Claims Against Bank; Waivers; Exculpations; Limitations of Liability, Ratification; Accounting. (A) Applicant’s Obligations shall be irrevocable and unconditional and performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, irrespective of: (i) any change or waiver in the time, manner or place of payment of or any other term of the Obligations (including any release) of any other party who, if applicable, has guaranteed or is jointly and severally liable for any of the Obligations or granted any security therefore; (ii) any exchange, change or release of any Collateral or other collateral (including any failure of Bank to perfect any security interest therein), for any of the Obligations, (iii) any presentation under the Credit being forged, fraudulent or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate, (iv) any agreement by Bank and any Beneficiary extending or shortening Bank’s time after presentation to examine documents or to honor or give notice of discrepancies. (B) Without limiting the foregoing, it is expressly agreed that the Obligations of Applicant to reimburse or to pay Bank pursuant to this Agreement will not be excused by ordinary negligence, gross negligence, wrongful conduct or willful misconduct of Bank. However, the foregoing shall not excuse Bank from liability to Applicant in any independent action or proceeding brought by Applicant against Bank following such reimbursement or payment by Applicant to the extent of any unavoidable direct damages suffered by Applicant that are caused directly by Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided that (i) Bank shall be deemed to have acted with due diligence and reasonable care if it acts in accordance with standard letter of credit practice of commercial banks located in the place that the Credit is issued; and (ii) Applicant’s aggregate remedies against Bank for wrongfully honoring a presentation or wrongfully retaining honored documents shall in no event exceed the aggregate amount paid by Applicant to Bank with respect to the honored presentation, plus interest. (C) Without limiting any other provision of the Agreement, Bank and, as applicable, its correspondents: (i) may rely upon any oral, telephonic, telegraphic, facsimile, electronic, written or other communication believed in good faith to have been authorized by Applicant, whether or not given or signed by an authorized person; (ii) shall not be responsible for any acts or omissions by, or the solvency of, any Beneficiary, any nominated person or any other person; (iii) May honor any presentation or drawing under the Credit that appears on its face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the Credit; (iv) (a) may permit partial shipment under the Credit, except as otherwise expressly stated in the Credit, and may honor the relative Drafts without inquiry regardless of any apparent disproportion between the quantity shipped and the amount of the relative Draft and the total amount of the Credit and the total quantity to be shipped under the Credit, and (b) if the Credit specifies shipments in installments within stated periods and the shipper fails to ship in any designated period, shipments of subsequent installments may nevertheless be made in their respective designated periods, and the relative Drafts may be honored; (v)may disregard any requirement of the Credit that presentation be made to it at a particular place or by a particular time of day (but not any requirement for presentation by a particular day) or that notice of dishonor be given in a particular manner, and Bank may amend or specify any such requirement in the Credits; (vi) may accept as a draft any written or electronic demand or request for payment under the Credit, even if nonnegotiable or not in the form of a draft, and may disregard any requirement that such draft, demand or request bear any or adequate reference to the Credit; (vii)
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Claims Against Bank; Waivers; Exculpations; Limitations of Liability, Ratification; Accounting. (A) Applicant’s 's Obligations shall be irrevocable and unconditional and performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, irrespective of: (i) any change or waiver in the time, manner or place of payment of or any other term of the Obligations (including any release) of any other party who, if applicable, has guaranteed or is jointly and severally liable for any of the Obligations or granted any security therefore; (ii) any exchange, change or release of any Collateral or other collateral (including any failure of Bank to perfect any security interest therein), for any of the Obligations, (iii) any presentation under the Credit being forged, fraudulent or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate, (iv) any agreement by Bank and any Beneficiary extending or shortening Bank’s 's time after presentation to examine documents or to honor or give notice of discrepancies. (B) Without limiting the foregoing, it is expressly agreed that the Obligations of Applicant to reimburse or to pay Bank pursuant to this Agreement will not be excused by ordinary negligence, gross negligence, wrongful conduct or willful misconduct of Bank. However, the foregoing shall not excuse Bank from liability to Applicant in any independent action or proceeding brought by Applicant against Bank following such reimbursement or payment by Applicant to the extent of any unavoidable direct damages suffered by