Common use of Company’s Release of Claims Clause in Contracts

Company’s Release of Claims. The Company hereby waives all rights under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California. Section 1542 provides: Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, the Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Executive, and each of the Executive’s agents, representatives, successors and assigns, from any and all charges, complaints, claims, and liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected (hereinafter referred to as “Company Claims”), which the Company at any time had or claims to have or which the Company at any time may have or claim to have regarding incidents that have occurred as of the date of this Release, including, without limitation, any and all charges relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company. The released Company Claims include all actions, claims and grievances, whether actual or potential, known or unknown, and specifically but not exclusively, all claims regarding offenses that have occurred as of the date of this Release, including Company Claims arising out of the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company. All such Company Claims (including related attorneys’ fees and costs) are forever barred by this Release without regard to whether those claims are based on any alleged breach of a duty arising in contract or tort, any alleged unlawful act, any other claim or cause of action, and regardless of the forum in which it might be brought.