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Case 2:10-md-02179-CJB-SS Document 6267-1 Filed 04/18/12 Page 7 of 53 Rules Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 .......................................................................................................... 2, 29, 32, 34 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(3)........................................................................................................... 29, 33 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(c)(2) ........................................................................................................... 29, 33 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(c)(2)(B) ......................................................................................... 29, 30, 31, 33 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(c)(3) ................................................................................................................. 30 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e) ................................................................................................... 14, 15, 29, 33 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e)(1) ............................................................................................................. 1, 33 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e)(2) ................................................................................................................. 15 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e)(3) ................................................................................................................... 5 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(g) ..................................................................................................................... 28 vi
Case 2:10-md-02179-CJB-SS Document 6267-1 Filed 04/18/12 Page 8 of 53 INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, and Defendants BP Exploration & Production Inc. and BP America Production Company (collectively, “BP”) jointly move for preliminary approval of the proposed Medical Benefits Class Action Settlement. For nearly ten months, the parties have engaged in intense, arms‟ length settlement negotiations. After numerous proposals and counter-proposals, these negotiations have resulted in a proposed Settlement that is more than “fair, reasonable, and adequate.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e)(2). 1 The proposed Settlement resolves the claims of clean-up workers and certain residents of specified Gulf Coast beachfront and wetlands areas for certain bodily and/or personal injuries arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and response activities. The proposed Settlement provides a range of benefits to qualifying class members, including: Compensation for Specified Physical Conditions claimed to be caused by exposure to oil and/or dispersants; A comprehensive Periodic Medical Consultation Program providing regular medical examinations and tests to class members every three years over a 21-year period; Preservation of class members‟ rights to sue BP for compensatory damages for physical conditions that manifest at a later date; and A transparent and efficient claims administration process. In addition, the proposed Settlement establishes a Gulf Region Health Outreach Program that will benefit both class members and other residents of coastal areas of the Gulf States, providing $105 million over five years to integrated programs designed to improve healthcare capacity and health literacy in the region. 1 Terms with initial capital letters used in this Memorandum have the meanings ascribed to the fully capitalized rendering of such terms in the Medical Benefits Class Action Settlement Agreement. In addition, Class, Class Members, Medical Settlement Agreement (or Agreement), and Settlement are also used herein to refer, respectively, to the Medical Benefits Settlement Class, the Medical Benefits Settlement Class Members, the Medical Benefits Class Action Settlement Agreement, and the Medical Benefits Class Action Settlement.
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Legal notice Legal notice Deepwater
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Deepwater Case Horizon 2:10-md-0217
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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(d) Any person who was on the Deepw
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elements of each Medical Benefits S
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class any member who requests exclu
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Settlement Class Notice in accordan
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enclosing a copy of his or her driv
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