ENGLE PROGENY LITIGATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.18
XXXXX PROGENY
LITIGATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
LITIGATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made and voluntarily entered into as of October 22, 2013, by, between and among: (a) Xxxxxxx Group LLC (“Xxxxxxx”) and Vector Group Ltd. (“Vector”), which are defendants in certain Xxxxx Progeny Actions (as defined in Section I), on the one hand, and (b) Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel (as defined in Section I), Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel (as defined in Section I), and their respective clients who are plaintiffs in certain Xxxxx Progeny Actions (collectively, the “Participating Plaintiffs” as defined in Section I) on the other hand.
WHEREAS, Xxxxxxx and Vector (individually, a “Settling Defendant” and jointly, the “Settling Defendants”), the Participating Plaintiffs, Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel and Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel (each referred to herein as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties”) desire to enter into this Agreement to fully, finally and forever resolve all claims and disputes between, and only between, them concerning, relating to, or arising from the Xxxxx Progeny Actions in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
I. | DEFINITIONS (not otherwise set forth in the body of the Agreement) |
A. | “CPI%” means the actual total percent change in the Consumer Price Index – All Urban Consumers, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), during the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the Annual Payment (described in Section IV(B)(2)(b)(iii)) is due. For example, if the Consumer Price Index for December 2023 (as released by DOL) is 2% higher than the Consumer Price Index for December 2022 (as released by DOL), then the CPI% for the Annual Payment due in 2024 would be 2%. |
B. | “Effective Date” of this Agreement shall be October 22, 2013. |
C. | “Xxxxx Progeny Action” shall mean any litigation that has been, or could be, brought in federal and/or state courts pursuant to the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in Xxxxx x. Xxxxxxx Group, Inc., et al., 945 So. 2d 1246 (Fla. 2006). |
D. | “Non-Settling Defendant” shall mean a defendant in any of the Xxxxx Progeny Actions that is not a Party to this Agreement. |
E. | “Non-Settling Plaintiff” has the meaning set forth in Section II(C). |
F. | “Other Xxxxx Plaintiff” has the meaning set forth in Section II(D). |
G. | “Participating Plaintiff” shall mean a plaintiff in any Xxxxx Progeny Action that is identified on Exhibits B or C hereto. |
H. | “Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel” shall mean those counsel, attorneys and law firms who represent one or more of the Participating Plaintiffs and/or Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs, and are identified on Exhibit A to this Agreement. |
I. | “Person” or “persons” identified herein (including, without limitation, the Releasors, or any Participating Plaintiff, Non-Settling Plaintiff, Other Xxxxx Plaintiff, counsel, attorney, agent or representative) shall mean individuals and entities, whether public, private or governmental, including, but not limited to, any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, proprietorship, firm, association, company, and joint venture, and their respective members, shareholders, directors, officers, successors, heirs, estates, survivors, minor children, agents, representatives, personal representatives, affiliates, entities, administrators, executors, trusts, attorneys, designated payees and assigns. |
J. | “Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel” shall mean Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, P.A., Suite 1150, 0000 Xxxxx xx Xxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000. |
K. | “Released Claims” shall mean any and all actions, causes of action, suits, damages, sums of money, accounts, injuries, claims, benefits and demands of any type whatsoever, including, without limitation, those for damages, costs, losses (whether compensatory, exemplary and/or punitive damages), expenses or any other liabilities, whether based in tort, contract, breach of warranty, breach of duty, negligence, strict liability, failure to warn, fraud, deceit, concealment, conspiracy, statute, equity, or any other theory of recovery, that arise, concern or relate to the Releasors’ Xxxxx Progeny Action, or arise, concern or relate to any use of, exposure to, and/or manufacturing, sale and/or marketing of, cigarettes, cigarette smoking or tobacco, that Releasors had in the past, now have, may have or which may hereafter accrue, be claimed, or otherwise be acquired in the future against any and all of the Released Parties, whether known or unknown, matured, latent or unmatured, filed or unfiled and whether accrued or not, along with any derivative or related claim(s) belonging to spouses, estates or survivors, such as wrongful death, loss of maintenance, support, companionship and/or services, loss of net accumulations, and/or loss of consortium, as those terms are used in the Releases attached as Exhibits G1 and G2. |
L. | “Released Parties” shall mean Xxxxxxx Group LLC and Vector Group Ltd., and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, predecessors, successors, assigns, administrators, affiliates, stockholders, directors, members, officers, attorneys, insurers, representatives and agents, but shall not include the Non-Settling Defendants, as those terms are used in the Releases attached as Exhibits G1 and G2. |
M. | “Releasor” or “Releasors” shall mean the Participating Plaintiff or Other Xxxxx Plaintiff, and their respective successors, heirs, estates, survivors, minor children, agents, representatives, personal representatives, affiliates, entities, administrators, executors, trusts, attorneys, designated payees and assigns, or in the capacity as a |
personal representative, administrator, executor, trustee, agent or representative of an estate, a survivor, or any other person or entity, as those terms are used in the Releases referenced in Section III and attached as Exhibits G1 and G2.
N. | “Settlement Fund Matrix” and “Special Appeal Fund” have been agreed to by Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel and Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel, and together establish how the Settlement Proceeds (as defined in Section IV(B)) are to be allocated and distributed to and among the Participating Plaintiffs and the Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs subject to the terms and conditions herein. |
O. | “The Xxxxxx Firm” shall mean Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq. and/or The Xxxxxx Firm, P.A., 000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, along with any co-counsel engaged by The Xxxxxx Firm. |
P. | “Tier Zero Plaintiff” shall mean a Participating Plaintiff that asserts that the smoker at issue in the respective Xxxxx Progeny Action did not use Xxxxxxx Brand cigarettes or used only a de minimis quantity of Xxxxxxx brand cigarettes and therefore qualifies as a Tier Zero Plaintiff pursuant to the Settlement Fund Matrix (i.e., that group of Participating Plaintiffs that are entitled to no more than $1,000.00 as their respective, individual share of the Settlement Proceeds as defined in Section IV(B)). |
II. | THE PARTICIPATING PLAINTIFFS |
A. | The undersigned Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel represent, warrant and severally agree that their respective clients, who are plaintiffs in Xxxxx Progeny Actions, or have or may have claims relating to any Xxxxx Progeny Action, and who are participating in this settlement and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, are correctly identified on the two lists of Participating Plaintiffs (the “Participating Plaintiff Lists” attached as Exhibits B and C hereto) including, as to each Participating Plaintiff: (i) the correct full name for the Participating Plaintiff; (ii) the case name(s), number(s) and venue(s) sufficient to identify any and all Xxxxx Progeny Actions brought by, or on behalf of, the Participating Plaintiff; (iii) the identity of the Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel who is representing the Participating Plaintiff in any and all Xxxxx Progeny Actions; and (iv) whether the Participating Plaintiff is a Tier Zero Plaintiff. Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel will obtain and provide to Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel, or its designee, the Social Security Number, Health Insurance Claim Number (“HICN”) or any other information reasonably requested for each of the Participating Plaintiffs on Exhibits B and C for purposes of satisfying Medical Expense Liens and/or allocating Settlement Proceeds (as set forth in Sections IV, VI and VII hereto), or resolving any other issue reasonably necessary to effectuate the terms and conditions of this Agreement. |
B. | The undersigned Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel represent, warrant and severally agree that Exhibit B identifies the Participating Plaintiffs who are their clients and who have agreed to accept their respective share of the Settlement Proceeds over a fifteen (15) year payout schedule (the “Payout Plaintiffs”), and Exhibit C identifies |
the Participating Plaintiffs who are their clients and who have agreed to accept their respective share of the Settlement Proceeds in a lump sum, one-time payment (the “Lump Sum Plaintiffs”). A Payout Plaintiff may designate a contingent payee to receive remaining Settlement Proceeds on his or her behalf in the event that the Payout Plaintiff predeceases the completion of the Annual Payments. If no payee is designated for a Participating Plaintiff, then any further payment as to that Participating Plaintiff pursuant to this Agreement will be payable to his or her estate.
