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<br />doubt, any entify acquired, orjoint venture entered into, by Janssen after theEffective Date is nof a ReieaseO fntity.
<br />24' "Releasors" m:an: (r) the State; (2) eachparticipating Subdivision; and (3) withoutlimitation and to the maximu* .*t.nt_orthe powei oi-trr. stut.,s Attorney Generaland/or participating subdivision to rerease th; ci;il;,"(a) the state,s andParticipating subdivision's depaftments, agencies, divisions, boards, commissions,Subdivisions, districts, instrumentarities'oiany r.i"J""a'"norneys, incruding itsAttorney Generar, and any person in their "mli"i."p".-ity whether elected orappointed to serve any ofthe foregoing "."d;;t;g;;,'person, or other entirvctaiming by or throush any ofthe"!.."E"1"g, .o);il;1il;;;;iil, #;l;,"',instrumenrarities, pubric eiucationar initrt,ii*i,;;;;p".ared districts, firedistricts, irrigation districts, water Jisfi"tr, tu*.nro.."r.n, districts, emergencyservices districts, school districts, hospital distri"t.
<br />""Joiher subdivisions in thestate, and (c) any person or entity acting i"
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<br />"irt'em participate in theAgreement' The inclusion of a specific reference to atypeof entity in this definitionshall not be construed as.meaning that the entity i, noi'uTuudivision. In addition tobeing a Releasor as. provided rt.[in, u Rarticipating iuuoinirion shall also providethe settlement Partiiipation Form ."f...n."d i; S.Z;;;vII providing for a releaseto the fullest extent of the participating Subdivision,s authority, which shal beattached as an exhibit to the Agreement. The State's attoin.v General represents thathe or she has or has obtaineo til'" uutt o.ity set rorth inihe Representation andWarranty subsection of Section IV.
<br />' "settlement Fund' means the interest-bearing fund established under the Agreementinto which at Net settrement amount payments by Janssen are made.
<br />' "settlement Fund Administratol" means the entity that calculates the allocation ofpayments under s"^"ri:n vI of this Agreement, and administers and distributesamounts from the settlement Fund. idetaileddesc.ipir"^"r,ne settlement FundAdministrator's duties, incruding a d"tuired mechanis'm for paying the settrementFund Administrator's fees and 6ttr, .rturr u" upp.io.J i" ,rr. Agreement as Exhibit
<br />"settlement participation Form" means the form attached as Exhibit B thatParticipating Subdivisions must.*"*t, and return to run.r"n and the State ofwashington' and which shall (l) male such.p"nrcip"ri"gl"uuoirri.ions signatories tothis Agreem ent, (2) incrude
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<br />""J ."mprete rerease Jr""y and of suchSubdivision's craims,.and (3) require the prompt dismissar with prejudice of anyReleased craims that have t".n hr.o ay uny such participating Subdivision.
<br />"special District" means a formar and regaily recognized sub-entity of the State thatis authorized by State raw to p.ouiJ. on" o,. i tiritla nrn,l.. of designated
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