Anwar et al v. Fairfield Greenwich Limited et al

Filing 1569

FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that: 1. This Final Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice (the "Final Judgment") incorporates by reference the definitions in the Stipulation, and all terms used herein shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Stipulation. 2. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of the Action and over all parties to the Action, including all Settlement Class Members as further set forth in this order. 14. Except as to any individual claim of those Persons (identified in Exhibit 1 attached hereto), who pursuant to the Notice, timely requested exclusion from the Settlement Class before the April 1, 2016, deadline, the Action and all claims contained therein, as well as all of the Released Claims, are dismissed with prejudice as against each and all of the PwC Defendants. The parties are to bear their own costs, except as otherwise provided in the Stipulation as further set forth in this order. 21. The Court hereby grants Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel attorneys' fees of 30% of the $55,000,000 Settlement Fund and expenses in an amount of $1,810,819 together with the interest earned thereon for the same time period and at the same rate as that earned on the Settlement Fund. Said fees shall be allocated by Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel in a manner which, in their good- faith judgment, reflects each Plaintiff's Counsel's contribution to the institution, prosecution and resolution of the Action as further set forth in this order. 31. The Court expressly determines that there is no just reason for delay in entering this Final Judgment and directs the Clerk of the Court to enter this Final Judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b). 32. Without affecting the finality of this Final Judgment in any way, exclusive jurisdiction is hereby retained over the Settling Parties and the Settlement Class Members for all matters relating to the Action, including (i) the administration, interpretation, effectuation or enforcement of the Stipulation and this Final Judgment, (ii) disposition of the Settlement Fund; and (iii) any application for attorneys' fees, costs, interest, and reimbursement of expenses in the Action. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 5/6/2016) *** Party Pricewaterhousecoopers Bermuda, Pricewaterhousecoopers L.L.P., Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP (US), Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP Chartered Accountants, Pricewaterhouse Coopers Accountants N.V. and PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants Netherlands N.V. terminated. (lmb) Modified on 5/10/2016 (lmb). (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/10/2016: #1 right to appeal 1, #2 right to appeal 2) (lmb).

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FAIRFIELD GREENWICH LIMITED, et al.,

Master File No. 09 CV 118 (VM)

Defendants.
This Document Relates To: 09 cv 118 (VM)

FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE
This matter came before the Court for hearing pursuant to the Order Preliminarily
Approving Settlement and Providing for Notice of Proposed Settlement ("Preliminary Approval
Order"), dated January 7, 2016 (Dkt No. 1537), on the application of the Representative
Plaintiffs for approval of the Settlement set forth in the Stipulation of Settlement dated January
6, 2016 (the "Stipulation") (Dkt No. 1533). Due and adequate notice having been given of the
Settlement Class as required in said Preliminary Approval Order, and the Court having
considered all papers filed and proceedings held herein and otherwise being fully informed in the
premises and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND
DECREED that:
1.

This Final Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice (the "Final

Judgment") incorporates by reference the definitions in the Stipulation, and all terms used herein
shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Stipulation.
2.

This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of the Action and over all

parties to the Action, including all Settlement Class Members.

3.

The distribution of the Notice and the publication of the Summary Notice, as

provided for in the Preliminary Approval Order, constituted the best notice practicable under the
circumstances, including individual notice to all Settlement Class Members who could be
identified through reasonable effort. Said notices fully satisfied the requirements of Federal Rule
of Civil Procedure 23, Section 21D(a)(7) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C.

~78u-4(a)(7)),

the requirements

of due process, and any other applicable law.
4.

The PwC Defendants provided notice pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act of

2005, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1715, on March 4, 2016 (the "CAFA Notice"). The recipients ofthe CAFA
Notice shall have the right to be heard with respect to the Settlement for 90 days from that date,
through June 2, 2016, when this Final Judgment shall become effective if no such recipient has
requested to be heard.
5.

The Court finds that the prerequisites for a class action under Rule 23(a) and

(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have been satisfied for purposes of this Settlement
in that: (a) the number of Settlement Class Members is so numerous thatjoinder of all members
thereof is impracticable; (b) there are questions of law or fact common to the Settlement Class
that predominate over any individual questions; (c) the claims of the Representative Plaintiffs are
typical of the claims of the Settlement Class they seek to represent; (d) the Representative
Plaintiffs fairly and adequately represent the interests of the Settlement Class; and (e) a class
action is superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of this Action.
6.