C. | Non-Settling Plaintiffs. The following persons are “Non-Settling Plaintiffs” and are not Participating Plaintiffs subject to this Agreement: |
1. | Any person who was or is a party to an Xxxxx Progeny Action that resulted in a judgment against a Settling Defendant, whether or not such judgment was final, prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement; |
2. | Any person who was or is a party to an Xxxxx Progeny Action that, prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement, dropped and/or dismissed the Settling Defendants from their respective Xxxxx Progeny Action with prejudice and/or executed a written settlement agreement with Settling Defendants, with the exception of those certain persons (identified by asterisk on Exhibits B or C hereto), who agreed to be Participating Plaintiffs in connection with a written settlement agreement with a Settling Defendant or Settling Defendants prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement; |
3. | Any person who was dropped and/or dismissed with prejudice as a party or plaintiff to an Xxxxx Progeny Action, or was a party to an Xxxxx Progeny Action that was dismissed with prejudice, prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement; |
4. | Persons represented in an Xxxxx Progeny Action by The Xxxxxx Firm, who are identified by full name, case name and venue, and case number, on Exhibit D hereto (the “Xxxxxx Plaintiffs”), and are subject to a separate settlement agreement as described in Section XI(I); and |
5. | Persons who are plaintiffs to an Xxxxx Progeny Action and, after sufficient notice of the terms and conditions hereto, have affirmatively opted-out of joining this Agreement, and who are identified with specificity on Exhibit E hereto (the “Opt-Out Plaintiffs”). The undersigned Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel represent, warrant and severally agree that Exhibit E is a full and complete list of any and all Opt-Out Plaintiffs they represent, including their respective: (i) correct full name for the Opt-Out Plaintiff; (ii) the case name(s), number(s) and venue(s) of any and all Xxxxx Progeny Actions brought by, or on behalf of, the Opt-Out Plaintiff; (iii) the identity of counsel who is representing the Opt-Out Plaintiff in any and all Xxxxx Progeny Actions; and (iv) the tier for which such Opt-Out Plaintiff would qualify under the Settlement Fund Matrix. |
D. | Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs. The “Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs” are persons who are plaintiffs in an Xxxxx Progeny Action who, on or before the Effective Date, were not identified on Exhibits B or C hereto and not included or identified as a Non-Settling Plaintiff and: (1) could not be located or contacted by Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel to confirm whether they wish to participate, join, or opt-out of joining in this Agreement; or (2) are not otherwise participating in this Agreement. The undersigned Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel represent, warrant and severally agree that, as to their respective clients, Exhibit F hereto is a full and complete list of any and all Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs, including their respective: (i) correct full name for the Other Xxxxx Plaintiff; (ii) the case name(s), number(s) and venue(s) sufficient to identify any and all Xxxxx Progeny Actions brought by, or on behalf of, the Other Xxxxx Plaintiff; and (iii) the identity of the counsel representing the Other Xxxxx Plaintiff in any and all Xxxxx Progeny Actions. Exhibit F shall also identify by asterisk those Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs who could not be located or contacted pursuant to Section (II)(D)(1). On or before sixty (60) days after the Effective Date, Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs may join this Agreement subject to all of the terms and conditions hereto, including, without limitation, the requirement of providing a Release and the Dropping or Dismissal Notice with prejudice, as set forth in Section III, and shall thereafter be deemed a Participating Plaintiff. The addition, joinder or non-joinder of any Other Xxxxx Plaintiff to this Agreement shall not increase or decrease the amount of the Settlement Proceeds. |
E. | Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel and Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel do hereby represent, warrant and agree that: |
1. | Each of the Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel are authorized by each and every one of their respective Participating Plaintiffs to: (i) accept the terms of this Agreement on their behalf; (ii) drop the Settling Defendants (and only Settling Defendants) from each and every one of the Participating Plaintiffs’ respective Xxxxx Progeny Actions with prejudice; and (iii) settle, resolve, acquit, remise, discharge and forever release the Released Parties, but not the Non-Settling Defendants, from any and all of the Participating Plaintiffs’ Xxxxx Progeny Actions and the Released Claims; |
2. | Each of the Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel will use best efforts to contact and provide notice of the material terms and conditions of this proposed settlement and this Agreement to all persons and entities that are believed by them in good faith to be, or represent the interest of, their respective clients who are plaintiffs in the Xxxxx Progeny Actions and that they are not aware of any of their respective clients that is a plaintiff, or an agent or representative to a plaintiff, to an Xxxxx Progeny Action that is not a Participating Plaintiff set forth on Exhibits B and C hereto, other than those persons or entities described and identified in Section II(C), subparagraphs (1) through (5), and the Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs on Exhibit F hereto. Each of the Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel further represent, warrant and severally agree that they will use best efforts to contact and secure a response as to their desire to |
participate in this Agreement from each and every one of their respective clients who are identified as Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs on Exhibit F hereto; and
3. | Notwithstanding that there may be other or additional counsel representing some or all of the Participating Plaintiffs or the Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs in any of the Xxxxx Progeny Actions or for any other matters, the Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel represent that no other counsel, attorney, or law firm needs to be consulted by them, or any of the Participating Plaintiffs or Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs they represent, in order to enter into this Agreement on behalf of their respective Participating Plaintiffs and/or Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs. |
III. | RELEASE, DISMISSAL OF CLAIMS AND COVENANT NOT TO XXX |
X. | In consideration of the terms and conditions herein, each and every Participating Plaintiff shall execute a Release and Covenant Not to Xxx using the appropriate form attached hereto as Exhibit G1 or G2 (the “Release”), and their respective counsel of record shall execute a Notice of Dropping the Settling Defendants With Prejudice, from each of the Participating Plaintiffs’ respective Xxxxx Progeny Actions, in the form attached hereto at Exhibit H (the “Dropping Notice”), or, in circumstances where Xxxxxxx and/or Vector are the sole defendants in the Xxxxx Progeny Action at issue, by a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal With Prejudice of the Xxxxx Progeny Action, in the form attached hereto at Exhibit I (the “Dismissal Notice”). Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel shall secure fully executed Releases and shall prepare, execute and deliver Dropping or Dismissal Notices from and on behalf of each of their Participating Plaintiffs, along with all further documentation required by a court to effectuate the release and dismissal of the Released Claims. |