Applicant that are caused directly by Bank’s 's gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided that (i) Bank shall be deemed to have acted with due diligence and reasonable care if it acts in accordance with standard letter of credit practice of commercial banks located in the place that the Credit is issued; and (ii) Applicant’s 's aggregate remedies against Bank for wrongfully honoring a presentation or wrongfully retaining honored documents shall in no event exceed the aggregate amount paid by Applicant to Bank with respect to the honored presentation, plus interest. (C) Without limiting any other provision of the Agreement, Bank and, as applicable, its correspondents: (i) may rely upon any oral, telephonic, telegraphic, facsimile, electronic, written or other communication believed in good faith to have been authorized by Applicant, whether or not given or signed by an authorized person; (ii) shall not be responsible for any acts or omissions by, or the solvency of, any Beneficiary, any nominated person or any other person; (iii) May honor any presentation or drawing under the Credit that appears on its face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the Credit; (iv) (a) may permit partial shipment under the Credit, except as otherwise expressly stated in the Credit, and may honor the relative Drafts without inquiry regardless of any apparent disproportion between the quantity shipped and the amount of the relative Draft and the total amount of the Credit and the total quantity to be shipped under the Credit, and (b) if the Credit specifies shipments in installments within stated periods and the shipper fails to ship in any designated period, shipments of subsequent installments may nevertheless be made in their respective designated periods, and the relative Drafts may be honored; (v)may disregard any requirement of the Credit that presentation be made to it at a particular place or by a particular time of day (but not any requirement for presentation by a particular day) or that notice of dishonor be given in a particular manner, and Bank may amend or specify any such requirement in the Credits; (vi) may accept as a draft any written or electronic demand or request for payment under the Credit, even if nonnegotiable or not in the form of a draft, and may disregard any requirement that such draft, demand or request bear any or adequate reference to the Credit; (vii)) may discount or authorize the discount of any accepted draft or deferred payment obligation incurred under any Credit; (viii) may honor, before or after its expiration, a previously dishonored presentation under the Credit, whether pursuant to court order, to settle or compromises any claim that is wrongfully dishonored or otherwise, and shall be entitled to reimbursement to the same extent (if any) as if it had initially honored plus reimbursement of any interest paid by it; (ix) may honor, upon receipt, any drawing that is payable upon presentation of a statement advising negotiation or payment (even if such statement indicates that a draft or other document is being separately delivered) and shall not be liable for any failure of any Draft or document to arrive or to conform with the Draft or document referred to in the statement or any underlying transaction; (x) may retain proceeds of the Credit based on a valid exercise of Bank's set off rights or an apparently applicable attachment order or blocking regulation; (xi) may select any branch or affiliate of Bank or any other bank to act as advising, transferring, confirming and/or nominated bank under the law and practice of the place where it is located; (xii) shall not be responsible for any other action or inaction taken or suffered by Bank or its correspondents under or in connection with the Credit, with any presentation thereunder or with any Collateral, if required or permitted under any applicable domestic or foreign law or letter of credit practice. Examples of laws or practice that may be applicable, depending upon the terms of the Credit and where and when it is issued, include the UCC, the Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees ("URG") the UCP, the ISP, published rules of practice, applicable standard practice of banks that regularly issue letters of credit, and published statements or interpretations on matters of standard bank practice. (D) Applicant's taking control, possession or retention of any documents presented under or in connection with the Credit (whether or not the documents are genuine) or of any Property for which payment is supported by the Credit, shall ratify Bank's honor of the documents and preclude Applicant from raising a defense, set-off or claim with respect to Bank's honor of the documents. (E) Neither Bank nor any of its correspondents shall be liable in contract, tort, or otherwise, for any punitive, exemplary, consequential, indirect or special damages. Any claim by Applicant under or in connection with this Agreement or the Credit shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of (i) the amount (if any) saved by Applicant as a result of the breach or other wrongful conduct complained of; and (ii) the amount (if any) of the loss that would have been avoided had Applicant taken all reasonable steps to mitigate any loss, including by enforcing its rights in the transaction(s) underlying the Credit, and in case of a claim of wrongful dishonor, by specifically and timely authorizing Bank to effect a cure.
