Common use of Arbitration and Remedies Clause in Contracts

Arbitration and Remedies. The parties recognize that litigation in federal or state courts or before federal or state administrative agencies of disputes arising out of Executive’s employment with the Company or out of this Agreement, or Executive’s termination of employment or termination of this Agreement, may not be in the best interests of either Executive or the Company, and may result in unnecessary costs, delays, complexities, and uncertainty. The parties agree that any dispute between the parties arising out of or relating to the negotiation, execution, performance or termination of this Agreement or Executive’s employment, including, but not limited to, any claim arising out of this Agreement, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1966, as amended, the Family Medical Leave Act, Executive Retirement Income Security Act, and any similar federal, state or local law, statute, regulation, or any common law doctrine, whether that dispute arises during or after employment, but excluding claims under or relating to Section 4.3, 6.7(b), 8 or 9 of this Agreement or relating to any separate agreements between the parties (including the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement) which do not specify arbitration as the exclusive remedy and which may be pursued in any court of applicable jurisdiction (such claims, the “Excluded Claims”), will be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association by a single arbitrator selected in accordance with said rules; provided however, that as it may be impossible to assess the damages caused by violation of this Agreement or any of its terms, the parties agree upon the threatened or actual violation of this Agreement or any of its terms the aggrieved party will have the right to obtain injunctive relief from a court, without bond and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies for a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement. The location for the arbitration will be the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Any award made by such panel will be final, binding and conclusive on the parties for all purposes, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrators’ fees and expenses and all administrative fees and expenses associated with the filing of the arbitration will be borne by the Company; provided however, that at Executive’s option, Executive may voluntarily pay up to one-half the costs and fees. The parties acknowledge and agree that their obligations to arbitrate under this Section survive the termination of this Agreement and continue after the termination of the employment relationship between Executive and the Company. The parties each further agree that the arbitration provisions of this Agreement will provide each party with its exclusive remedy, and each party expressly waives any right it might have to seek redress in any other forum, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement. By election arbitration as the means for final settlement of all claims (other than the Excluded Claims), the parties hereby waive their respective rights to, and agree not to, xxx each other in any action in a Federal, State or local court with respect to such claims, but may seek to enforce in court an arbitration award rendered pursuant to this Agreement. The parties specifically agree to waive their respective rights to a trial by jury, and further agree that no demand, request or motion will be made for trial by jury.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Micromet, Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (Micromet, Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (Micromet, Inc.)

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Arbitration and Remedies. The parties recognize that litigation in federal or state courts or before federal or state administrative agencies of disputes arising out of Executive’s employment with the Company or out of this Agreement, or Executive’s termination of employment or termination of this Agreement, may not be in the best interests of either Executive or the Company, and may result in unnecessary costs, delays, complexities, and uncertainty. The parties agree that any dispute between the parties arising out of or relating to the negotiation, execution, performance or termination of this Agreement or Executive’s employment, including, but not limited to, any claim arising out of this Agreement, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1966, as amended, the Family Medical Leave Act, Executive Retirement Income Security Act, and any similar federal, state or local law, statute, regulation, or any common law doctrine, whether that dispute arises during or after employment, but excluding claims under or relating to Section 4.3, 6.7(b), 8 or 9 of this Agreement or relating to any separate agreements between the parties (including the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement) which do not specify arbitration as the exclusive remedy and which may be pursued in any court of applicable jurisdiction (such claims, the “Excluded Claims”), will be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association by a single arbitrator selected in accordance with said rules; provided however, that this dispute resolution provision shall not apply to any separate agreements between the parties that do not themselves specify arbitration as an exclusive remedy and further shall not apply to discrimination, harassment, or retaliation claims to the extent prohibited by applicable law. As it may be impossible to assess the damages caused by violation of this Agreement or any of its terms, the parties agree upon the threatened or actual violation of this Agreement or any of its terms the aggrieved party will have the right to obtain injunctive relief from a court, without bond and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies for a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement. The location for the arbitration will be the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Any award made by such panel will be final, binding and conclusive on the parties for all purposes, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. To the extent applicable law prohibits mandatory arbitration of discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation claims, in the event Executive intends to bring multiple claims, including a discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation claim, the discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation claim may be publicly filed with a court, while any other claims will remain subject to mandatory arbitration. The arbitrators’ fees and expenses and all administrative fees and expenses associated with the filing of the arbitration will be borne by the Company; provided however, that at Executive’s option, Executive may voluntarily pay up to one-half the costs and fees. The parties acknowledge and agree that their obligations to arbitrate under this Section survive the termination of this Agreement and continue after the termination of the employment relationship between Executive and the Company. The parties each further agree that the arbitration provisions of this Agreement will provide each party with its exclusive remedy, and each party expressly waives any right it might have to seek redress in any other forum, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement. By election arbitration as the means for final settlement of all claims (other than the Excluded Claims), the parties hereby waive their respective rights to, and agree not to, xxx sue each other in any action in a Federal, State or local court with respect to such claims, but may seek to enforce in court an arbitration award rendered pursuant to this Agreement. The parties specifically agree to waive their respective rights to a trial by jury, and further agree that no demand, request or motion will be made for trial by jury.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (Gain Therapeutics, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Gain Therapeutics, Inc.)