1. | With respect to the Payout Plaintiffs (other than those Tier Zero Plaintiffs who are subject to Section III(A)(3)), Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel shall deliver the fully executed Releases and Dropping or Dismissal Notices for each of the Participating Plaintiffs identified on Exhibit B to Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel no later than fourteen (14) days after the Effective Date of this Agreement. No later than twenty-one (21) days after the Effective Date, Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel shall notify the law firm of Kasowitz Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP (“KBTF”), counsel for the Settling Defendants, of receipt of the Releases and Dropping or Dismissal Notices as to each such person and case, and shall hold them in escrow until such time as that portion of the Settlement Proceeds set forth in Section IV(B)(2)(b)(i) is paid by Xxxxxxx to the Settlement Fund, after which Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel shall deliver the Dropping or Dismissal Notices to KBTF to be filed with the appropriate courts. Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel shall hold the Releases (for those Participating Plaintiffs on Exhibit B) in escrow until such time as the Annual Payments are completed (whether by payout over fifteen (15) years or by acceleration) by Xxxxxxx in accordance with Section IV(B)(2)(b) hereto, and thereafter tender the Releases to Xxxxxxx. |
2. | With respect to the Lump Sum Plaintiffs (other than those Tier Zero Plaintiffs who are subject to Section III(A)(3)), Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel shall deliver the fully executed Releases and Dropping or Dismissal Notices for each of the Participating Plaintiffs identified on Exhibit C to Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel no later than fourteen (14) days after the Effective Date of this Agreement. No later than twenty-one (21) days after the Effective Date, Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel shall notify KBTF of receipt of the Releases and Dropping or Dismissal Notices as to each such person and case, and shall hold them in escrow until such time as that portion of the Settlement Proceeds set forth in Section IV(B)(2)(a) is paid by Xxxxxxx to the Settlement Fund, after which Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel shall deliver the Dropping or Dismissal Notices to KBTF to be filed with the appropriate courts and tender the Releases to Xxxxxxx. |
3. | With respect to all Tier Zero Plaintiffs, Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel shall deliver the fully executed Dropping or Dismissal Notices for each Tier Zero Plaintiff to Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel no later than fourteen (14) days after the Effective Date of this Agreement. No later than twenty-one (21) days after the Effective Date, Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel shall notify KBTF of receipt of the Dropping or Dismissal Notices as to each such person and case, and shall hold them in escrow until such time as that portion of the Settlement Proceeds set forth in Section IV(B)(2)(a) is paid by Xxxxxxx to the Settlement Fund, after which Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel shall deliver the Dropping or Dismissal Notices to KBTF to be filed with the appropriate courts. The respective Releases for each Tier Zero Plaintiff shall be executed and delivered to Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel before their share of the Settlement Proceeds pursuant to the Settlement Fund Matrix is paid to them or to their respective Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel. Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel may utilize the administrator of the Settlement Fund designated by Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel to assist in the collection of the executed Releases for Tier Zero Plaintiffs. Notwithstanding, Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel shall be responsible for obtaining and delivering each of the executed Releases for Tier Zero Plaintiffs to Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel no later than sixty (60) days after the Effective Date. Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel shall timely notify KBTF of the receipt of the Releases as to each Tier Zero Plaintiff, and shall hold them in escrow until such time as that portion of the Settlement Proceeds set forth in Section IV(B)(2)(a) is paid, after which Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel shall deliver the Releases to Xxxxxxx. |
B. | With respect to those persons identified as Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs (on Exhibit F hereto) who elect to become Participating Plaintiffs, each shall execute a Release and their respective Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel shall, on their behalf, execute a Dropping Notice or, where Xxxxxxx and/or Vector are the sole defendants in the Xxxxx Progeny Action, the Dismissal Notice (using the appropriate form attached hereto at Exhibit H or I), and deliver such Dropping or Dismissal Notices and Releases to Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel no later than sixty (60) days after the Effective Date of this |
Agreement. Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel shall, as soon as possible thereafter, notify KBTF of those Dropping or Dismissal Notices and Releases and hold them in escrow until such time as that portion of the Settlement Proceeds set forth in Section IV(B)(2)(a) is paid by Xxxxxxx to the Settlement Fund, after which Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel shall deliver those Dropping or Dismissal Notices to KBTF to file with the appropriate courts and tender the Releases to Xxxxxxx.
C. | With respect to those Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs who could not be located (as identified by asterisk on Exhibit F) (hereafter, the “Non-Responsive Plaintiffs”), an amount of the Settlement Proceeds, to be determined exclusively by Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel and Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel, shall be set aside from the Settlement Fund for the benefit of the Non-Responsive Plaintiffs. Such Settlement Proceeds shall be allocated to and among those Non-Responsive Plaintiffs, exclusively by Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel and Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel, as a lump sum payment to each in accordance with the Settlement Fund Matrix subject to Sections IV, VI and VII (the “Non-Responsive Plaintiff Settlement Payment”). The Non-Responsive Plaintiff Settlement Payments shall be held in escrow by the administrator of the Settlement Fund designated by Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel, in trust until such time as the Non-Responsive Plaintiff, or their legal representative, is located or comes forward to claim their Non-Responsive Plaintiff Settlement Payment, agrees to participate in the Agreement, and executes, authorizes and delivers to KBTF a Release and appropriate Dropping or Dismissal Notice. |
D. | As of the Effective Date, the Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel will, for and on behalf of their respective Participating Plaintiffs and Non-Responsive Plaintiffs cease to prosecute, and hereby agree to a standstill, of any further litigation activity concerning the Settling Defendants (but only with respect to the Settling Defendants) in any Xxxxx Progeny Action, unless and until this Agreement is terminated by the Settling Defendants. |
E. | Any document filed with a court to effectuate the dropping of the Settling Defendants from, or dismissing the claims asserted against the Settling Defendants in, any Xxxxx Progeny Action pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (whether it is by way of dropping and/or dismissing the Settling Defendants or asserted claims) must make clear that it is as to the Settling Defendants only, and does not dismiss the Xxxxx Progeny Action or the pending claims against the Non-Settling Defendants, if any. |
F. | Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel represent that each one of their respective Participating Plaintiffs has consulted with their respective counsel regarding the effect of the Release, and understands that each Participating Plaintiff is releasing and covenanting not to xxx the Released Parties with respect to the Released Claims including, among other things, any past, present, future, known or unknown, latent and/or un-matured injury relating in any way to, or arising from, the use of, exposure to, and/or manufacturing, sale and/or marketing of, cigarettes or tobacco products, including, without limitation, claims unrelated in whole or in part to current actual or alleged injuries. Furthermore, as of the Effective Date, Participating Plaintiffs’ |
Counsel represent that each of their respective Participating Plaintiffs acknowledges that they may not know of any or all injuries relating in any way to the use of, exposure to, and/or manufacturing, sale and/or marketing of, cigarettes or tobacco, and knowingly and voluntarily agree to release, and covenant not to xxx, the Released Parties, with respect to all such past, present, future, unknown, latent and/or un-matured injuries, if any.
G. | Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel represent that the person executing the Exhibit G Releases are Participating Plaintiffs in the respective Xxxxx Progeny Action or, in the limited circumstances of Tier Zero Participating Plaintiffs, they are either a Participating Plaintiff or a representative with authority to execute the Release on behalf of the respective Releasors. |
H. | Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel and their respective Participating Plaintiffs agree and consent to the execution, delivery and filing of the Dropping and Dismissal Notices pursuant to this Section irrespective of whether the Participating Plaintiff, whose Xxxxx Progeny Action is the subject of such Notice, has executed or delivered a Release. |
I. | In any Xxxxx Progeny Action (other than those brought by Tier Zero Plaintiffs) where the alleged injured smoker at issue is deceased, the Participating Plaintiff shall be the legally and duly appointed personal representative of the respective decedent, decedent’s estate and survivors with authority to execute the Release on behalf of the Releasors and authorize the filing of the Dropping and Dismissal Notices. |
IV. | SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS |
A. | The payment of Settlement Proceeds (defined below) pursuant to this Agreement is the sole responsibility of Xxxxxxx. Participating Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel and Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel shall look solely to Xxxxxxx for any payment obligations under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the Settlement Proceeds, and the payment to Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel in Section V of this Agreement. |
B. | In consideration and in exchange for the terms and conditions set forth herein, Xxxxxxx agrees to pay the sums set forth in Section IV(B)(2)(a) and (b) (the “Settlement Proceeds”), on the following terms and conditions, and as adjusted as set forth below: |
1. | Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel, or a person designated in writing by it, shall, as a precondition to payment of the Settlement Proceeds, establish a Qualified Settlement Fund pursuant to Treasury Regulation 1.468B-1 (also see Section XI(K)) and other applicable law (the “Settlement Fund”) to manage and distribute the Settlement Proceeds in accordance with this Agreement. Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel, or the person designated by it, shall have sole access to, and control of, the Settlement Fund. |
2. | Failure by Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel and/or Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel to deliver or file fully executed Releases and Dropping or Dismissal Notices as set forth in Section III shall be a material breach of this Agreement. If Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel do not deliver and file each and every one of the Releases and Dropping or Dismissal Notices pursuant to Section III, then, unless Settling Defendants waive the breach, Settling Defendants, in their sole discretion, have the right to terminate and cancel this Agreement in its entirety, and Settling Defendants shall have no obligation to pay any Settlement Proceeds, to fund the Settlement Fund, to make the Section V payment, to make any further payment or payments, or to perform any other term or condition of this Agreement, and the Agreement shall be null and void in all respects. |
If this Agreement has not been terminated as set forth above, then Xxxxxxx shall tender the Settlement Proceeds to the Settlement Fund as follows:
a. | Lump Sum Payment. Not more than ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, Xxxxxxx shall make a one time, lump sum payment to the Settlement Fund of $50,821,830.41 for the benefit of the Participating Plaintiffs set forth on Exhibit C (the “Lump Sum Payment”); and |
b. | Annual Payments. Xxxxxxx shall make fifteen (15) annual payments to the Settlement Fund for the benefit of the Participating Plaintiffs set forth on Exhibit B (the “Annual Payments”) on the following schedule in the amounts prescribed below: |
i. | Not more than ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, Xxxxxxx shall make the first Annual Payment in the amount of $791,229.73 |
ii. | For each of the second through seventh years after the Effective Date, Xxxxxxx shall, no later than the anniversary of the first Annual Payment, make an Annual Payment of $791,229.73 to the Settlement Fund. |
iii. | For each of the eighth through fifteenth years after the Effective Date, Xxxxxxx shall, no later than the anniversary of the first Payment Date, make an Annual Payment in the same amount as the Annual Payment paid in the immediately previous year; however, the amount of the Annual Payment in each of these years will be adjusted upwards for inflation from the prior calendar year by the lesser of either (a) 3%, or (b) the CPI%. |
iv. | During the fifteen (15) year payout period of the Annual Payments, should Xxxxxxx be involved in a business transaction where all or substantially all of Xxxxxxx’x assets or stock are sold to a non-affiliated entity, or where there is a merger, acquisition or other business transaction with a non-affiliate pursuant to which Xxxxxxx is more than 50% owned by such non-affiliate, then the remaining Annual Payments due at the time of the transaction will be accelerated and paid by Xxxxxxx (or by a person or entity designated by Xxxxxxx), to the Settlement Fund within ninety (90) days of the closing of such transaction, and discounted by an interest rate equal to 3% plus the yield of a United States Treasury security with a maturity equal to the remaining number of years for which Annual Payments are to be made at the time of the transaction. In such circumstances, the inflation adjustment set forth in Section IV(B)(2)(b)(iii) shall not be applied to any remaining Annual Payments that are subject to the acceleration. |
C. | Any and all deadlines or other time periods in the Agreement may be extended by agreement between Settling Defendants and Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel. |
D. | Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel and/or Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel shall have sole responsibility for allocating the Settlement Proceeds (including the Lump Sum Payments and the Annual Payments) in the Settlement Fund to and among the Participating Plaintiffs in accordance with the Settlement Fund Matrix and the Special Appeal Fund, and subject to any adjustments or reductions that may be necessary to satisfy Medical Expense Liens or other appropriate liens, fees, costs and expenses, including those set forth in Section VI of this Agreement. Settling Defendants shall not be responsible for, or participate in, any allocation of the Settlement Proceeds from the Settlement Fund. |
E. | The Annual Payments, as adjusted in accordance with Section IV(B)(2)(b)(iii), and the Lump Sum Payment constitute the total amount of the Settlement Proceeds to be paid by the Settling Plaintiffs pursuant to this Agreement. |
F. | Each Party agrees that the Settlement Proceeds are reasonable and adequate consideration for the settlement and this Agreement. In no circumstances shall the reasonableness or adequacy of the Settlement Proceeds be challenged by any Party to this Agreement. |
G. | Other than as set forth in Section V, each Participating Plaintiff is solely responsible for payment of his or her respective attorneys’ fees, costs, expenses and any applicable taxes relating in any way to the Xxxxx Progeny Actions or this Agreement. |
Participating Plaintiffs shall be solely responsible for all fees, costs and expenses not otherwise expressly designated herein as obligations of the Settling Defendants.
