Class Action means a legal action:
Litigation Claims means the claims, rights of action, suits or proceedings, whether in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, that any Debtor or any Estate may hold against any Person or Entity, including, without limitation, the Causes of Action of the Debtors or their Estates, in each case solely to the extent of the Debtors’ or their Estates’ interest therein. A non-exclusive list of the Litigation Claims held by the Debtors as of the Effective Date will be Filed with the Plan Supplement, which will be deemed to include any derivative actions filed against any Debtor as of the Effective Date.
Class Action Waiver BY ENTERING INTO THIS CONTRACT, YOU ARE GIVING UP YOUR RIGHT TO ARBITRATE OR LITIGATE IN COURT ANY DISPUTE OR CLAIM AS A CLASS ACTION OR COLLECTIVE ACTION, EITHER AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE OR MEMBER OR COLLECTIVE ACTION PARTICIPANT. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT YOUR RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER UNDER THE CCPA ARE NEITHER WAIVED NOR IMPAIRED BY VIRTUE OF PROCEEDING IN A NON-CLASS, NON-CONSOLIDATED AND NON-JOINT ARBITRATION AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, NOR SHALL PROCEEDING IN A NON-CLASS, NON-COLLECTIVE OR NON-CONSOLIDATED AND NON-JOINT ARBITRATION BE DEEMED OR DETERMINED TO CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OR IMPAIRMENT OF YOUR RIGHTS. IN THE EVENT AN ARBITRATOR DEEMS THIS CLASS ACTION WAIVER INVALID, THEN THE ARBITRATION PROVISION ABOVE SHALL BE NULL AND VOID. Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury: IN ARBITRATION, EACH PARTY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THEIR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING CLAIMS ARISING UNDER THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT OR ANY OTHER FEDERAL OR STATE LAWS.
Rejection Claim means a Claim arising from the rejection of an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Released Class Claims means the claims being released as described in Paragraph 6.2 below.
Released Claim means the matters that are subject to release and discharge pursuant to ARTICLE 10 hereof;
Tax Claim has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05.
Settled claim means the original tort claim resolved by a structured settlement.
Unresolved Claim means a Claim, which at the relevant time, in whole or in part: (a) has not been Finally Determined to be a Proven Claim in accordance with the Amended Claims Procedure Order and this Plan; (b) is validly disputed in accordance with the Amended Claims Procedure Order; and/or (c) remains subject to review and for which a Notice of Allowance or Notice of Revision or Disallowance (each as defined in the Amended Claims Procedure Order) has not been issued to the Creditor in accordance with the Amended Claims Procedure Order as at the date of this Plan, in each of the foregoing clauses, including both as to proof and/or quantum;
Released Plaintiffs’ Claims means all any and all manner of claims, demands, rights, liabilities, losses, obligations, duties, damages, costs, debts, expenses, interest, penalties, sanctions, fees, attorneys’ fees, actions, potential actions, causes of action, suits, agreements, judgments, decrees, matters, issues and controversies of any kind, nature, or description whatsoever, whether known or unknown, disclosed or undisclosed, accrued or unaccrued, apparent or not apparent, foreseen or unforeseen, matured or not matured, suspected or unsuspected, liquidated or not liquidated, fixed or contingent, including Unknown Claims, whether based on state, local, foreign, federal, statutory, regulatory, common, or other law or rule (including claims within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts, such as, but not limited to, federal securities claims or other claims based upon the purchase or sale of Class Shares), that are, have been, could have been, could now be, or in the future could, can, or might be asserted, in the Action or in any other court, tribunal, or proceeding by Plaintiff or any other Activision stockholder derivatively on behalf of Activision or as a member of the Class, or by Activision directly against any of the Defendants’ Releasees, which, now or hereafter, are based upon, arise out of, relate in any way to, or involve, directly or indirectly, any of the actions, transactions, occurrences, statements, representations, misrepresentations, omissions, allegations, facts, practices, events, claims or any other matters, things or causes whatsoever, or any series thereof, that relate in any way to, or could arise in connection with, the Transaction (or relate to or arise as a result of any of the events, acts or negotiations related thereto) and the nomination, appointment or election of Activision directors, including but not limited to those alleged, asserted, set forth, claimed, embraced, involved, or referred to in, or related to the Fifth Amended Class and Derivative Complaint or the Action, except for claims relating to the enforcement of the Settlement and for any claims that Defendants may have against any of their insurers, co-insurers or reinsurers that are not otherwise released pursuant to other documentation. For the avoidance of doubt, the Released Plaintiff’s Claims include all of the claims asserted in the Miller Action, but do not include claims based on conduct of Defendants’ Releasees after the Effective Date.
