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.
Settlement Class Counsel means and refers to Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, & XxXxxxx, P.C.
Released Claim means the matters that are subject to release and discharge pursuant to ARTICLE 10 hereof;
Transaction Litigation means any Legal Proceeding commenced or threatened against a Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (and/or their respective directors and/or executive officers) or otherwise relating to, involving or affecting such Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, in each case in connection with, arising from or otherwise relating to the Transaction or the consummation thereof, other than any Legal Proceedings among the Parties or their Affiliates related to this Agreement.
Released Claims means all Released Defendants’ Claims and all Released Plaintiffs’ Claims.
Released Defendant Claims means 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, counterclaims, offsets, issues, and controversies of any kind, nature, or description whatsoever, whether accrued or unaccrued, disclosed or undisclosed, apparent or not apparent, foreseen or unforeseen, matured or not matured, suspected or unsuspected, liquidated or not liquidated, fixed or contingent, whether based on state, local, federal, statutory, regulatory, common, or other law or rule, including known claims and Unknown Claims, which any Defendant ever had, now has, or may have against any of the Plaintiff Released Persons and/or the Released SLC Persons that arise out of, are based upon, or relate to the institution, prosecution, or settlement of the claims asserted in the Action. For the avoidance of doubt, the Released Defendant Claims shall not include any claims to enforce this Stipulation or the Settlement.
Class Counsel means X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, A Professional Law Corp; Xxxxx X. Xxxxx of Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP; Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx of Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP; and Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx P.L.L.P.
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, the Chapter 11 Cases, formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the settlement of Claims or renegotiation of Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases, the negotiation of the Plan, the DIP Credit Agreement, the Plan Supplement, the Exit Facility Credit Agreement, or any contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the Disclosure Statement or Plan, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of consummation of the Plan, the administration, consummation, and implementation of the Plan, the distribution of property under the Plan, or any transaction contemplated by the Plan or Disclosure Statement, or in furtherance thereof; provided, however, that Exculpated Claims shall not include any claim arising out of any act or omission that is determined in a Final Order to have constituted gross negligence, willful misconduct, or intentional fraud to the extent imposed by applicable non-bankruptcy law. For the avoidance of doubt, no Cause of Action, obligation or liability expressly set forth in or preserved by the Plan or the Plan Supplement constitutes an Exculpated Claim.
Released Class Claims means the claims being released as described in Paragraph 6.2 below.
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;
Settled Claims means any and all claims, debts, demands, rights or causes of action, suits, matters, and issues or liabilities whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any claims for damages, 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 un-matured, whether class or individual in nature, including both known claims and Unknown Claims, (i) that have been asserted in any of the Nortel II Actions against any of the Released Parties, or (ii) that could have been asserted in any forum by the Class Members in the Nortel II Actions, or any of them, against any of the Released Parties, that arise out of or are based upon the allegations, transactions, facts, matters or occurrences, representations or omissions involved, set forth, or referred to in the Nortel II Actions and that relate to the purchase of Nortel common stock or call options or the sale of Nortel put options during the Class Period or (iii) any oppression or other claims under the Canada Business Corporations Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-44, as amended, that arise out of or are based upon the allegations, transactions, facts, matters or occurrences, representations or omissions, set forth or referred to in the Nortel II Actions. Settled Claims does not mean or include claims, if any, against the Released Parties arising under the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. (“ERISA”) that are not common to all Class Members and which ERISA claims are the subject of an action pending before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, denominated In re Nortel Networks
Fraud Claim means any claim based in whole or in part upon fraud, willful misconduct or intentional misrepresentation.
Allowed Secured Claim means an Allowed Claim secured by a lien, security interest or other charge against property in which the Estate has an interest, or which is subject to setoff under Section 553 of the Bankruptcy Code, to the extent of the value, determined in accordance with Section 506(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, of the interest of the holder of such Allowed Secured Claim in the Estate's interest in such property, or to the extent of the amount subject to any setoff, as the case may be.
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 against the Defendants. Released Defendants’ Claims do not include any claims relating to the enforcement of the Settlement or any claims against any person or entity who or which submits a request for exclusion from the Settlement Class that is accepted by the Court.
Unresolved Claims has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6(c).
Clean Claim means a claim that:
Securities Claim means any Claim, whether or not the subject of an existing lawsuit, arising from the rescission of a purchase or sale of a debtor security, for damages arising from the purchase or sale of any such security, or for reimbursement or contribution allowed under section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code on account of any such Claim.
Asbestos claim means any claim, wherever or whenever made, for damages, losses, indemnification, contribution, or other relief arising out of, based on, or in any way related to asbestos, including:
Pending Litigation means a proceeding in a court of law whose activity is in progress but not yet completed.
Affected Claim means any Claim other than an Unaffected Claim;
Settled claim means the original tort claim resolved by a structured settlement.
Secured Claim means a Claim that is secured by a Lien on property in which any of the Debtors’ Estates have an interest or that is subject to setoff under section 553 of the Bankruptcy Code, to the extent of the value of the Claim holder’s interest in such Estate’s interest in such property or to the extent of the amount subject to setoff, as applicable, as determined pursuant to section 506(a) of the Bankruptcy Code or, in the case of setoff, pursuant to section 553 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Covered claim means the following:
503(b)(9) Claim means a Claim or any portion thereof entitled to administrative expense priority pursuant to section 503(b)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code.