H. | If the Florida Supreme Court or United States Supreme Court should hold that the Xxxxx Phase I Findings established by the Florida Supreme Court in Xxxxx x. Xxxxxxx Group, Inc., et al., 945 So. 2d 1246 (Fla. 2006): (1) constitute a violation of due process rights; or (2) cannot for any reason be used to establish either a fact or element concerning one or more claims asserted in the Xxxxx Progeny Actions, Settling Defendants have the exclusive right to terminate this Agreement with respect to the Payout Plaintiffs. If Settling Defendants terminate this Agreement pursuant to this section, Settling Defendants shall not be obligated to make any further payment of the Settlement Proceeds, or to make further payments of any kind, pursuant to this Agreement to those Payout Plaintiffs with whom the Settlement has been terminated (the “Terminated Plaintiffs”); the Releases held in escrow for the Terminated Plaintiffs will be rendered null and void and returned to their respective Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel; and any monies paid to a Terminated Plaintiff pursuant to this Agreement prior to the termination of the Agreement shall be treated as a set-off against any damages that may be ultimately awarded to that Terminated Plaintiff against Settling Defendants in any action. |
V. | PAYMENT TO PLAINTIFFS’ COORDINATING COUNSEL |
A. | Provided that this Agreement has not been terminated by the Settling Defendants pursuant to the terms and conditions herein, on or before ninety (90) days after the Effective Date or, if extended pursuant to Section IV(C), on or before one hundred and eighty (180) days after the Effective Date, Xxxxxxx shall pay four million dollars ($4,000,000) to Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel. The payment of this sum is to be used by Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel for, among other things, the cost of administration of this settlement, lien resolution and other related matters, claims administration, if required, and reimbursement of litigation costs as defined by Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel, including common costs expended by Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel as well as case-specific costs as determined by Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel. In addition, Xxxxxxx agrees to pay all fees associated with the formation of the Qualified Settlement Fund, pursuant to a written retainer agreement subject to the approval of Xxxxxxx. |
B. | Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel shall receive five (5%) percent of the Settlement Proceeds for the services rendered as Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel (the “5% Xxxxxxxx Fee”). The 5% Xxxxxxxx Fee shall be deducted and withheld by Xxxxxxx from the Settlement Proceeds paid by Xxxxxxx to the Settlement Fund. The 5% Xxxxxxxx Fee shall be allocated to that portion of the Settlement Proceeds charged by Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel as attorneys’ fees to the Participating Plaintiffs, and is not to be deducted from, and shall not reduce, the Participating Plaintiffs’ allocation or share of the Settlement Proceeds. Neither of the Settling Defendants shall have any obligation to make or guarantee the 5% Xxxxxxxx Fee or any such additional or further compensation or payments to Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel or any other person. |
VI. | DISCHARGE OF LIENS, ASSIGNMENT RIGHTS AND OTHER THIRD-PARTY PAYOR CLAIMS |
A. | The Parties agree that any and all liens, subrogation rights and/or claims arising from medical expenses for Participating Plaintiffs and/or Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs incurred as a result of the use of, exposure to, and/or manufacturing, sale and marketing of, Settling Defendants’ cigarettes and/or tobacco products, the claims against Settling Defendants alleged in the Xxxxx Progeny Actions or otherwise relating to the injuries and damages alleged against Settling Defendants in the Xxxxx Progeny Actions, including, but not limited to, liens, subrogation rights or other claims by any financial institutions, medical providers, doctors, hospitals, chiropractors, employers, health insurers, Blue Cross-Blue Shield, HMO, Medicare (Parts A and B) (“Medicare”), Medicaid, other insurers, or any other third parties, and/or their agents, representatives successors, affiliates or subrogees, including, without limitation, the United States or any agency of any state or local government (hereafter, the “Medical Expense Liens”) will be satisfied. |
B. | Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel, or its designee, The Xxxxxxxxx Resolution Group, Inc., and/or its successor designee as provided in writing by Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel, are responsible for establishing a process by which any and all of the Medical Expense Liens are satisfied by those persons who have such obligations and performing the tasks and functions necessary to comply with this Section VI of the Agreement in connection with reimbursement claims that may be asserted by federal Medicare; Medicaid liens and certain other governmental health care programs with statutory reimbursement or subrogation rights, limited to TRICARE, VA, and Indian Health Services benefits (hereinafter “Governmental Authority Third Party Payer/Providers”); and any reimbursement interests being asserted by private insurance carriers or self-funded employer welfare plans (hereinafter “Private Third Party Payer/Providers”). Each Participating Plaintiff will be required to cooperate with the procedures and protocols established by the Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel or its designee for the identification and resolution of any such liens and/or reimbursement claims. |
C. | Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel, Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel, and/or its designee, The Xxxxxxxxx Resolution Group, Inc., or any designated successor designee as provided in writing by Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel, are solely responsible for obtaining the satisfaction of any and all Medical Expense Liens. |
D. | The duties of Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel or its designee pursuant to this section shall include, not only ensuring compliance with all relevant provisions of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (42 U.S.C. §1395y) concerning Medicare repayment claims, but also ensuring compliance under Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. §1395y(b)(8)) (the “MMSEA”), which poses certain reporting requirements for certain entities involved in settling personal injury claims involving a Medicare beneficiary. |
E. | Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel or its designee shall resolve all conditional payment reimbursement rights that have been or may be asserted by Medicare within the meaning of the Medicare Secondary Payer statute (42 U.S.C. §1395y) and all payments made by state Medicaid agencies, as appropriate, and any other federal reimbursement right that is being asserted under any of TRICARE, VA or Indian Health Services based upon the provision of medical care or treatment provided to a person connected or alleged to be connected with claims settled pursuant to this Settlement Agreement; provided however, that nothing herein is intended to create a right of reimbursement where none would otherwise exist under applicable state or federal tort recovery statutes. |
F. | Each of the Participating Plaintiffs agree and covenant to release, and to indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties, from and against any and all of their respective Medical Expense Liens which may arise or have heretofore arisen in favor of any financial institutions, medical providers, doctors, hospitals, chiropractors, employers, health insurers, Blue Cross-Blue Shield, HMO, Medicare, Medicaid, other insurers, or any other third parties, including the United States or any agency of any state or local government, by operation of law or equity. In the event that either Defendant is obligated to pay with respect to, or in connection with, any Medical Expense Lien, Xxxxxxx may reduce the amount of the Settlement Proceeds to offset such payment(s). |
