall be entitled to submit one claim per telephone number he or she used or subscribed to.
Payment to Class Members. 53. Subject to the terms of Section VI and Section X, the amounts paid to Class Members will be as follows:
Payment to Class Members. Class Members who submit timely and valid Proof(s) of Claim will be deemed eligible to receive payment or the “Settlement Benefit” as follows: • Subclass 1: December 1, 2010 to June 5, 2014, Release of Information requests from Patients, Insurance Companies or Attorneys: o any Attorney or Insurance Company, pursuant to written authorization, or Patient who, on one or more occasions between December 1, 2010 and June 5, 2014, sought, in writing, copies of a patient’s medical records from a West Virginia medical provider serviced by Defendants and paid a per-page fee, shall obtain the difference between the per-page fee paid and the negotiated fee of $0.50 per page. For example, a Release of Information requestor that paid $0.75 per page for 1,000 pages of medical records during the subject time period, would be reimbursed $250.00 ($0.25per-page difference x 1,000 pages). • Subclass 2: June 6, 2014 to July 5, 2017, Release of Information requests from Patients: o any Patient who, on one or more occasions between June 6, 2014, and July 5, 2017, sought, in writing, copies of his/her medical records from a West Virginia medical provider serviced by Defendants and paid a per-page fee, shall obtain the difference between the per-page fee paid for their records and the negotiated fee of $0.12 per page. For example, a patient that requested copies of their records and paid $0.49 per-page for 1,000 pages of medical records during the subject time period, would be reimbursed $370.00 ($0.37 per-page difference x 1,000 pages). • Subclass 3: June 6, 2014 to July 5, 2017, Release of Information requests from Attorneys or Insurance Companies: o any Attorney or Insurance Company, pursuant to a written authorization, who, on one or more occasions between June 6, 2014, and July 5, 2017, sought, in writing, copies of a patient’s medical records from a West Virginia medical provider serviced by Defendants and paid a per-page fee, shall obtain the difference between the per- page fee paid for medical records and the negotiated fee of $0.28 per page. For example, an attorney that requested copies of medical records and paid $0.55 per page for 1,000 pages of medical records during the subject time period, would be reimbursed $270.00 ($0.27 per-page difference x 1,000 pages). • Subclass 4: June 6, 2014 to July 5, 2017, Release of Information requests from Patients, Insurance Companies or Attorneys: o any Attorney or Insurance Company, pursuant to a written authorization, or Patient...
Payment to Class Members. At the same time as the Settlement Administrator’s payment from the Maximum Settlement Fund of: (i) Administration Expenses; (ii) Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses; and (iii) the Service Awards, the Settlement Administrator shall calculate the Settlement Benefit to be paid to each Class Member who makes a valid, timely claim by filling out and returning the Claim Form, attached hereto as Exhibit E. The Settlement Benefit to be paid to each Class Member shall be the quotient of the Net Settlement Fund divided by the total number of valid, timely claims received, but in no event shall an individual Class Member receive more than $251 as a Settlement Benefit. Should there remain funds in the Net Settlement Fund unpaid due to so capping the Settlement Benefit at $251 per Class Member, the remaining balance shall be paid from the Net Settlement Fund to the Cy Pres. The Settlement Benefit shall be distributed no later than twenty-one (21) days after the deposit the Maximum Settlement Fund into the Escrow Account by Defendant. Settlement Checks shall remain negotiable for 180 days from issuance. Upon the expiration of this time, any funds remaining in the Net Settlement Fund resulting from expiration of the Settlement Check shall be paid to the Cy Pres.