Secured Claim means a Claim: (a) secured by a valid, perfected, and enforceable Lien on collateral to the extent of the value of such collateral, as determined in accordance with section 506(a) of the Bankruptcy Code or (b) subject to a valid right of setoff pursuant to section 553 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Indemnification Claim has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(a).
Exculpated Claim means any claim related to any act or omission in connection with, relating to or arising out of the Debtors’ in or out-of-court restructuring efforts (including any and all actions associated with exploration and solicitation of financing/refinancing opportunities, sales or similar transactions, restructurings, the Chapter 11 Cases, formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation or filing of the Disclosure Statement or the Plan or any contract, instrument, release or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the Disclosure Statement or the Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of confirmation of the Plan, the administration and implementation of the Plan, the issuance of the Series 2020 Note and the execution of 2020 Bond Documents, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement; provided, however, that Exculpated Claims shall not include any act or omission that is determined in a Final Order to have constituted gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud to the extent imposed by applicable non-bankruptcy law. For the avoidance of doubt, no Cause of Action, obligation or liability expressly established or preserved by the Plan or the Plan Supplement constitutes an Exculpated Claim.
Unimpaired Claim means a Claim that is not impaired within the meaning of section 1124 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Contested Claim means any Tax, Indebtedness or other claim or liability (i) the validity or amount of which is being diligently contested in good faith, (ii) for which adequate reserve, or other appropriate provision, if any, as required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made, and (iii) with respect to which any right to execute upon or sell any assets of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries has not matured or has been and continues to be effectively enjoined, superseded or stayed.
Settled Claims means any and all of the claims, debts, demands, rights, actions, causes of action, suits, matters, issues, damages, losses or liabilities whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any claims for interest, attorneys’ fees, expert or consulting fees, and any other costs, expenses or liability whatsoever), whether based on United States or Canadian federal, state, provincial, local, statutory or common law or any other law, rule or regulation, whether fixed or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, at law or in equity, matured or unmatured, whether class or individual in nature, including both known claims and Unknown Claims, (i) that have been asserted (or proposed as amendments) in any of the Actions against any of the Released Parties, or (ii) that could have been asserted in any forum by the Class Members or any of them against any of the Released Parties which arise out of or are based upon the allegations, transactions, facts, matters, breaches, occurrences, financial statements, statements, representations or omissions involved, set forth, or referred to in the Actions or in proposed amendments.
Released Defendants’ Claims means all claims and causes of action of every nature and description, whether known claims or Unknown Claims, whether arising under federal, state, common or foreign law, that arise out of or relate in any way to the institution, prosecution, or settlement of the claims asserted in the Action against Defendants. Released Defendants’ Claims do not include: (i) any claims relating to the enforcement of the Settlement;
Indemnity Claim has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.
Cure Claim means a Claim (unless waived or modified by the applicable counterparty) based upon a Debtor’s defaults under an Executory Contract or an Unexpired Lease assumed by such Debtor under section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, other than a default that is not required to be cured pursuant to section 365(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Intercompany Claim means any Claim held by a Debtor against another Debtor.
Disallowed Claim means (a) a Claim, or any portion thereof, that has been disallowed by a Final Order or a settlement, (b) a Claim or any portion thereof that is Scheduled at zero or as contingent, disputed, or unliquidated and as to which a proof of claim bar date has been established but no proof of claim has been timely filed or deemed timely filed with the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to either the Bankruptcy Code or any Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court or otherwise deemed timely filed under applicable law, or (c) a Claim or any portion thereof that is not Scheduled and as to which a proof of claim bar date has been established but no proof of claim has been timely filed or deemed timely filed with the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to either the Bankruptcy Code or any Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court or otherwise deemed timely filed under applicable law.
Transaction Litigation has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(d).
Preferred claim means a claim with respect to which the terms of this chapter accord priority of payment from the general assets of the insurer.
Deficiency Claim means any portion of a Claim (a) to the extent the value of the holder’s interest in Assets securing such Claim is less than the amount of such Claim or (b) to the extent the amount of a Claim is subject to setoff is less than the amount of the Claim, each as determined by § 506(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Allowed Secured Claim means all or that portion of a Secured Claim which is an Allowed Claim.
Third Party Claim has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.