G. | Settling Defendants shall be entitled to proof of satisfaction and discharge of any and all Medical Expense Lien or Liens in relation to any Participating Plaintiff or Other Xxxxx Plaintiff. On or before ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel or its designee shall provide Settling Defendants with written confirmation that is reasonably satisfactory to the Settling Defendants (the “Lien Confirmation”) that any and all Medical Expense Liens have been fully satisfied or that appropriate holdback amounts are in place to satisfy any and all Medical Expense Liens. Settling Defendants shall not be obligated to pay, tender or release any of the Settlement Proceeds, or make any payment or payments pursuant to this Agreement, including the Lump Sum Payment and/or the Annual Payments, until Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel provides the Lien Confirmation to Settling Defendants which is reasonably satisfactory to the Settling Defendants in all respects. |
VII. | ALLOCATION OF SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS/THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS |
A. | Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel and Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel represent that they have complied, and will comply, with any requirement (1) to disclose to their respective Participating Plaintiffs and clients: the existence and nature of the terms and conditions of this Agreement; the participation of each person or entity in the Agreement; the claims asserted by the Participating Plaintiffs; and the allocation, and basis therefore, of Settlement Proceeds, including, without limitation, the disclosure of the allocation of the Settlement Proceeds and the basis therefore among a Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel’s respective Participating Plaintiffs; and (2) to obtain informed written consent from their respective Participating Plaintiffs and clients regarding this Agreement, in accordance with Rule 1.8 of the ABA Model |
Rules of Professional Conduct, Florida Rule of Professional Conduct 4-1.8, or other applicable law or rule of professional conduct.
B. | Participating Plaintiffs, Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel and Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel covenant and agree that they will have no claim or recourse against Settling Defendants for any disputes or claims regarding the allocation of the Settlement Fund, the Settlement Fund Matrix and the Special Appeal Fund, or the claims administration process in any way. |
C. | The Parties covenant and agree that this Agreement and the Settlement Proceeds herein are reasonable and constitute a good faith settlement sufficient to bar, preclude and cut off any and all contribution or other claims, cross-claims and third-party claims by any Non-Settling Defendant concerning the Xxxxx Progeny Actions. |
VIII. | CONFIDENTIALITY |
A. | Once executed, this Agreement and the Exhibits and attachments hereto shall not be confidential and, subject to the terms of this section, may be disclosed without limitation by any Party. However, the Parties agree that to the extent any personal records or other personal information of a Participating Plaintiff, such as medical records, Social Security numbers and/or HICNs (“Confidential Information”) are provided to a Party pursuant to this Agreement, such Confidential Information shall remain confidential. In addition, information regarding the amount of any payments made to specific Participating Plaintiffs under this Agreement (the “Award Information”) shall be kept confidential by the Parties and shall not be disclosed except (1) to appropriate persons to the extent necessary to process a Participating Plaintiffs’ Settlement Fund allocation; (2) as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement; (3) as may be required by law or court order; or (4) as may be reasonably necessary in order to enforce, or exercise Participating Plaintiffs’ and/or Settling Defendants’ rights under or with respect to this Agreement. |
B. | Any Party that may be required to disclose Confidential Information or Award Information pursuant to the previous paragraph shall take reasonable steps to adequately protect the confidential nature of the Confidential Information and Award Information, including, but not limited to, those steps required pursuant to applicable federal, state or local law or regulation. All Participating Plaintiffs shall be deemed to have consented to the disclosure of Confidential Information and Award Information, as well as all other records and information, for these purposes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a Participating Plaintiff may disclose Award Information to immediate family members, counsel, accountants and/or financial advisors of such Participating Plaintiff, if any (each of whom shall be instructed to maintain and honor the confidentiality of such information). |
IX. | GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE IN CASE OF DISPUTES |
This Agreement and all disputes arising hereunder or related hereto shall be governed by, construed and interpreted in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Florida
applicable to instruments made, delivered and performed entirely in such state, without regard to that state’s conflict of law rules. The Parties further agree that any litigation related to this Agreement must be brought in the Florida Circuit Court for 11th Judicial District located in Miami-Dade County, Florida (the “Court”). The Parties do not consent to any jurisdiction of the court, to approve, supervise, amend, alter, and/or modify the terms of this Agreement.
X. | MERGER CLAUSE |
This Agreement (including all Exhibits and attachments hereto, and all Releases, Dropping or Dismissal Notices or other documents that, under the terms of this Agreement, merge into this Agreement) embodies the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) among the Parties with respect to such subject matter. No representations, warranties or inducements have been made to, or relied upon by, any Party other than the representations, warranties and covenants expressly set forth in this Agreement.
XI. | MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
A. | Remedies for Breach of the Agreement |
1. | The Parties reserve all rights and remedies with respect to enforcement of the terms and conditions of this Agreement as set forth and defined herein. Unless this Agreement is terminated by the Settling Defendants pursuant to Section IV(B)(2), any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, any breach of a representation, warranty, release or covenant herein) may and can result, among other things, in a claim for money damages in favor of the non-breaching Party, and the prevailing party to such a claim or action shall be entitled to an award of their reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and interest. |
2. | In the event that Xxxxxxx defaults in the payment of Settlement Proceeds due under this Agreement, as their sole and exclusive remedy, the Participating Plaintiffs shall be entitled to aggregate their claims for such payment(s) and have a judgment entered based on the remaining unpaid Settlement Proceeds. In such circumstances, any unpaid Settlement Proceeds: (a) shall be accelerated without discount; (b) shall be subject to the imposition of post-judgment interest at the default rate pursuant to Florida Statute Section 687.02 at the time of entry of the judgment; and (c) Participating Plaintiffs enforcing such a judgment shall be entitled to collect reasonable attorneys’ fees from Xxxxxxx for any proceedings required to enforce the judgment. |
B. | Waiver of Inconsistent Provisions of Law |
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Party, and each Participating Plaintiff, waives any provision of law (including the common law), which renders any provision of this Agreement invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect.
C. | Severability |
Should any provision of this Agreement be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such determination shall in no way limit or affect the enforceability and operative effect of any and all other provisions of this Agreement; and, upon any such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
D. | Arm’s Length Negotiation |
This Agreement, and all incorporated documents, exhibits and attachments hereto, are the product of arm’s length negotiations between and among the Parties. All of the Parties have been represented by, and have conferred with, their respective counsel regarding all aspects of this Agreement.
