This Settlement Agreement has been drafted through a cooperative effort of the Settling Parties, and no Settling Party shall be considered the drafter of this Settlement Agreement so as to give rise to any presumption of convention regarding construction of this document. All terms of this Settlement Agreement were negotiated in good faith and at arm’s‑length, and this Settlement Agreement was prepared and executed without fraud, duress, undue influence, or coercion of any kind exerted by any of the Settling Parties upon the other. The execution and delivery of this Settlement Agreement is the free and voluntary act of the Settling Parties.