Released Plaintiffs Claims” means all claims, debts, demands, rights, or causes of action of every nature and description, whether known claims or Unknown Claims, whether arising under federal, state, local, statutory, common, or foreign law, that Lead Plaintiffs or any other member of the Settlement Class asserted in the Complaint or could have asserted in any forum that arise out of or are based upon those allegations, transactions, facts, matters or occurrences, representations or omissions involved, set forth, or referred to in the Complaint that occurred prior to the collapse of the Fundão Dam on November 5, 2015 and that relate to the purchase or acquisition of Vale common or preferred ADRs during the Class Period. For the avoidance of doubt, Released Plaintiffs’ Claims do not include: (i) any claims relating to the enforcement of the Settlement; and (ii) any claims of any person or entity who or which submits a request for exclusion that is accepted by the Court.
Settled Claims means any and all claims, debts, demands, rights or causes of action 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 federal, state, local, statutory or common law, or any other law, rule or regulation, whether foreign or domestic, fixed or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, at law or in equity, matured or unmatured, foreseen or unforeseen, whether class or individual in nature, including both known claims and Unknown Claims (as defined below), (i) that have been asserted in this Action by the Class Members or any of them against any of the Released Parties (whether pleaded in the Complaint or not), or (ii) that could have been asserted from the beginning of time to the end of time in any forum by the Class Members or any of them against any of the Released Parties, which arise out of, relate in any way to, or are based upon the allegations, transactions, facts, matters or occurrences, representations or omissions involved in, set forth in, or referred to, or that could have been asserted in the Complaint and relate to the purchase, sale, transfer or acquisition of securities of Priceline.com during the Class Period, or any actions, representations or omissions that were alleged or might have been alleged to affect the price of publicly traded securities of Priceline.com during the Class Period. Notwithstanding the prior sentence, “Settled Claims” does not include any claims Class Members may have against Deloitte in its capacity as the
Settled Defendants means, in respect of each Proceeding, any Defendant (excluding the Settling Defendants) that executes its own settlement agreement with the Plaintiffs in that Proceeding and whose settlement agreement becomes effective in accordance with its terms, whether or not such settlement agreement is in existence at the Date of Execution.
Lead Plaintiff means Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx.
Plaintiffs means Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx X’Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx.
Lead Plaintiffs Counsel” means Elizabeth Cabraser of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann
Settlement Class Members means a member of a Settlement Class.
Defendants means all of the Individual Defendants and the Corporate Defendants, individually, collectively, or in any combination.
Class Members means all individuals in the Settlement Class, including the Class Representatives.
Released Claims means all Released Defendants’ Claims and all Released Plaintiffs’ Claims.
Settlement Class Member means a member of a Settlement Class.