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Samples: Continuing Letter of Credit Agreement (Net2phone Inc)
Claims Against Bank; Waivers; Exculpations; Limitations of Liability, Ratification; Accounting. (A) Applicant’s Obligations obligations shall be irrevocable and unconditional and performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, irrespective of: (i) any change or waiver in the time, manner or place of payment of or any other term of the Obligations (including any release) of any other party who, if applicable, has guaranteed or is jointly and severally liable for any of the Obligations or granted any security therefore; (ii) any exchange, change or release of any Collateral or other collateral (including any failure of Bank to perfect any security interest therein), for any of the Obligations, (iii) any presentation under the Credit being forged, fraudulent or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate, (iv) any agreement by Bank and any Beneficiary extending or shortening Bank’s time after presentation to examine documents or to honor or give notice of discrepancies. (B) Without limiting the foregoing, it is expressly agreed that the Obligations of Applicant to reimburse or to pay Bank pursuant to this Agreement will not be excused by ordinary negligence, gross negligence, wrongful conduct or willful misconduct of Bank. However, the foregoing shall not excuse Bank from liability to Applicant in any independent action or proceeding brought by Applicant against Bank following such reimbursement or payment by Applicant to the extent of any unavoidable direct damages suffered by Applicant that are caused directly by Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided that (i) Bank shall be deemed to have acted with due diligence and reasonable care if it acts in accordance with standard letter of credit practice of commercial banks located in the place that the Credit is issued; and (ii) Applicant’s aggregate remedies against Bank for wrongfully honoring a presentation or wrongfully retaining honored documents shall in no event exceed the aggregate amount paid by Applicant to Bank with respect to the honored presentation, plus interest. (C) Without limiting any other provision of the Agreement, Bank and, as applicable, its correspondents: (i) may rely upon any oral, telephonic, telegraphic, facsimile, electronic, written or other communication believed in good faith to have been authorized by Applicant, whether or not given or signed by an authorized person; (ii) shall not be responsible for any acts or omissions by, or the solvency of, any Beneficiary, any nominated person or any other person; (iii) May honor any presentation or drawing under the Credit that appears on its face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the Credit; (iv) (a) may permit partial shipment under the Credit, except as otherwise expressly stated in the Credit, and may honor the relative Drafts without inquiry regardless of any apparent disproportion between the quantity shipped and the amount of the relative Draft and the total amount of the Credit and the total quantity to be shipped under the Credit, and (b) if the Credit specifies shipments in installments within stated periods and the shipper fails to ship in any designated period, shipments of subsequent installments may nevertheless be made in their respective designated periods, and the relative Drafts may be honored; (v)may disregard any requirement of the Credit that presentation be made to it at a particular place or by a particular time of day (but not any requirement for presentation by a particular day) or that notice of dishonor be given in a particular manner, and Bank may amend or specify any such requirement in the Credits; (viv) may accept as a draft any written or electronic demand or request for payment under the Credit, even if nonnegotiable or not in the form of a draft, and may disregard any requirement that such draft, demand or request bear any or adequate reference to the Credit; (vi) may honor, before or after its expiration, a previously dishonored presentation under the Credit, whether pursuant to court order, to settle or compromises any claim that is wrongfully dishonored or otherwise, and shall be entitled to reimbursement to the same extent (if any) as if it had initially honored plus reimbursement of any interest paid by it; (vii)) may honor, upon receipt, any drawing that is payable upon presentation of a statement advising negotiation or payment (even if such statement indicates that a draft or other document is being separately delivered) and shall not be liable for any failure of any Draft or document to arrive or to conform with the
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Samples: Continuing Letter of Credit Agreement (Millennium Cell Inc)
