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Submit a Claim Form Postmarked No Later Than December 14, 2023.
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This is the only way to be potentially eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement Fund. If you are a Settlement Class Member and you remain in the Settlement Class, you will be bound by the Settlement as approved by the Court and by the release of claims against Defendants and other Released Defendant Parties, so it is in your interest to submit a Claim Form.
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Exclude Yourself from the Settlement Class by Submitting a Written Request for Exclusion so that it is Received No Later Than November 16, 2023.
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If you exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will not be eligible to receive any payment from the Settlement Fund. This is the only option that allows you to be part of any other lawsuit against any of the Defendants or the other Released Defendant Parties concerning the Released Claims.
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Object to the Settlement by Submitting a Written Objection so that it is Received No Later Than November 16, 2023.
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If you do not like the proposed Settlement, the proposed Plan of Allocation, or the request for attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of Litigation Expenses, you may write to the Court and explain why you do not like them. You cannot object to the Settlement, the Plan of Allocation or the fee and expense request unless you are a Settlement Class Member and do not exclude yourself from the Settlement Class.
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Attend a Hearing on December 7, 2023, and File a Notice of Intention to Appear so that it is Received No Later Than November 16, 2023.
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Filing a written objection and notice of intention to appear by November 16, 2023, allows you to speak in Court, at the discretion of the Court, about the fairness of the proposed Settlement, the Plan of Allocation, and/or the request for attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of Litigation Expenses. If you submit a written objection, you may (but you do not have to) attend the hearing and, at the discretion of the Court, speak to the Court about your objection.
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Do Nothing.
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If you are a member of the Settlement Class and you do not submit a valid Claim Form, you will not be eligible to receive any payment from the Settlement Fund. You will, however, remain a member of the Settlement Class, which means that you give up your right to sue about the claims that are resolved by the Settlement and you will be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action.
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