The Settling Defendants, the Participating Plaintiffs and Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs were each represented by counsel of their choice and this Agreement was negotiated by such counsel. Each Party and counsel for each Party to this Agreement has reviewed this Agreement and has participated in its drafting, and each Party has conferred with its respective counsel regarding all aspects of this Agreement. Accordingly, in the event of any dispute relating to the terms of this Agreement, all parts of this Agreement shall be construed as a whole according to its meaning and not strictly for or against any Party; and no Party shall attempt to invoke the rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party in any interpretation of this Agreement.
E. | No Assignment of Claims |
Participating Plaintiffs represent and warrant that, unless otherwise disclosed to the Settling Defendants in writing prior to the Effective Date, they have not assigned or otherwise transferred any of the Released Claims pursuant to this Agreement. To the extent that any Participating Plaintiff has assigned or otherwise transferred any of the Released Claims pursuant to this Agreement, all assignees must consent in writing to the Participating Plaintiff’s decision to participate in this Agreement in order for the Participating Plaintiff to participate in this Agreement.
F. | No Effect on Parties’ Rights Against Non-Parties |
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall affect any rights or claims any Party has or may later have against a non-party to this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge that Participating Plaintiffs and Other
Xxxxx Plaintiffs have asserted claims in the Xxxxx Progeny Actions against the Non-Settling Defendants. Nothing in this Agreement is meant to affect or alter Plaintiffs’ claims in any way with respect to the Non-Settling Defendants.
G. | No Admissions |
No Party is admitting liability or conceding any position or fact, including causation of injury or lack thereof, in this Agreement. Furthermore, no statement, decision or determination by Participating Plaintiffs, Other Xxxxx Plaintiffs, Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel, or Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel as to allocation of the Settlement Amount shall be accorded collateral estoppel effect in any Xxxxx Progeny Action or in any other pending or future litigation.
H. | Admissibility of this Agreement |
This Agreement shall not be admissible in any Xxxxx Progeny Action or any other action, court or proceeding with respect to either Settling Defendant; provided, however, that this Agreement shall be admissible for any purpose in any action brought by any Party to enforce this Agreement. Consistent with this understanding, no Party or counsel to any Party to this Agreement shall seek to introduce or offer the terms of this Agreement, any statement, transaction or proceeding in connection with the negotiation, execution or implementation of this Agreement, or any statements in the documents delivered in connection with this Agreement, in any judicial proceeding, except as rendered admissible under this section.
X. | Xxxxxx Agreement Contingency and Tolling of the Effective Date |
This Agreement, including any payments required by Settling Defendants hereunder, is conditioned and contingent upon the execution by Settling Defendants of a separate written agreement with The Xxxxxx Firm and the Xxxxxx Plaintiffs to settle, release, and drop and dismiss with prejudice each and every one of the claims that are, or could have been brought, by the Xxxxxx Plaintiffs in each and every one of their respective Xxxxx Progeny Actions (the “Xxxxxx Settlement Agreement”) as against the Released Parties hereto. Settling Defendants hereto have the sole and exclusive discretion to determine whether an adequate Xxxxxx Settlement Agreement has been executed pursuant to this section. Settling Defendants shall have the exclusive right, upon written notice to Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel, to waive the contingency set forth in this section and any of the conditions thereto. The Effective Date of this Agreement shall be tolled until such date as the Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel receive notice that the Xxxxxx Settlement Agreement is fully executed or that Settling Defendants have exercised their exclusive right to waive this contingency or the conditions of this section.
J. | Contingencies |
Except for the contingency described in Section XI(I), and the terms and conditions set forth specifically in this Agreement (including, without limitation, (1) the
conditions precedent to payment of any part of the Settlement Proceeds as set forth in Sections III and IV of this Agreement, and (2) the conditions regarding Liens and release of any part of the Settlement Fund as set forth in Section VI of this Agreement), each Party represents and warrants that there are no other pending conditions, agreements, transactions or negotiations that would render this Agreement or any part thereof void, voidable or unenforceable.
K. | Qualified Settlement Fund |
Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel and the Settling Defendants agree that the Settlement Fund will be structured and characterized for income tax purposes, pursuant to federal, state and applicable law and regulation, as a “qualified settlement fund” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.468B-1, and the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith to make any changes to this Agreement, or provide any further documentation or information, which may be necessary for the Settlement Fund to be treated as a qualified settlement fund subject to Court approval. Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel, or its duly appointed designee, shall be appointed to act as the administrator of the Settlement Fund pursuant to Section IV(B)(1) and the administrator of the Settlement Fund shall, among other things, undertake the following actions in accordance with Internal Revenue Code 468B and the regulations thereto: (a) apply for the tax identification number required for the Settlement Fund; (b) file, or cause to be filed, all tax returns that the Settlement Fund is required to file pursuant to federal, state and applicable law and regulation; (c) pay from the Settlement Fund all taxes that are imposed upon or payable by the Settlement Fund pursuant to federal, state or applicable law and regulation; and (d) file, or cause to be filed, tax elections available to the Settlement Fund. The Settling Defendants, as transferors of the Settlement Proceeds to the Settlement Fund, shall prepare and file the information statements concerning the Settlement Proceeds paid to the Settlement Fund, to be provided to the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to the regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 468B. The Parties shall timely provide such materials and relevant information to the extent reasonably requested in connection with any tax filing or the payment of any taxes or any private letter ruling regarding the tax status of the Settlement Fund or as otherwise required to comply with tax or legal obligations.
L. | Headings are for Convenience Only |
Section and paragraph headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning of any aspect of this Agreement.
M. | Application of Deadlines |
All deadlines and other time periods in this Agreement, including those set forth in any of the exhibits or other attachments hereto, are measured in calendar days; but if any deadline or the expiration of any other time period falls on a non-business day, such deadline or other time period is extended by virtue of this section until the next business day. For purposes of this Agreement, business days are all days, other
than Saturday, Sunday, or any day on which commercial banks in the City of Miami, Florida are required or authorized by law to be closed.
N. | Notice |
All notices required by this Agreement as between and among the Parties or any of their respective counsel or Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel shall be sent only in the following manner:
1. | Overnight delivery; or |
2. | Hand delivery. |
Notice by overnight delivery will be deemed received on the first business day after mailing or deposit with the overnight courier service; and notice by hand delivery will be deemed received on the day it is sent.