Claims Against Bank; Waivers; Exculpations; Limitations of Liability, Ratification; Accounting. (A) Applicant’s 's Obligations shall be irrevocable and unconditional and performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, irrespective of: (i) any change or waiver in the time, manner or place of payment of or any other term of the Obligations (including any release) of any other party who, if applicable, has guaranteed or is jointly and severally liable for any of the Obligations or granted any security therefore; (ii) any exchange, change or release of any Collateral or other collateral (including any failure of Bank to perfect any security interest therein), for any of the Obligations, (iii) any presentation under the Credit being forged, fraudulent or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate, (iv) any agreement by Bank and any Beneficiary extending or shortening Bank’s 's time after presentation to examine documents or to honor or give notice of discrepancies. (B) Without limiting the foregoing, it is expressly agreed that the Obligations of Applicant to reimburse or to pay Bank pursuant to this Agreement will not be excused by ordinary negligence, gross negligence, wrongful conduct or willful misconduct of Bank. However, the foregoing shall not excuse Bank from liability to Applicant in any independent action or proceeding brought by Applicant against Bank following such reimbursement or payment by Applicant to the extent of any unavoidable direct damages suffered by Applicant that are caused directly by Bank’s 's gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided that (i) Bank shall be deemed to have acted with due diligence and reasonable care if it acts in accordance with standard letter of credit practice of commercial banks located in the place that the Credit is issued; and (ii) Applicant’s 's aggregate remedies against Bank for wrongfully honoring a presentation or wrongfully retaining honored documents shall in no event exceed the aggregate amount paid by Applicant to Bank with respect to the honored presentation, plus interest. (C) Without limiting any other provision of the Agreement, Bank and, as applicable, its correspondents: (i) may rely upon any oral, telephonic, telegraphic, facsimile, electronic, written or other communication believed in good faith to have been authorized by Applicant, whether or not given or signed by an authorized person; (ii) shall not be responsible for any acts or omissions by, or the solvency of, any Beneficiary, any nominated person or any other person; (iii) May honor any presentation or drawing under the Credit that appears on its face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the Credit; (iv) (a) may permit partial shipment under the Credit, except as otherwise expressly stated in the Credit, and may honor the relative Drafts without inquiry regardless of any apparent disproportion between the quantity shipped and the amount of the relative Draft and the total amount of the Credit and the total quantity to be shipped under the Credit, and (b) if the Credit specifies shipments in installments within stated periods and the shipper fails to ship in any designated period, shipments of subsequent installments may nevertheless be made in their respective designated periods, and the relative Drafts may be honored; (v)may disregard any requirement of the Credit that presentation be made to it at a particular place or by a particular time of day (but not any requirement for presentation by a particular day) or that notice of dishonor be given in a particular manner, and Bank may amend or specify any such requirement in the Credits; (vi) may accept as a draft any written or electronic demand or request for payment under the Credit, even if nonnegotiable or not in the form of a draft, and may disregard any requirement that such draft, demand or request bear any or adequate reference to the Credit; (vii)) may discount or authorize the discount of any accepted draft or deferred payment obligation incurred under any Credit; (viii) may honor, before or after its expiration, a previously dishonored presentation under the Credit, whether pursuant to court order, to settle or compromises any claim that is wrongfully dishonored or
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Samples: Revolving Credit Loan Agreement (Orleans Homebuilders Inc)
Claims Against Bank; Waivers; Exculpations; Limitations of Liability, Ratification; Accounting. (A) Applicant’s Obligations shall be irrevocable and unconditional and performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, irrespective of: (i) any change or waiver in the time, manner or place of payment of or any other term of the Obligations (including any release) of any other party who, if applicable, has guaranteed or is jointly and severally liable for any of the Obligations or granted any security therefore; (ii) any exchange, change or release of any Collateral or other collateral (including any failure of Bank to perfect any security interest therein), for any of the Obligations, (iii) any presentation under the Credit being forged, fraudulent or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate, (iv) any agreement by Bank and any Beneficiary extending or shortening Bank’s time after presentation to examine documents or to honor or give notice of discrepancies. (B) Without limiting the foregoing, it is expressly agreed that the Obligations of Applicant to reimburse or to pay Bank pursuant to this Agreement will not be excused by ordinary negligence, gross negligence, wrongful conduct or willful misconduct of Bank. However, the foregoing shall not excuse Bank from liability to Applicant in any independent