Pursuant to Rule 23(a) and (b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the

Court hereby certifies the Action as a class action for purposes of this Settlement only, and

certifies as the Settlement Class all Persons who were Beneficial Owners of shares or limited

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partnership interests in the Funds as of December 10, 2008 (whether as holders ofrecord or
traceable to a shareholder or limited partner account of record), and who suffered a Net Loss of
principal invested in the Funds, excluding (i) those Persons who timely and validly requested
exclusion from this PwC Settlement Class; (ii) Fairfield Sigma Limited, (iii) Fairfield Lambda
Limited, (iv) any Settlement Class Member who has been dismissed from this Action with
prejudice or who is barred by prior judgment or settlement from asserting any of the claims
against the PwC Defendants set forth in the SCAC; and (v) the Defendants and any entity in
which the Defendants have a controlling interest, and the officers, directors, affiliates, legal
representatives, attorneys, immediate family members (as defined in 17 C.F.R. 240.16a-l(e)),
heirs, successors, subsidiaries and/or assigns of any such individual or entity in their capacity as
such (except for any of the Citco Defendants in their role as nominee or record shareholder for
any investor). The Citco Defendants solely in their capacity as nominee or record shareholder
for any investors in the Funds shall act in that capacity on behalf of Beneficial Owners who
participate in the Settlement.
7.

Pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this Court hereby

approves the Settlement set forth in the Stipulation and finds that said Settlement is, in all
respects, fair, reasonable and adequate to, and is in the best interests of, the Representative
Plaintiffs, the Settlement Class and each of the Settlement Class Members. This Court further
finds the Settlement set forth in the Stipulation is the result of good faith, arm's-length
negotiations between experienced counsel representing the interests of the Representative
Plaintiffs, Settlement Class Members and the PwC Defendants. Accordingly, the Settlement
embodied in the Stipulation is hereby approved in all respects and shall be consummated in

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accordance with its terms and provisions. The Settling Parties are hereby directed to perform the
terms of the Stipulation.
8.

In accordance with Paragraph A.l(g) of the Stipulation, for purposes of this Final

Judgment, the term "Claims" shall mean: any and all manner of claims, demands, rights, actions,
potential actions, causes of action, liabilities, duties, damages, losses, diminutions in value,
obligations, agreements, suits, fees, attorneys' fees, expert or consulting fees, debts, expenses,
costs, sanctions, judgments, decrees, matters, issues and controversies of any kind or nature
whatsoever, whether known or unknown, contingent or absolute, liquidated or not liquidated,
accrued or unaccrued, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, apparent or not
apparent, foreseen or unforeseen, matured or not matured, which now exist, or heretofore or
previously existed, or may hereafter exist (including, but not limited to, any claims arising under
federal, state or foreign law, common law, bankruptcy law, statute, rule, or regulation relating to
alleged fraud, breach of any duty, breach of any contract, negligence, fraudulent conveyance,
avoidance, violations of the federal securities laws, or otherwise), whether individual, class,
direct, derivative, representative, on behalf of others, legal, equitable, regulatory, governmental
or of any other type or in any other capacity.
9.

In accordance with Paragraph A.1 (kk) of the Stipulation, for purposes of this

Final Judgment, the term "Settling Party" shall mean any one of, and "Settling Parties" means all
of, the parties to the Stipulation, namely the PwC Defendants and the Representative Plaintiffs
on behalf of themselves and the Settlement Class.
10.

In accordance with Paragraph A.l(bb) of the Stipulation, for purposes of this

Final Judgment, the term "Released Parties" shall mean: (i) each of the PwC Defendants and
PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, their respective past, present and future, direct or

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indirect, parent entities, subsidiaries, and other affiliates, predecessors and successors of each
and all such entities, and each and all of their foregoing entities' respective past, present, and
future directors, officers, employees, partners (in the broadest concept of that term), alleged
partners, stockholders, members and owners, attorneys, advisors, consultants, trustees, insurers,
co-insurers, reinsurers, representatives, and assigns; (ii) to the extent not included in (i) above,
any and all persons, firms, trusts, corporations, and other entities in which any of the PwC
Defendants has a financial interest or was a founder, settler or creator of the entity, and, in their
capacity as such, any and all officers, directors, employees, trustees, beneficiaries, settlers,
creators, attorneys, consultants, agents, or representatives of any such person, firm, trust,
corporation or other entity; and (iii) in their capacity as such, the legal representatives, heirs,
executors, and administrators of any of the foregoing.
11.

