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15.No Admission of Liability. The Settling Distributors are consenting to this Judgment <br /> solely for the purpose of effectuating the Agreements, and nothing contained herein may be taken <br /> as or construed to be an admission or concession of any violation of law, rule, or regulation, or of <br /> any other matter of fact or law, or of any liability or wrongdoing, all of which the Settling <br /> Distributors expressly deny. None of the Settling Distributors or any other Released Entity admits <br /> that it caused or contributed to any public nuisance, and none of the Settling Distributors or any <br /> other Released Entity admits any wrongdoing that was or could have been alleged by the State, its <br /> Participating Subdivisions, or any other person or entity. No part of this Judgment shall constitute <br /> evidence of any liability, fault, or wrongdoing by the Settling Distributors or any other Released <br /> Entity. The Parties acknowledge that payments made under the Agreements are not a fine,penalty, <br /> or payment in lieu thereof and are properly characterized as described in Section V.F of the Global <br /> Agreement. <br /> 16.No Waiver. This Judgment is entered based on the Agreements without adjudication <br /> of any contested issue of fact or law or finding of liability of any kind. This Judgment shall not be <br /> construed or used as a waiver of any Settling Distributor's right, or any other Released Entity's <br /> right,to defend itself from, or make any arguments in,any other regulatory, governmental,private <br /> individual, or class claims or suits relating to the subject matter or terms of this Judgment. <br /> Notwithstanding the foregoing, the State may enforce the terms of this Judgment as expressly <br /> provided in the Agreements. <br /> 17.No Private Right of Action. This Judgment is not intended for use by any third party <br /> for any purpose, including submission to any court for any purpose, except pursuant to Section <br /> VI.A of the Global Agreement. Except as expressly provided in the Agreements,no portion of the <br /> Agreements or this Judgment shall provide any rights to,or be enforceable by,any person or entity <br /> that is not a Settling State or Released Entity. The State shall allow Participating Subdivisions in <br /> the State to notify it of any perceived violations of the Agreements or this Judgment. No Settling <br /> State, including the State of Washington,may assign or otherwise convey any right to enforce any <br /> provision of the Agreements. <br /> G-7 <br />