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29. 30 31. 32. functions,,including but not limited to school districts, fire districts, healthcare &hospital districts, and emergency services districts. 'ostate" means the State of Washington. "state outside and Inside counser Fees and costs,, means fees and costs of thewashington Attorney Genera|s office and state outside counser. ustate outside counser" means Nix patterson, LLp and whitten Burrage, who wereengaged by the washington Attorney Generarrs office ro, iiot" of washington v.Johnson & Johnson, et ar.,Kingcounty Superior court, cause No. 20-2-00r g4-8SEA. "subdivision" means a formar and regaty recognized sub-entity of the state thatprovides generar governance ror a aelRneo;.;;;i"-Jrdi", ".d*r, city, town,village, or similar entity. Unless otherwisl specified, ,,subdivision,, includes allfunctional counties and other functional levels of sub-entities of the state thatprovide general governance for a define d area.Historic, non-functioning sub-entitiesof the state are not Subdivisions, unlessihe entity has dled a lawsuit that includes aReleased claim against a Rereased entity in u aii"it,-i)r*, i*rr", or any other friill?j: For purposes of this Agreemeni, the rerm d,iuai"irii" arso incrudes speciar ilI. fniunctive Relief A g*niuittf part of the consent Judgment, the Parties agree to the injunctive relief terms attached as IV. Release scope' As of the Effective Date, the Released Entities will be released and foreverdischarged from allofthe Releasors'n"t.ur"o claims. Thestate of washington (for itselfand its Releasors) and each?articipating Subdivisionir"rli*ir"nd its Releasors) will, on orbefore the Effective Date, absoluteij, u-iconditionally, unai.."uo.ably covenant not robring, file, or craim, or to cause, urrlrt rn bringing, ";;;;;; be brought, fired, or craimed,or to otherwise seek to establish liability for a-nyflere;J-diln,, against any ReleasedEntity in any forum whatsoever. rn"."i"ures provided for in the egreemeniare inienoeo uythe Parties to be broad and shall u9 i"l.ip..ted so as to give the Released Entities thebroadest possible bar against uny riuuirit| relating in any way to Released claims and extendto the full extent ofthe power ofthe State and its Attorney General to release claims. TheRelease shall be a complete bar to uny R.t.ur"d Claim. Clqim Over and Non-party Settlement. I ' statement of Intent.It is the intent of the parties that: B. 6