In accordance with Paragraph A.l(cc) of the Stipulation, for purposes of this Final

Judgment, the term "Releasing Parties" shall mean: the Representative Plaintiffs, each and every
member of the Settlement Class and each of their respective predecessors, successors, assigns,
parents, subsidiaries and other affiliates, officers, directors, employees, partners, members,
managers, owners, trustees, beneficiaries, advisors, consultants, insurers, reinsurers,
stockholders, investors, nominees, custodians, attorneys, heirs, representatives, administrators,
executors, devisees, legatees, and estates.
12.

In accordance with Paragraph A.l(aa) of the Stipulation, for purposes of this Final

Judgment, the term "Released Claims" shall mean: any and all Claims, including Unknown
Claims, that have been, could have been, or in the future can or might be asserted in any federal,
state or foreign court, tribunal, forum or proceeding by on or behalf of any of the Releasing

Parties against any one or more of the Released Parties, whether any such Released Parties were

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named, served with process, or appeared in the Action, which have arisen, could have arisen,
arise now, or hereafter arise out of or relate in any manner to the allegations, facts, events,
matters, acts, occurrences, statements, representations, misrepresentations, omissions, or any
other matter, thing or cause whatsoever, or any series thereof, embraced, involved, at issue, or set
forth in, or referred to or otherwise related in any way, directly or indirectly, to: (i) the Action,
and the allegations, claims, defenses, and counterclaims asserted in the Action, (ii) auditing or
reviewing the financial statements of any of the Funds, (iii) marketing and/or selling of the
Funds by one or more of the PwC Defendants and/or the Released Parties, (iv) any disclosures or
failures to disclose, by one or more of the PwC Defendants and/or the Released Parties, with
respect to one or more of the Funds and/or the PwC Defendants and/or BLMIS, (v) any
fiduciary, contractual, common law or other obligations of one or more of the PwC Defendants
and/or the Released Parties (to the extent such duties existed) related to the Funds and/or the
Settlement Class Members, (vi) any other services provided to any of the Funds and/or BLMIS
by one or more of the PwC Defendants and/or the Released Parties, (vii) due diligence by one or
more of the PwC Defendants and/or the Released Parties related to the Funds and/or BLMIS,
(viii) purchases of, sales of (or decisions not to sell), or fees paid in relation to, direct or indirect
investments in one or more of the Funds, (ix) any direct or indirect investment in BLMIS, or (x)
any claims in connection with, based upon, arising out of, or relating to the subject matter of the
Settlement (excluding only claims to enforce the terms of the Settlement).
13.

In accordance with Paragraph A.1 (II) of the Stipulation, for purposes of this Final

Judgment, the term "Unknown Claims" shall mean: all claims, demands, rights, liabilities, and
causes of action of every nature and description which any Settlement Class Member does not
know or suspect to exist in his, her or its favor at the time of the release of the Released Parties

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which, if known by him, her or it, might have affected his, her or its settlement with and release
of the Released Parties, or might have affected his, her or its decision not to opt-out or object to
this Settlement. With respect to any and all Released Claims, the Settling Parties stipulate and
agree that, upon the Effective Date, the Representative Plaintiffs shall expressly waive, and each
of the Settlement Class Members shall be deemed to have waived, and by operation of the Final
Judgment shall have waived, the provisions, rights and benefits of California Civil Code§ 1542,
which provides:
A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not
know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the
release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or
her settlement with the debtor.
The Representative Plaintiffs shall expressly waive and each of the Settlement Class Members
shall be deemed to have, and by operation of the Final Judgment shall have, expressly waived
any and all provisions, rights and benefits conferred by any law of any state, territory, country or
principle of common law, which is similar, comparable or equivalent to California Civil Code §
1542. Settlement Class Members may hereafter discover facts in addition to or different from
those which he, she or it now knows or believes to be true with respect to the subject matter of
the Released Claims, but the Representative Plaintiffs shall expressly fully, finally and forever
settle and release, and each Settlement Class Member, upon the Effective Date, shall be deemed
to have, and by operation of the Final Judgment shall have, fully, finally and forever settled and
released, any and all Released Claims, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, contingent
of non-contingent, whether or not concealed or hidden, which now exist, or heretofore have
existed, upon any theory of law or equity now existing or coming into existence in the future,
including, but not limited to, conduct which is negligent, intentional, with or without malice, or a
breach of any fiduciary, contractual, or other duty, law or rule, without regard to the subsequent

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discovery or existence of such different or additional facts. The Representative Plaintiffs
acknowledge, and the Settlement Class Members shall be deemed by operation of the Final
Judgment to have acknowledged, that the foregoing waiver was separately bargained for and a
key element of the Settlement of which this release is a part.
14.