Arbitration and Remedies. The parties recognize that litigation in federal or state courts or before federal or state administrative agencies of disputes arising out of Executive’s employment with the Company or out of this Agreement, or Executive’s termination of employment or termination of this Agreement, may not be in the best interests of either Executive or the Company, and may result in unnecessary costs, delays, complexities, and uncertainty. The parties agree that any dispute between the parties arising out of or relating to the negotiation, execution, performance or termination of this Agreement or Executive’s employment, including, but not limited to, any claim arising out of this Agreement, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1966, as amended, the Family Medical Leave Act, Executive Retirement Income Security Act, and any similar federal, state or local law, statute, regulation, or any common law doctrine, whether that dispute arises during or after employment, but excluding claims under or relating to Section 4.3, 6.7(b), 8 or 9 of this Agreement or relating to any separate agreements between the parties (including the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement) which do not specify arbitration as the exclusive remedy and which may be pursued in any court of applicable jurisdiction (such claims, the “Excluded Claims”), will be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association by a single arbitrator selected in accordance with said rules; provided however, that as it may be impossible to assess the damages caused by violation of this Agreement or any of its terms, the parties ​ Gain Therapeutics, Inc. - 0000 Xxxxxxx Xx, Xx 000, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 P: +0 000-000-0000 xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx agree upon the threatened or actual violation of this Agreement or any of its terms the aggrieved party will have the right to obtain injunctive relief from a court, without bond and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies for a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement. The location for the arbitration will be the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Any award made by such panel will be final, binding and conclusive on the parties for all purposes, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrators’ fees and expenses and all administrative fees and expenses associated with the filing of the arbitration will be borne by the Company; provided however, that at Executive’s option, Executive may voluntarily pay up to one-half the costs and fees. The parties acknowledge and agree that their obligations to arbitrate under this Section survive the termination of this Agreement and continue after the termination of the employment relationship between Executive and the Company. The parties each further agree that the arbitration provisions of this Agreement will provide each party with its exclusive remedy, and each party expressly waives any right it might have to seek redress in any other forum, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement. By election arbitration as the means for final settlement of all claims (other than the Excluded Claims), the parties hereby waive their respective rights to, and agree not to, xxx each other in any action in a Federal, State or local court with respect to such claims, but may seek to enforce in court an arbitration award rendered pursuant to this Agreement. The parties specifically agree to waive their respective rights to a trial by jury, and further agree that no demand, request or motion will be made for trial by jury.. ​

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (Gain Therapeutics, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Gain Therapeutics, Inc.)

