Class Action means a legal action:
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.
Derivative proceeding means a civil suit in the right of a domestic corporation or, to the extent
Alternative Judgment means a form of final judgment that may be entered by the Court but in a form other than the form of Judgment provided for in this Stipulation and where none of the Parties hereto elects to terminate this Settlement by reason of such variance.
Alternate Judgment means a form of final judgment that may be entered by the Court herein but in a form other than the form of Judgment provided for in this Stipulation.
Legal Action means and includes any claim, counterclaim, demand, action, suit, counterclaim, arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or investigation before any
Derivative Action means any Action brought by or in the right of the Corporation and/or an Affiliate.
Final Judgment means the Final Judgment and Order to be entered by the Court approving the Agreement after the Final Approval Hearing.
Consent Judgment means a state-specific consent judgment in a form to be agreed upon by the Settling States, Participating Subdivisions, and Xxxxxxx prior to the Initial Participation Date that, among other things, (1) approves this Agreement and (2) provides for the release set forth in Section IV, including the dismissal with prejudice of any Released Claims that the Settling State has brought against Released Entities.
subordinate court means a court of St Helena subordinate to the Supreme Court that has been established by Ordinance, and includes the exercise of any power or jurisdiction in relation to an inquiry conferred on a Coroner by the Coroners Ordinance or any Ordinance amending or replacing that Ordinance;
judgment creditor means the person in whose favour the judgment was given, and includes any person in whom the rights under the judgment have become vested by succession or assignment or otherwise;
Order and Final Judgment means the order and final judgment of the Court approving the Settlement Agreement, as described in Section II(E)(7) below.
Adjudicative proceeding means the procedure to be followed in contested cases, as set forth in RSA 541-A:31 through RSA 541-A:36.
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.
JT No-Action Letters means SMC Capital, Inc., SEC No-Action Letter (pub. avail. Sept. 5, 1995) and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, SEC No-Action Letter (pub. avail. June 7, 2000).
Additional Junior Indebtedness means, without duplication and other than the Debentures, any indebtedness, liabilities or obligations of the Company, or any Subsidiary of the Company, under debt securities (or guarantees in respect of debt securities) initially issued after the date of this Indenture to any trust, or a trustee of a trust, partnership or other entity affiliated with the Company that is, directly or indirectly, a finance subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940) or other financing vehicle of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in connection with the issuance by that entity of preferred securities or other securities that are eligible to qualify for Tier 1 capital treatment (or its then equivalent) for purposes of the capital adequacy guidelines of the Federal Reserve, as then in effect and applicable to the Company (or, if the Company is not a bank holding company, such guidelines applied to the Company as if the Company were subject to such guidelines); provided, however, that the inability of the Company to treat all or any portion of the Additional Junior Indebtedness as Tier 1 capital shall not disqualify it as Additional Junior Indebtedness if such inability results from the Company having cumulative preferred stock, minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries, or any other class of security or interest which the Federal Reserve now or may hereafter accord Tier 1 capital treatment (including the Debentures) in excess of the amount which may qualify for treatment as Tier 1 capital under applicable capital adequacy guidelines.
Additional Senior Debt Facility means each indenture or other governing agreement with respect to any Additional Senior Debt.
Intercompany Subordination Agreement means an intercompany subordination agreement, dated as of even date with this Agreement, executed and delivered by each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries, and Agent, the form and substance of which is reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
CCAA Proceedings means the proceedings commenced by the Applicant under the CCAA as contemplated by the Initial Order;
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:
Subordinated Claims means the aggregate amount of all claims admitted in the winding up or dissolution of the Issuer which rank, or are expressed to rank, junior to claims in respect of the Senior Non-Preferred Notes or other Senior Non-Preferred Claims, including (without limitation) claims of creditors in respect of the Subordinated Notes, and the obligations of the Issuer which constitute, or would but for any applicable limitation on the amount of such capital constitute, Tier 2 Capital, Additional Tier 1 Capital (including, without limitation, the Issuer’s permanent interest bearing shares (if any)) or CET1 Capital (including the Issuer’s core capital deferred shares (if any)); and
Transaction Litigation has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(d).
Final Approval Order and Judgment means an order and judgment that the Court enters after the Final Approval Hearing, which finally approves the Settlement Agreement, certifies the Settlement Class, dismisses the Action with prejudice, and otherwise satisfies the settlement-related provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, and is consistent with all material provisions of this Agreement, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit 5.
Subordinated Claim means a Claim of the kind described in sections 726(a)(3) or 726(a)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code and/or Claims subordinated under sections 510(b) or 510(c) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Professional Judgement shall be defined as judgement that is informed by professional knowledge of curriculum expectations, context, evidence of learning, methods of instruction and assessment, and the criteria and standards that indicate success in student learning. In professional practice, judgement involves a purposeful and systematic thinking process that evolves in terms of accuracy and insight with ongoing reflection and self-correction.
resolution action means the decision to place an institution or entity referred to in point (b), (c) or (d) of Article 1(1) under resolution pursuant to Article 32 or 33, the application of a resolution tool, or the exercise of one or more resolution powers;