Except as to any individual claim of those Persons (identified in Exhibit 1

attached hereto), who pursuant to the Notice, timely requested exclusion from the Settlement
Class before the April 1, 2016, deadline, the Action and all claims contained therein, as well as
all of the Released Claims, are dismissed with prejudice as against each and all of the PwC
Defendants. The parties are to bear their own costs, except as otherwise provided in the
Stipulation.
15.

The Releasing Parties, on behalf of themselves, their successors and assigns, and

any other Person claiming (now or in the future) through or on behalf of them, regardless of
whether any such Releasing Party ever seeks or obtains by any means, including without
limitation by submitting a Proof of Claim, any disbursement from the Settlement Fund, shall be
deemed to have, and by operation of this Final Judgment shall have, fully, finally, and forever
released, relinquished, and discharged all Released Claims (including Unknown Claims) against
the Released Parties and shall have covenanted not to sue the Released Parties with respect to all
such Released Claims, and shall be permanently barred and enjoined from asserting,
commencing, prosecuting, instituting, assisting, instigating, or in any way participating in the
commencement or prosecution of any action or other proceeding, in any forum, asserting any
Released Claim, either directly, representatively, derivatively, or in any other capacity, against
any of the Released Parties. Nothing contained herein shall, however, bar the Releasing Parties

from bringing any action or claim to enforce the terms of the Stipulation or this Final Judgment.

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16.

This release does not include any claims asserted or which may be asserted by the

Funds, or the Trustee or Liquidator of the Funds, or in the proceedings entitled (i) New
Greenwich Litigation Trustee, LLC, as Successor Trustee of Greenwich Sentry, L.P. Litigation
Trust v. Citco Fund Services (Europe) BV, et al., New York County Clerk's Index No.
600469/2009; (ii) New Greenwich Litigation Trustee, LLC, as Successor Trustee of Greenwich
Sentry Partners, L.P. Litigation Trust v. Citco Fund Services (Europe) BV, et al., New York
County Clerk's Index No. 600498/2009; (iii) Krys et al. v PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants
N. V. et al., Rb. Amsterdam HAZA 201210863, Case No. 521460; and (iv) Fairfield Sentry et al.
v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP et al., Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Court File No. CV-12454648; provided, however, that to the extent that any such claims have been or may be asserted,
nothing in this paragraph or any provision herein shall prevent the Released Parties from
asserting any defenses or raising any argument as to liability or damages with respect to such
claims or, with the exception of the provisions of~ 4 of the Stipulation, prevent the Released
Parties from asserting any rights, remedies or claims against the Funds or in the pending (though
dismissed) derivative litigation.
17.

The Released Parties, on behalf of themselves, their heirs, executors,

predecessors, successors and assigns, shall be deemed to have, and by operation of this Final
Judgment shall have, fully, finally, and forever released, relinquished, and discharged each and
all of the Representative Plaintiffs, Settlement Class Members and Plaintiffs' Counsel from all
Claims which arise out of, concern or relate to the institution, prosecution, settlement or
dismissal of the Action (the "PwC Defendant Released Claims"), and shall be permanently
enjoined from prosecuting the PwC Defendant Released Claims against the Representative
Plaintiffs, Settlement Class Members and Plaintiffs' Counsel. Nothing contained herein shall,