Payment to Class Members. There are 4 levels of compensation. They are based on the injuries suffered and the time and expense invested in pursuing claims relating to those injuries. The categories are: • Group 1: Class Members who, as of December 6, 2022, did not file an individual lawsuit relating to the events of September 17, 2017 and who are not members of Groups 3 or 4. Parties in this group are expected to receive between $22,900.00 and $43,750.00 before reduction due to all associated fees, costs, administrative expenses, and honorariums approved by the court. The Class Members estimated take home amount is between $13,500.00 and $26,500.00 • Group 2: Class Members who, as of December 6, 2022, filed an individual lawsuit relating to the events of September 17, 2017. Parties in this group are expected to receive approximately $68,500.00 before reduction due to all associated fees, costs, administrative expenses, and honorariums approved by the court. The Class Members estimated take home amount is $43,000.00 • Group 3: Class Members who, whether they filed an individual lawsuit or not, provide medical records showing treatment for physical injuries caused by the events of September 17, 2017, that lasted more than three months. These members will have to provide an affidavit upon request and must willing to be interviewed by Class Counsel. They must also file an Injury Claim Form. Parties in this group are expected to receive between $55,900.00 and $80,000.00 before reduction due to all associated fees, costs, administrative expenses, and honorariums approved by the court. The amount any party in this group will receive will be determined on a case-by-case basis by Class Counsel in order to protect the interests of each Class Member and to provide appropriate compensation for the varying levels of injury. The Class Members estimated take home amount is between $35,500.00 and $50,500.00. • Group 4: Class Members who, whether they filed an individual lawsuit or not, can document, by objective records, a permanent physical injury or physical disability caused by the events of September 17, 2017, that cannot be fully resolved by medical intervention and that has significantly diminished their future earning abilities. A party claiming in this group must be willing to submit records, an affidavit, and must be willing to be interviewed by class counsel. They must also file an Injury Claim Form. The amount any party in this group will receive will be determined on a case-by-case bas...
Payment to Class Members. (a) Within thirty (30) calendar days of the creation of the Class Fund, the Claims Administrator shall send each of the Subsumed-Case- Complainants a payment by check or ETF in the amount of $3,000; (b) Within thirty (30) calendar days after the deadline for Class Members to submit a Claim Form, the Claims Administrator shall send each Eligible Class Member a notice of Settlement Award and a payment by check or ETF in the amount the Settlement Award allocated to that Eligible Class Member. The Department will not have any involvement in opening, creating, developing, administering, monitoring, or distributing monies from the Class Fund.
Payment to Class Members. At the same time as the Settlement Administrator’s payment from the Maximum Settlement Fund of: (i) Administration Expenses; (ii) Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses; and (iii) the Service Award, the Settlement Administrator shall pay the Settlement Benefit to each Class Member. The Settlement Benefit shall be directly mailed to each Class Member at the address located by the Settlement Administrator pursuant to paragraph 57, infra, and shall be distributed no later than twenty-one (21) days after the deposit the Maximum Settlement Fund into the Escrow Account by Defendant. Settlement Checks shall remain negotiable for 180 days from issuance. Upon the expiration of this time, any funds remaining in the Net Settlement Fund resulting from expiration of the Settlement Check shall be paid to the Cy Pres.
Payment to Class Members. Class Members who do not exclude themselves from the settlement and who file valid and timely Claim Forms shall receive payments from the Settlement Fund based upon the estimated time they spent driving between clients in a work day, as determined by an expert labor economist. Settlement Payments for which individual Class Members are eligible could be as low as $25.00 or run into the thousands of dollars. The average payment to which Class Members would be eligible is, however, approximately $466.
Payment to Class Members. Class Members will receive payment of the Settlement Amount Due in accord with this paragraph 4.a. The Defendant will pay to each Class Member the total sum of $85.00. The Defendant’s act of sending funds through the Class Administrator to each of the Class Members as part of this Agreement, shall not be a violation of any federal or state consumer protection statutes.
Payment to Class Members. Within twenty (20) days after the Effective Date and solely for purposes of this Settlement, ACS shall provide to the Claims Administrator the Payout Amount necessary for the Claims Administrator to issue Settlement Awards to the Approved Claimants.