action or proceeding brought by Applicant against Bank following such reimbursement or payment by Applicant to the extent of any unavoidable direct damages suffered by Applicant that are caused directly by Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided that (i) Bank shall be deemed to have acted with due diligence and reasonable care if it acts in accordance with standard letter of credit practice of commercial banks located in the place that the Credit is issued; and (ii) Applicant’s aggregate remedies against Bank for wrongfully honoring a presentation or wrongfully retaining honored documents shall in no event exceed the aggregate amount paid by Applicant to Bank with respect to the honored presentation, plus interest. (C) Without limiting any other provision of the Agreement, Bank and, as applicable, its correspondents: (i) may rely upon any oral, telephonic, telegraphic, facsimile, electronic, written or other communication believed in good faith to have been authorized by Applicant, whether or not given or signed by an authorized person; (ii) shall not be responsible for any acts or omissions by, or the solvency of, any Beneficiary, any nominated person or any other person; (iii) May honor any presentation or drawing under the Credit that appears on its face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the Credit; (iv) (a) may permit partial shipment under the Credit, except as otherwise expressly stated in the Credit, and may honor the relative Drafts without inquiry regardless of any apparent disproportion between the quantity shipped and the amount of the relative Draft and the total amount of the Credit and the total quantity to be shipped under the Credit, and (b) if the Credit specifies shipments in installments within stated periods and the shipper fails to ship in any designated period, shipments of subsequent installments may nevertheless be made in their respective designated periods, and the relative Drafts may be honored; (v)may disregard any requirement of the Credit that presentation be made to it at a particular place or by a particular time of day (but not any requirement for presentation by a particular day) or that notice of dishonor be given in a particular manner, and Bank may amend or specify any such requirement in the Credits; (vi) may accept as a draft any written or electronic demand or request for payment under the Credit, even if nonnegotiable or not in the form of a draft, and may disregard any requirement that such draft, demand or request bear any or adequate reference to the Credit; (vii)) may discount or authorize the discount of any accepted draft or deferred payment obligation incurred under any Credit; (viii) may honor, before or after its expiration, a previously dishonored presentation under the Credit, whether pursuant to court order, to settle or compromises any claim that is wrongfully dishonored or otherwise, and shall be entitled to reimbursement to the same extent (if any) as if it had initially honored plus reimbursement of any interest paid by it; (ix) may honor, upon receipt, any drawing that is payable upon presentation of a statement advising negotiation or payment (even if such statement indicates that a draft or other document is being separately delivered) and shall not be liable for any failure of any Draft or document to arrive or to conform with the Draft or document referred to in the statement or any underlying transaction; (x) may retain proceeds of the Credit based on a valid exercise of Bank’s set off rights or an apparently applicable attachment order or blocking regulation; (xi) may select any branch or affiliate of Bank or any other bank to act as advising, transferring, confirming and/or nominated bank under the law and practice of the place where it is located; (xii) shall not be responsible for any other action or inaction taken or suffered by Bank or its correspondents under or in connection with the Credit, with any presentation thereunder or with any Collateral, if required or permitted under any applicable domestic or foreign law or letter of credit practice. Examples of laws or practice that may be applicable, depending upon the terms of the Credit and where and when it is issued, include the UCC, the Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (“URG”) the UCP, the ISP, published rules of practice, applicable standard practice of banks that regularly issue letters of credit, and published statements or interpretations on matters of standard bank practice. (D) [Intentionally omitted] (E) Neither Bank nor any of its correspondents shall be liable in contract, tort, or otherwise, for any punitive, exemplary, consequential, indirect or special damages. Any claim by Applicant under or in connection with this Agreement or the Credit shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of (i) the amount (if any) saved by Applicant as a result of the breach or other wrongful conduct complained of; and (ii) the amount (if any) of the loss that would have been avoided had Applicant taken all reasonable steps to mitigate any loss, including by enforcing its rights in the transaction(s) underlying the Credit, and in case of a claim of wrongful dishonor, by specifically and timely authorizing Bank to effect a cure.