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however, bar the PwC Defendants and the Released Parties from bringing any action or claim to
enforce the terms of the Stipulation or this Final Judgment.
18.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, all Persons, including without limitation

the Citco Defendants, FG Defendants and GlobeOp, shall be permanently enjoined, barred and
restrained from bringing, commencing, prosecuting or asserting any claims, actions, or causes of
action for contribution, indemnity or otherwise against any of the Released Parties seeking as
damages or otherwise the recovery of all or any part of any liability, judgment or settlement
which they pay or are obligated to pay or agree to pay to the Settlement Class or any Settlement
Class Member arising out of, relating to or concerning any acts, facts, statements or omissions
that were or could have been alleged in the Action, whether arising under state, federal or foreign
law as claims, cross-claims, counterclaims, third-party claims or otherwise, in the Court or any
other federal, state, or foreign court, or in any arbitration proceeding, administrative agency
proceeding, tribunal, or any other proceeding or forum.
19.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Released Parties shall be permanently

enjoined, barred and restrained from bringing, commencing, prosecuting or asserting any claims,
actions, or causes of action for contribution, indemnity or otherwise against any of the Citco
Defendants, FG Defendants, and GlobeOp, seeking as damages or otherwise, the recovery of all
or any part of any liability, judgment or settlement, which they pay or are obligated to pay or
agree to pay to the Settlement Class or any Settlement Class Member arising out of, relating to or
concerning any acts, facts, statements or omissions that were or could have been alleged in the
Action, whether arising under state, federal or foreign law as claims, cross-claims,
counterclaims, third-party claims or otherwise, in the Court or any other federal, state, or foreign
court, or in any arbitration proceeding, administrative agency proceeding, tribunal, or any other

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proceeding or forum. The Released Parties shall further waive all rights to seek recovery on
claims for contribution or indemnity that they hold or may hold against the Funds or any party
indemnified by the Funds, the FG Defendants, GlobeOp, and the Citco Defendants for any
expenses incurred or amounts paid in settlement or otherwise in connection with the Action.
Nothing in this paragraph precludes the PwC Defendants from arguing that the settlement
proceeds in this case are an offset against claims that may be made against them in other
proceedings. Any final verdict or judgment that may be obtained by one or more of the
Representative Plaintiffs or one or more of the other Settlement Class Members, whether
individually or on behalf of a class, against one or other Persons barred from seeking
contribution pursuant to this Final Judgment (a "Non-Dismissed Defendant Judgment") shall be
reduced, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by the greater of (i) the amount that
corresponds to the percentage ofresponsibility attributed to the Released Parties under the NonDismissed Defendant Judgment; and (ii) the gross monetary consideration provided to such
Representative Plaintiff or other Settlement Class Member or Members pursuant to this
Stipulation.
20.

The Court hereby finds that the proposed Plan of Allocation is a fair and

reasonable method to allocate the Net Settlement Fund among Settlement Class Members and
directs that Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel implement the Plan of Allocation in accordance with the
terms of the Stipulation.
21.

The Court hereby grants Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel attorneys' fees of30% of the

$55,000,000 Settlement Fund and expenses in an amount of $1,810,819 together with the interest
earned thereon for the same time period and at the same rate as that earned on the Settlement

Fund. Said fees shall be allocated by Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel in a manner which, in their good-

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faith judgment, reflects each Plaintiff's Counsel's contribution to the institution, prosecution and
resolution of the Action. The Court finds that the amount of fees awarded is fair and reasonable
under the percentage-of-recovery method and the factors described in Goldberger v. Integrated
Resources, Inc., 209 F.3d 43, 50 (2d Cir. 2000). Those factors include the following: the (1)
time and labor expended by Plaintiffs' Counsel; (2) the magnitude and complexities of the
Action; (3) the risk of continued litigation; (4) the quality of representation; ( 5) the requested fee
in relation to the Settlement; (6) the experience and ability of the attorneys; (7) awards in similar
cases; (8) the contingent nature of the representation and the result obtained for the Settlement
Class; and (9) public policy considerations. See Goldberger, 209 F.3d at 50.
22.

The Court finds that the amount of fees awarded is fair and reasonable in light of

the time and labor required, the novelty and difficulty of the case, the skill required to prosecute
the case, the experience and ability of the attorneys, awards in similar cases, the contingent
nature of the representation and the result obtained for the Settlement Class.
23.

The awarded attorneys' fees and expenses, and interest earned thereon, shall be

paid to Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel from the Settlement Fund, together with interest accrued on such
amount from the date of such order to the date of payment at the same rate as earned on the
Settlement Fund, subject to the terms, conditions, and obligations of the Stipulation.
24.

