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HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY. Releasor expressly waives and relinquishes any right or benefit that Releasor has or may have under Section 1542 of the California Civil Code and under any other statute or legal principle with similar effect. In connection with such waiver and relinquishment, Releasor acknowledges that she is aware that, after executing this General Release, Releasor or Releasor’s attorneys or agents may discover released Claims or facts in addition to, or different from, those which they now know or believe to exist with respect to the subject matter of this General Release, but that it is Releasor’s intent hereby to fully, finally and forever settle and release all of the Claims, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, which now exist, may exist, or heretofore may have existed. In furtherance of this intent, this General Release shall be, and remain in effect as, a full and complete release of the Claims notwithstanding the discovery or existence of any such additional or different Claims or facts. The Administrator of the EVCP has retained Garretson Resolution Group, Inc. d/b/a Epigq Mass Tort (“Epiq”) to verify and resolve any lien or reimbursement claim that may be owed to Medicare Part A and/or Part B (“Medicare”) and/or Medicaid with respect to compensation awarded to any participating claimant under the EVCP. If either entity asserts a lien or reimbursement claim, Epig is hereby authorized to act on behalf of the EVCP to verify and resolve such lien or reimbursement claim. In the Claim Form, Releasor authorized the Administrator to use and/or disclose information as to Releasor for the resolution of Medicare and/or Medicaid liens. This includes providing to Epiq certain information as to Releasor, including: (1) first name, last name and middle initial, (2) Social Security number; (3) date of birth, (4) gender and (5) basic information regarding the nature of Releasor’s Claims, and authorizing the Administrator and Epiq to use, exchange and report this information to Medicare and Medicaid, as may be necessary, for purposes of verifying and resolving Medicare and/or Medicaid liens and/or reimbursement claims and ensuring compliance with the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1395(y)(b), and its accompanying regulations. In the event that Epiq resolves the asserted claim or lien, the Epstein Estate will pay the negotiated amount in addition to any Compensation Offer determined by the Administrator. Releasor represents and acknowledges that she is voluntarily and freely granting this General Release in exchange for payment of the Compensation Offer, and that she is legally competent to execute and deliver this General Release. Releasor further represents that she is represented by legal counsel and has received legal advice prior to DOJ-OGR-00015175