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<br /> 8. The Governmental Entity, as a Participating Subdivision, hereby becomes a Releasor for
<br /> all purposes in the Janssen Settlement, including but not limited to all provisions of
<br /> Section IV(Release), and along with all departments, agencies, divisions,boards,
<br /> commissions, districts, instrumentalities of any kind and attorneys, and any person in
<br /> their official capacity elected or appointed to serve any of the foregoing and any agency,
<br /> person, or other entity claiming by or through any of the foregoing, and any other entity
<br /> identified in the definition of Releasor,provides for a release to the fullest extent of its
<br /> authority.As a Releasor,the Governmental Entity hereby absolutely,unconditionally,
<br /> and irrevocably covenants not to bring, file, or claim, or to cause, assist or permit to be
<br /> brought, filed, or claimed, or to otherwise seek to establish liability for any Released
<br /> Claims against any Released Entity in any forum whatsoever. The releases provided for
<br /> in the Janssen Settlement are intended by the Parties to be broad and shall be interpreted
<br /> so as to give the Released Entities the broadest possible bar against any liability relating
<br /> in any way to Released Claims and extend to the full extent of the power of the
<br /> Governmental Entity to release claims. The Janssen Settlement shall be a complete bar to
<br /> any Released Claim.
<br /> 9. In connection with the releases provided for in the Janssen Settlement, each
<br /> Governmental Entity expressly waives,releases, and forever discharges any andall
<br /> provisions,rights, and benefits conferred by any law of any state or territory of the
<br /> United States or other jurisdiction, or principle of common law,which is similar,
<br /> comparable, or equivalent to § 1542 of the California Civil Code,which reads:
<br /> General Release; extent.A general release does not extend to claims that
<br /> the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or
<br /> her favor at the time of executing the release that, if known by him or her,
<br /> would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or
<br /> released parry.
<br /> A Releasor may hereafter discover facts other than or different from those which it
<br /> knows,believes, or assumes to be true with respect to the Released Claims,but each
<br /> Governmental Entity hereby expressly waives and fully,finally, and forever settles,
<br /> releases and discharges, upon the Effective Date, any and all Released Claims that may
<br /> exist as of such date but which Releasors do not know or suspect to exist,whether
<br /> through ignorance, oversight, error,negligence or through no fault whatsoever, and
<br /> which, if known, would materially affect the Governmental Entities' decision to
<br /> participate in the Janssen Settlement.
<br /> 10.Nothing herein is intended to modify in any way the terms of the Janssen Settlement,to
<br /> which Governmental Entity hereby agrees. To the extent this Election and Release is
<br /> interpreted differently from the Janssen Settlement in any respect,the Janssen Settlement
<br /> controls.
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