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Samples: Continuing Letter of Credit Agreement (Avatar Holdings Inc)
Claims Against Bank; Waivers; Exculpations; Limitations of Liability, Ratification; Accounting. (A) Applicant’s Obligations shall be irrevocable and unconditional and performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, irrespective of: (i) any change or waiver in the time, manner or place of payment of or any other term of the Obligations (including any release) of any other party who, if applicable, has guaranteed or is jointly and severally liable for any of the Obligations or granted any security thereforetherefor; (ii) any exchange, change or release of any Collateral or other collateral (including any failure of Bank to perfect any security interest therein), for any of the Obligations, (iii) any presentation under the Credit being forged, fraudulent or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate, (iv) any agreement by Bank and any Beneficiary extending or shortening Bank’s time after presentation to examine documents or to honor or give notice of discrepancies. (B) Without limiting the foregoing, it is expressly agreed that the Obligations of Applicant to reimburse or to pay Bank pursuant to this Agreement will not be excused by ordinary negligence, gross negligence, wrongful conduct or willful misconduct of Bank. However, the foregoing shall not excuse Bank from liability to Applicant in any independent action or proceeding brought by Applicant against Bank following such reimbursement or payment by Applicant to the extent of any unavoidable direct damages suffered by Applicant that are caused directly by Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided that (i) Bank shall be deemed to have acted with due diligence and reasonable care if it acts in accordance with standard letter of credit practice of commercial banks located in the place that the Credit is issued; and (ii) Applicant’s aggregate remedies against Bank for wrongfully honoring a presentation or wrongfully retaining honored documents shall in no event exceed the aggregate amount paid by Applicant to Bank with respect to the honored presentation, plus interest. (C) Without limiting any other provision of the Agreement, Bank and, as applicable, its correspondents: (i) may rely upon any oral, telephonic, telegraphic, facsimile, electronic, written or other communication believed in good faith to have been authorized by Applicant, whether or not given or signed by an authorized person; (ii) shall not be responsible for any acts or omissions by, or the solvency of, any Beneficiary, any nominated person or any other person; (iii) May honor any presentation or drawing under the Credit that appears on its face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the Credit; (iv) (a) may permit partial shipment under the Credit, except as otherwise expressly stated in the Credit, and may honor the relative Drafts without inquiry regardless of any apparent disproportion between the quantity shipped and the amount of the relative Draft and the total amount of the Credit and the total quantity to be shipped under the Credit, and (b) if the Credit specifies shipments in installments within stated periods and the shipper fails to ship in any designated period, shipments of subsequent installments may nevertheless be made in their respective designated periods, and the relative Drafts may be honored; (v)may v) may disregard any requirement of the Credit that presentation be made to it at a particular place or by a particular time of day (but not any requirement for presentation by a particular day) or that notice of dishonor be given in a particular manner, and Bank may amend or specify any such requirement in the Credits; (vi) may accept as a draft any written or electronic demand or request for payment under the Credit, even if nonnegotiable or not in the form of a draft, and may disregard any requirement that such draft, demand or request bear any or adequate reference to the Credit; (vii)) may discount or authorize the discount of any accepted draft or deferred payment obligation incurred under any Credit; (viii) may honor, before or after its expiration, a previously dishonored presentation under the Credit, whether pursuant to court order, to settle or compromises any claim that is wrongfully dishonored or otherwise, and shall be entitled to reimbursement to the same extent (if any) as if it had initially honored plus reimbursement of any interest paid by it; (ix) may honor, upon receipt, any drawing that is payable upon presentation of a statement advising negotiation or payment (even if such statement indicates that a draft or other document is being separately delivered) and shall not be liable for any failure of any Draft or document to arrive or to conform with the Draft or document referred to in the statement or any underlying transaction; (x) may retain proceeds of the Credit based on a valid exercise of Bank’s set off rights or an apparently applicable attachment order or blocking regulation; (xi) may select any branch or affiliate of Bank or any other bank to act as advising, transferring, confirming and/or nominated bank under the law and practice of the place where it is located; (xii) shall not be responsible for any other action or inaction taken or suffered by Bank or its correspondents under or in connection with the Credit, with any presentation thereunder or with any Collateral, if required or permitted under any applicable domestic or foreign law or letter of credit practice. Examples of laws or practice that may be applicable, depending upon the terms of the Credit and where and when it is issued, include the UCC, the Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (“URG”) the UCP, the ISP, published rules of practice, applicable standard practice of banks that regularly issue letters of credit, and published statements or interpretations on matters of standard bank practice. (D) Applicant’s taking control, possession or retention of any documents presented under or in connection with the Credit (whether or not the documents are genuine) or of any Property for which payment is supported by the Credit, shall ratify Bank’s honor of the documents and preclude Applicant from raising a defense, set-off or claim with respect to Bank’s honor of the documents. (E) Neither Bank nor any of its correspondents shall be liable in contract, tort, or otherwise, for any punitive, exemplary, consequential, indirect or special damages. Any claim by Applicant under or in connection with this Agreement or the Credit shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of (i) the amount (if any) saved by Applicant as a result of the breach or other wrongful conduct complained of; and (ii) the amount (if any) of the loss that would have been avoided had Applicant taken all reasonable steps to mitigate any loss, including by enforcing its rights in the transaction(s) underlying the Credit, and in case of a claim of wrongful dishonor, by specifically and timely authorizing Bank to effect a cure.
