Common use of Arbitration Disputes Clause in Contracts

Arbitration Disputes. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach hereof, other than an action brought by the Employers for injunctive or other equitable relief in the enforcement of the Employers' rights under Section 8 above, in which case such action may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by three arbitrators, one of whom shall be appointed by the Employers, one by the Executive and the third by the first two arbitrators. If the first two arbitrators cannot agree on the appointment of a third arbitrator, then the third arbitrator shall be appointed by the American Arbitration Association in the City of Boston, Massachusetts. Such arbitration shall be conducted in the City of Boston, Massachusetts in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association, except with respect to the selection of arbitrators which shall be as provided in this Section 9. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. In the event that it shall be necessary or desirable for the Executive to retain legal counsel and/or incur other costs and expenses in connection with the enforcement of any or all of Executive's rights under this Agreement, the Employers shall pay (or the Executive shall be entitled to recover from the Employers, as the case may be) the Executive's reasonable attorneys' fees and other reasonable costs and expenses in connection with the enforcement of said rights (including the enforcement of any arbitration award in court) regardless of the final outcome, unless and to the extent that the arbitrators shall determine that the Executive has not acted in good faith or that under the circumstances recovery by the Executive of all or part of any such fees and costs and expenses would be inequitable or otherwise unjust.