Arbitration and Remedies. The parties recognize that litigation in federal or state courts or before federal or state administrative agencies of disputes arising out of Executive’s employment with the Company or out of this Agreement, or Executive’s termination of employment or termination of this Agreement, may not be in the best interests of either Executive or the Company, and may result in unnecessary costs, delays, complexities, and uncertainty. The parties agree that any dispute between the parties arising out of or relating to the negotiation, execution, performance or termination of this Agreement or Executive’s employment, including, but not limited to, any claim arising out of this Agreement, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1966, as amended, the Family Medical Leave Act, Executive Retirement Income Security Act, and any similar federal, state or local law, statute, regulation, or any common law doctrine, whether that dispute arises during or after employment, but excluding claims under or relating to Section 4.3, 6.7(b), 8 or 9 of this Agreement or relating to any separate agreements between the parties (including the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement) which do not specify arbitration as the exclusive remedy and which may be pursued in any court of applicable jurisdiction (such claims, the “Excluded Claims”), will shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association by a single arbitrator selected in accordance with said rules; provided however, that this dispute resolution provision shall not apply to any separate agreements between the parties that do not themselves specify arbitration as an exclusive remedy and further shall not apply to discrimination, harassment, or retaliation claims to the extent prohibited by applicable law. As it may be impossible to assess the damages caused by violation of this Agreement or any of its terms, the parties agree upon the threatened or actual violation of this Agreement or any of its terms the aggrieved party will shall have the right to obtain injunctive relief from a court, without bond and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies for a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement. The location for the arbitration will shall be the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Any award made by such panel will shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties for all purposes, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. To the extent applicable law prohibits mandatory arbitration of discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation claims, in the event Executive intends to bring multiple claims, including a discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation claim, the discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation claim may be publicly filed with a court, while any other claims shall remain subject to mandatory arbitration. The arbitrators’ fees and expenses and all administrative fees and expenses associated with the filing of the arbitration will shall be borne by the Company; provided however, that at Executive’s option, Executive may voluntarily pay up to one-half the costs and fees. The parties acknowledge and agree that their obligations to arbitrate under this Section survive the termination of this Agreement and continue after the termination of the employment relationship between Executive and the Company. The parties each further agree that the arbitration provisions of this Agreement will shall provide each party with its exclusive remedy, and each party expressly waives any right it might have to seek redress in any other forum, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement. By election arbitration as the means for final settlement of all claims (other than the Excluded Claims), the parties hereby waive their respective rights to, and agree not to, xxx sue each other in any action in a Federal, State or local court with respect to such claims, but may seek to enforce in court an arbitration award rendered pursuant to this Agreement. The parties specifically agree to waive their respective rights to a trial by jury, and further agree that no demand, request or motion will shall be made for trial by jury.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Gain Therapeutics, Inc.)

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Arbitration and Remedies. The parties recognize that litigation in federal or state courts or before federal or state administrative agencies of disputes arising out of the Executive’s employment with the Company or out of this Agreement, or the Executive’s termination of employment or termination of this Agreement, may not be in the best interests of either the Executive or the Company, and may result in unnecessary costs, delays, complexities, and uncertainty. The parties agree that any dispute between the parties arising out of or relating to the negotiation, execution, performance or termination of this Agreement or the Executive’s employment, including, but not limited to, any claim arising out of this Agreement, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1966, as amended, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Executive Retirement Income Security Act, and any similar federal, state or local law, statute, regulation, or any common law doctrine, whether that dispute arises during or after employment, but excluding claims under or relating to Section 4.3, 6.7(b), 8 or 9 of this Agreement or relating to any separate agreements between the parties (including the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement) which do not specify arbitration as the exclusive remedy and which may be pursued in any court of applicable jurisdiction (such claims, the “Excluded Claims”), will be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association by a single arbitrator selected in accordance with said rules; provided however, that as it may be impossible to assess the damages caused by violation of this Agreement or any of its terms, the parties agree upon the threatened or actual violation of this Agreement or any of its terms the aggrieved party will have the right to obtain injunctive relief from a court, without bond and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies for a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement. The location for the arbitration will be the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Any award made by such panel will be final, binding and conclusive on the parties for all purposes, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrators’ fees and expenses and all administrative fees and expenses associated with the filing of the arbitration will be borne by the Company; provided however, that at the Executive’s option, the Executive may voluntarily pay up to one-half the costs and fees. The parties acknowledge and agree that their obligations to arbitrate under this Section survive the termination of this Agreement and continue after the termination of the employment relationship between the Executive and the Company. The parties each further agree that the arbitration provisions of this Agreement will provide each party with its exclusive remedy, and each party expressly waives any right it might have to seek redress in any other forum, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement. By election arbitration as the means for final settlement of all claims (other than the Excluded Claims), the parties hereby waive their respective rights to, and agree not to, xxx each other in any action in a Federal, State or local court with respect to such claims, but may seek to enforce in court an arbitration award rendered pursuant to this Agreement. The parties specifically agree to waive their respective rights to a trial by jury, and further agree that no demand, request or motion will be made for trial by jury.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Micromet, Inc.)

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