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Samples: Continuing Letter of Credit Agreement (M I Homes Inc)
Claims Against Bank; Waivers; Exculpations; Limitations of Liability, Ratification; Accounting. (A) Applicant’s 's Obligations shall be irrevocable and unconditional and performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, irrespective of: (i) any change or waiver in the time, manner or place of payment of or any other term of the Obligations (including any release) of any other party who, if applicable, has guaranteed or is jointly and severally liable for any of the Obligations or granted any security therefore; (ii) any exchange, change or release of any Collateral or other collateral (including any failure of Bank to perfect any security interest therein), for any of the Obligations, (iii) any presentation under the Credit being forged, fraudulent or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate, (iv) any agreement by Bank and any Beneficiary extending or shortening Bank’s 's time after presentation to examine documents or to honor or give notice of discrepancies. (B) Without limiting the foregoing, it is expressly agreed that the Obligations of Applicant to reimburse or to pay Bank pursuant to this Agreement will not be excused by ordinary negligence, gross negligence, wrongful conduct or willful misconduct of Bank. However, the foregoing shall not excuse Bank from liability to Applicant in any independent action or proceeding brought by Applicant against Bank following such reimbursement or payment by Applicant to the extent of any unavoidable direct damages suffered by Applicant that are caused directly by Bank’s 's gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided that (i) Bank shall be deemed to have acted with due diligence and reasonable care if it acts in accordance with standard letter of credit practice of commercial banks located in the place that the Credit is issued; and (ii) Applicant’s 's aggregate remedies against Bank for wrongfully honoring a presentation or wrongfully retaining honored documents shall in no event exceed the aggregate amount paid by Applicant to Bank with respect to the honored presentation, plus interest. (C) Without limiting any other provision of the Agreement, Bank and, as applicable, its correspondents: (i) may rely upon any oral, telephonic, telegraphic, facsimile, electronic, written or other communication believed in good faith to have been authorized by Applicant, whether or not given or signed by an authorized person; (ii) shall not be responsible for any acts or omissions by, or the solvency of, any Beneficiary, any nominated person or any other person; (iii) May honor any presentation or drawing under the Credit that appears on its face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the Credit; (iv) (a) may permit partial shipment under the Credit, except as otherwise expressly stated in the Credit, and may honor the relative Drafts without inquiry regardless of any apparent disproportion between the quantity shipped and the amount of the relative Draft and the total amount of the Credit and the total quantity to be shipped under the Credit, and (b) if the Credit specifies shipments in installments within stated periods and the shipper fails to ship in any designated period, shipments of subsequent installments may nevertheless be made in their respective designated periods, and the relative Drafts may be honored; (v)may v) may disregard any requirement of the Credit that presentation be made to it at a particular place or by a particular time of day (but not any requirement for presentation by a particular day) or that notice of dishonor be given in a particular manner, and Bank may amend or specify any such requirement in the Credits; (vi) may accept as a draft any written or electronic demand or request for payment under the Credit, even if nonnegotiable or not in the form of a draft, and may disregard any requirement that such draft, demand or request bear any or adequate reference to the Credit; (vii)) may discount or authorize the discount of any accepted draft or deferred payment obligation incurred under any Credit; (viii) may honor, before or after its expiration, a previously dishonored presentation under the Credit, whether pursuant to court order, to settle or compromises any claim that is wrongfully dishonored or otherwise, and shall be entitled to reimbursement to the same extent (if any) as if it had initially honored plus reimbursement of any interest paid by it;
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Samples: Revolving Credit Loan Agreement (Orleans Homebuilders Inc)
