Common use of NOTICE TO THE SETTLEMENT CLASS Clause in Contracts

NOTICE TO THE SETTLEMENT CLASS. 8.1. Upon Preliminary Approval, and as the Court may direct, each Settling Defendant shall cause notice of the settlement embodied herein (the "Initial Notice") to be given to the members of the Settlement Class. 8.2. The Initial Notice to Settlement Class members shall inform them as follows: The allocation of the Settlement Fund to specific uses or among particular claimants has not been determined. Future allocation and distribution of the Settlement Fund will be administered by the Settlement Fund Board. The Board shall be comprised of representatives appointed by the Attorneys General of certain settling states and by Settlement Class Counsel with the approval of the Court, and it shall include representatives of the public health community. The Board shall be responsible for recommending and implementing guidelines and procedures for the administration of claims. The Settlement Agreement does not specify any particular allocation of Settlement proceeds. Settlement Class members will be given notice and an opportunity to be heard and make suggestions regarding allocation before any final allocation or distribution decisions are made. 8.3. The Initial Notice, in a form to be approved by the Court, shall be disseminated as provided in this Section 8 over the course of a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the Initial Notice Date, subject to approval by the Court. 8.4. At the end of each successive three-year interval during the term of this Agreement ("Subsequent Notice Dates"), each Settling Defendant shall cause notice of the settlement embodied herein (the "Subsequent Notice") to be given to the members of the Settlement Class. 8.5. Each Subsequent Notice, in a form to be approved by the Court, shall be disseminated over the course of four periods each not to exceed sixty (60) days from each applicable Subsequent Notice Date.