A copy of each such notice also shall be sent to the recipient by e-mail or facsimile. All notices required by this Agreement shall be sent to the following:
On behalf of Settling Defendants:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Kasowitz, Benson, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Direct: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
On Behalf of Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Council:
Xxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, P.A.,
Suite 1150
0000 Xxxxx xx Xxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Direct: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
E-mail: XXX@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
On Behalf of Participating Plaintiffs:
For each Participating Plaintiff, their respective Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel at its office address as set forth on Exhibit A.
O. | Manner of Execution of This Agreement |
This Agreement may be executed in counterpart originals with the same force and effect as if fully and simultaneously executed as a single document. Facsimile, PDF or e-mailed signatures shall have the same force and effect as original signatures.
P. | Amendments |
This Agreement may not be amended or modified, except in writing signed by Settling Defendants and Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel.
Q. | Non-Waiver |
Except where a specific period for action or inaction is provided herein, no waiver of a right, power or privilege provided by this Agreement shall be implied or inferred from any Party’s delay, failure to exercise, incomplete exercise or partial waiver of such right, power or privilege.
R. | Survival |
The representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive after the Effective Date.
S. | Cooperation |
Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel and Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel shall use their continuing best efforts to effectuate all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the execution, delivery and filing of all Releases and Dropping and Dismissal Notices, and the provision of any other documentation or information reasonably requested by the Settling Defendants to effectuate the terms of this Agreement.
THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE READ THE FOREGOING XXXXX PROGENY LITIGATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND THE EXHIBITS THERETO AND FULLY UNDERSTAND IT.
WHEREFORE, the parties hereto set their hands and seal this 22nd day of October, 2013.
/S/ Xxxx X. Xxxx
Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Counsel
By: Xxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 220876
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, P.A.
0000 Xxxxx xx Xxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 305-285-1668
Xxxxxxx Group LLC By: /S/_Ronald J. Bernstein_____________ Name: Xxxxxx X. Bernstein Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | |
By: /S/ Xxxx X. Xxxx
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
/S/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 45570
Xxxxxxxxxx & Uiterwyk
000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 293
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Law Offices
0000 X.X. 0xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar Xx. 000000
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 9891
Xxxxx & Xxxxx, LLP
0000 X.X. 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 226531
Xxxxx & Xxxx, P.A.
X.X. Xxx 00000
Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 727-323-7720
/S/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 23930
Balkan & Xxxxxxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 96365
Brownstone, P.A
000 X. Xxx Xxxx Xxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
/S/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 18880
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, PA
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxx 0000
Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
/S/ E. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
E. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 47619
Brush, Pujol & Xxxxx, P.A.
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xx.
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx. Esq.
Florida Bar No. 913391
The Emanuel Firm, P.A.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 407-809-5706
/S/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Florida Bar No. 644765
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, P.A.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 96478
The Xxxxx Law Group
000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxx.,
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 321001
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, P.A.
000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 813-229-2439
/S/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 95834
Xxxx-Xxxxxxxxx Tejedor
000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Florida Bar No. 95535
Doffermyre Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLC
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 404-881-3007
/S/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 187585
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, P.A.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 727-465-1977
/S/ Xxxxxx Lack
Xxxxxx Lack, Esq.
California Bar No. 57550
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Lack
00000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx.
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 127103
Xxxxxxxxxx & Associates, P.A.
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 476950
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, P.A.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxx, Esq. as a Participating Plaintiffs’ Counsel
Florida Bar No. 220876
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, P.A.
0000 Xxxxx xx Xxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 305-285-1668
/S/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 85823
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, P.A.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx,
0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ L Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
L Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 63924
Huelson Law Firm, LLC
00000 X. Xxxxxxx Xx.
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 219223
Hunter, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, P.A.
The Monarch Grove Bldg.
0000 XxXxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 305-443-6204
/S/ X.X. Xxxxxx
X.X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 495034
X.X. Xxxxxx, P.A.
0000 Xxxxx xx Xxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 124324
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, P.A.
Courthouse Tower,
Suite 1250
00 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 348740
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, P.A.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Texas Bar No.
Xxxxxxx Law Group LLP
0000 XxXxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 214-744-3015
/S/ Alcolya St. Juste
Alcolya St. Juste, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 675768
Law office of Alcolya X. X. St. Juste, P.A.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 780022
Law Office of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 243061
Law Offices of Xxxx X. Xxxxx, P.A.
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 122317
Law Office of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, P.A.
0000 X.X. 0xx Xxxxxx XX
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-000
/S/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 635080
Law Office of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, P.A.
00 XX Xxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 202290
Law Office of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, P.A.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 274089
Law Offices of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 727-823-7608
/S/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 313270
Law Offices of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, P.A.
000 X.X. 0xx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 954-449-6332
/S/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 43753
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxx Xxxx.
Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxx XxXxxxxx
Xxxxx XxXxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxx Xxx Xx. 00000
XxXxxxxx & XxXxxxxx, P.A.
The Barrister Building
0000 X.X. 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxx Xxx Xx. 00000
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, P.A.
00 X. Xxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 407-422-8925
/S/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 367400
Xxxx Law LLC
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx.,
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxx Trop
Xxxx Trop, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 851752
Trop & Ameen, P.A.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Jordan X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 878421
Xxxxxx Waichman LLP
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xx.,
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 239-390-0055
/S/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 343994
Xxxxxx Law Offices, P.A.
0000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx.,
X Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 303940
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, P.A.
00 X.X. 0xx Xxxxxx, XX 0
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 175196
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, P.A.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xx., Xxxxx 0
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 96133
Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, P.A.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 305-577-4370
/S/ Xxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 691305
Xxxxx & Xxxxx
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Florida Bar No. 158298
Searcy, Denney, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, P.A.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 561-224-7602
/S/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar Xx. 00000
Xxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, XXX
0000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxx.,
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 305-670-5015
/S/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq
Florida Bar No. 343994
The Xxxxxx Law Firm
00000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx Xxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 378879
The Xxxxxxx Law Firm
0000 Xxxxx xx Xxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 324442
The Law Offices of Xxxx, Williams, Lewis, and Xxxxxx, X.X.
000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 166049
The Xxxxxxxxxx Law Group, P.A.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Center, Xxxxx 000 X
Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Alabama Bar No. 2216-A59D
Xxxxxxx, Childs, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, LLC
000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxx. 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 0545511
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, PLLC
000 X. Xxxxxx Xx.,
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 908370
Zebersky Xxxxx, LLP
000 X.X. 0xx Xx.
Xxxxx 0000
Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 194336
The Xxxx Law Group
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxx.
Xxxxx 00
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
/S/Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 137324
XxXxxxxx Law
00000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx #000
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 239-334-4426
/S/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 521892
Jugo Xxxxxx
0000 X.X. 000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 305-661-6696
/S/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 127290
Gerson & Xxxxxxxx, P.A.
0000 Xxxxx Xxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000