Neither the Stipulation nor the Settlement contained therein, nor any act

performed or document executed pursuant to or in furtherance of the Stipulation or the
Settlement: (a) is or may be deemed to be or may be used as an admission, concession, or
evidence of, the validity or invalidity of any Released Claims, the truth or falsity of any fact
alleged by the Representative Plaintiffs, the sufficiency or deficiency of any defense that has
been or could have been asserted in the Action, or of any wrongdoing, liability, negligence or

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fault of the PwC Defendants, the Released Parties, or any of them; (b) is or may be deemed to be
or may be used as an admission of, or evidence of, any fault or misrepresentation or omission
with respect to any statement or written document attributed to, approved or made by any of the
PwC Defendants or Released Parties in any civil, criminal or administrative proceeding in any
court, administrative agency or other tribunal; (c) is or may be deemed to be or shall be used,
offered or received against the Settling Parties or the Released Parties, or each or any of them, as
an admission, concession or evidence of the validity or invalidity of the Released Claims, the
infirmity or strength of any claim raised in the Action, the truth or falsity of any fact alleged by
the Representative Plaintiffs, Named Plaintiffs or the Settlement Class, or the availability or lack
of availability of meritorious defenses to the claims raised in the Action; and/or (d) is or may be
deemed to be or shall construed as or received in evidence as an admission or concession against
the Settling Parties or the Released Parties, or each or any of them, that any of Representative
Plaintiffs' or Settlement Class Members' claims are with or without merit, that a litigation class
should or should not be certified, that damages recoverable under the SCAC would have been
greater or less than the Settlement Amount or that the consideration to be given pursuant to the
Stipulation represents an amount equal to, less than or greater than the amount which could have
or would have been recovered after trial.
25.

The Settling Parties may file the Stipulation and/or this Final Judgment in any

other action that may be brought against them in order to support a defense or counterclaim
based on principles of res judicata, collateral estoppel, full faith and credit, release, good faith
settlement, judgment bar or reduction or any other theory of claim preclusion or issue preclusion
or similar defense or counterclaim.

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26.

The Court finds that during the course of the Action, the Settling Parties and their

respective counsel at all times complied with the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 11.
27.

In the event that the Settlement does not become effective in accordance with the

terms of the Stipulation or the Effective Date does not occur, or in the event that the Settlement
Fund, or any portion thereof, is returned to the Settling Defendants in accordance with the terms
of the Stipulation, then this Final Judgment shall be vacated and rendered null and void to the
extent provided by and in accordance with the Stipulation and, in such event, all orders entered
and releases delivered in connection herewith shall be null and void to the extent provided by
and in accordance with the Stipulation.
28.

The foregoing orders solely regarding~~ 17-19, the Plan of Allocation(~ 20) or

request for payment of fees and reimbursement of expenses

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21-22), shall in no way disturb or

affect this Final Judgment and shall be separate and apart from this Final Judgment.
29.

Any Settlement Class Member who has submitted a Request for Exclusion shall

not be deemed to have submitted to the jurisdiction of any Court in the United States for any
matter on account of such submission, and any Settlement Class Member who has submitted or
submits a Proof of Claim thereby submits to the jurisdiction of this Court with respect only to the
subject matter of such Proof of Claim and all determinations made by this Court thereon and
shall not be deemed to have submitted to the jurisdiction of this Court or of any court in the
United States for any other matter on account of such submission.
30.

Except where a Settlement Class Member who has submitted a Request for

Exclusion commences or otherwise prosecutes a Released Claim against a Released Party, all
information submitted by a Settlement Class Member in a Request for Exclusion or a Proof of

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Claim shall be treated as confidential protected information and may not be disclosed by the
Claims Administrator, its affiliates or the Setting Parties to any third party absent a further order
of this Court upon a showing of necessity, and any such information that is submitted to the
Court shall be filed under seal.
31.

The Court expressly determines that there is no just reason for delay in entering

this Final Judgment and directs the Clerk of the Court to enter this Final Judgment pursuant to
Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b).
32.

Without affecting the finality of this Final Judgment in any way, exclusive

jurisdiction is hereby retained over the Settling Parties and the Settlement Class Members for all
matters relating to the Action, including (i) the administration, interpretation, effectuation or
enforcement of the Stipulation and this Final Judgment, (ii) disposition of the Settlement Fund;
and (iii) any application for attorneys' fees, costs, interest, and reimbursement of expenses in the
Action.

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