Effect of Agreement if Settlement Is Not Approved. This Agreement is entered into only for the purpose of Settlement. In the event that certification of the Settlement Classes, preliminary or final approval of the Settlement, or any other order necessary to effectuate this Settlement is denied, or if the Court or a reviewing court takes any action to impair or reduce the scope or effectiveness of the Releases set forth in Section 3.6 herein, or to impose greater or lesser financial or other burdens on SafeRent than those contemplated in this Settlement, then this Settlement shall be void ab initio, shall have no force or effect, and shall impose no obligations on the Parties except that the Parties (i) will be prohibited from using this Settlement and any settlement and mediation communications as evidence in the Litigation and (ii) agree to cooperate in asking the Court to set a reasonable schedule for the resumption of the Litigation; and (iii) the Settlement Administrator will be paid from the advance made by SafeRent for any work completed, and the balance of the advance will be returned to SafeRent. The intent of the previous sentence is that, in the event that a necessary approval is denied, the Parties will revert to their positions immediately before the execution of this Agreement, and the Litigation will resume without prejudice to any party. In the event of such a reversion, the Parties agree that no class will be deemed to have been certified, and that the proposed or actual certification of any settlement class will not be urged or considered as a factor in any subsequent litigation over the certification of a litigation class or classes, and that no Claims have been released.
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Sources: Class Action Settlement Agreement, Class Action Settlement Agreement
Effect of Agreement if Settlement Is Not Approved. This Agreement is entered into only for the purpose of Settlement. In the event that certification of the Settlement ClassesClass, preliminary or final approval of the Settlement, or any other order necessary to effectuate this Settlement is denied, or if the Court or a reviewing court takes any action to impair or reduce the scope or effectiveness of the Releases set forth in Section 3.6 3.4 herein, or to impose greater or lesser financial or other burdens on SafeRent Mercury than those contemplated in this Settlement, then this Settlement shall be void ab initio, shall have no force or effect, and shall impose no obligations on the Parties except that the Parties (i) will be prohibited from using this Settlement and any settlement and mediation communications as evidence in the Litigation and (ii) agree to cooperate in asking the Court to set a reasonable schedule for the resumption of the Litigation; and (iii) the Settlement Administrator will be paid from the advance made by SafeRent for any work completed, and the balance of the advance will be returned to SafeRent. The intent of the previous sentence is that, in the event that a necessary approval is denied, the Parties will revert to their positions immediately before the execution of this Agreement, and the Litigation will resume without prejudice to any party, including as to any pending motion to dismiss. In the event of such a reversion, the Parties agree that no class will be deemed to have been certified, and that the proposed or actual certification of any settlement class will not be urged or considered as a factor in any subsequent litigation over the certification of a litigation class or classes, and that no Claims have been released.
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Sources: Class Action Settlement Agreement
Effect of Agreement if Settlement Is Not Approved. This Agreement is entered into only for the purpose of Settlement. In the event that certification of the Settlement ClassesClass, preliminary or final approval of the Settlement, or any other order necessary to effectuate this Settlement is denied, or if the Court or a reviewing court takes any action to impair or reduce the scope or effectiveness of the Releases set forth in Section 3.6 3.4 herein, or to impose greater or lesser financial or other burdens on SafeRent Evolve than those contemplated in this Settlement, then this Settlement shall be void ab initio, shall have no force or effect, and shall impose no obligations on the Parties except that the Parties (i) will be prohibited from using this Settlement and any settlement and mediation communications as evidence in the Litigation and (ii) agree to cooperate in asking the Court to set a reasonable schedule for the resumption of the Litigation; and (iii) the Settlement Administrator will be paid from the advance made by SafeRent for any work completed, and the balance of the advance will be returned to SafeRent. The intent of the previous sentence is that, in the event that a necessary approval is denied, the Parties will revert to their positions immediately before the execution of this Agreement, and the Litigation will resume without prejudice to any party, including as to any pending motion to dismiss. In the event of such a reversion, the Parties agree that no class will be deemed to have been certified, and that the proposed or actual certification of any settlement class will not be urged or considered as a factor in any subsequent litigation over the certification of a litigation class or classes, and that no Claims have been released.
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Sources: Class Action Settlement Agreement