Releases by the State of Iowa. The Office of the Iowa Attorney General fully and finally releases the Released Entities from any civil claim the Attorney General could assert under the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act, Iowa Code Section 714.16, arising out of (a) the factual allegations in the complaints filed in the State Cases; (b) the Covered Conduct for the period January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2014; and (c) the matters investigated under Subpoena No. 2480, dated October 9, 2015 and Subpoena No. 2546, dated August 15, 2016. The Iowa Attorney General executes this release in his official capacity and releases only claims, referenced above, that the Iowa Attorney General has the authority to bring and release. Upon execution of this Settlement Agreement, the investigation encompassed by the aforementioned subpoenas shall be deemed terminated.
Releases by the State of Iowa. The Iowa Attorney General fully and finally releases the Released Entities from any civil claim that was or could have been brought based on: (a) the facts alleged in his Petition in Equity filed February 5, 2013 in the Iowa District Court for Polk County, docket no. EQCE073545 (“Iowa’s State Case”), for the period of January 1, 2001 through February 5, 2013; or (b) the Covered Conduct for the period of January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2012. The Iowa Attorney General executes this release in his official capacity and releases only claims that the Iowa Attorney General has the authority to bring and release.