Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement (Istar Financial Inc), Shareholder Agreement (Istar Financial Inc), Shareholder Agreement (Istar Financial Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 10.8 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction Documents by complying with the provisions of Section 9.110.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party Party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties Parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party Party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
Appears in 4 contracts
Samples: Equity Interest Purchase Agreement (Fortegra Group, LLC), Equity Interest Purchase Agreement (Fortegra Group, LLC), Equity Interest Purchase Agreement (Tiptree Inc.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL ---------------------------------------------- JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST PLEDGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEVADA, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT PLEDGOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEAGREEMENT. Any and Pledgor hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Pledgor at its address provided in Section 17, such service being hereby acknowledged by Pledgor to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Pledgor in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Secured Party to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Pledgor in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Hacienda Hawaiian Pledge Agreement (Santa Fe Gaming Corp), Sahara Resorts Pledge Agreement (Santa Fe Gaming Corp), Casino Properties Pledge Agreement (Santa Fe Gaming Corp)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 9.8 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.19.2. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
Appears in 4 contracts
Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Falcon Financial Investment Trust), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Istar Financial Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Istar Financial Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Each Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to such Borrower at its address provided in subsection 10.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by such Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against such Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Borrower in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
Appears in 4 contracts
Samples: Credit Agreement (Goss Graphic Systems Inc), Credit Agreement (Goss Graphic Systems Inc), Multicurrency Credit Agreement (Goss Holdings Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR SUCH OBLIGATION (SUBJECT TO ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREINRIGHT OF APPEAL BY A HIGHER COURT); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and The Company hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the Company at its address provided in subsection 9.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by the Company to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any actionaction against the Company in any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service in every respect. The Company hereby appoints CT Corporation System, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such 1633 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, xx its agent for service of process and agrees that service of process upon such agent shall have be deemed to be service of process upon the same effect as if Company with respect to any proceeding related to the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceLoan Documents. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender or the Agent to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other Company in the courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Credit Agreement (America West Holdings Corp), Security Agreement (America West Airlines Inc), Security Agreement (America West Airlines Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMOREEach of the parties hereto agree that any legal suit, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTIONaction or proceeding brought by any party to enforce any rights under or with respect to this Indenture, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYany Security, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process any Guarantee or any other document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby may be served instituted in any state or federal court in Xxx Xxxx xx Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxx xx Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America, irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by law any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding, irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by law any claim that and agrees not to claim or plead in any court that any such action, suit or proceeding arising brought in connection such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum and irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof. To the extent that any party hereto has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court (including any court in the United States, the State of New York or other jurisdiction in which such party or any successor thereof may be organized or any political subdivisions thereof) or from any legal process (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property or assets, this Agreement Indenture, the Securities, the Guarantees or any other documents or actions to enforce judgments in respect of any thereof, then each such party hereby irrevocably waives such immunity, and any defense based on such immunity, in respect of its obligations under the above-referenced documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, to the extent permitted by complying with law. The Issuer hereby appoints the provisions of Section 9.1. Such Parent’s Corporate Secretary at the Parent’s principal executive offices at 0000 Xxxxx X-00, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, as its agent to receive service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right or other legal summons for purposes of any party to service process suit, action or proceeding that may be instituted in any other manner permitted by law state or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other federal court in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings Xxx Xxxx xx Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxx xx Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of the aforementioned courtsAmerica.
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Samples: Indenture (Whirlpool Emea Finance S.A R.L.), Indenture (Whirlpool Corp /De/), Indenture (Whirlpool Finance Luxembourg S.A.R.L.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST COMPANY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT COMPANY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Company hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Company at its address provided in subsection 10.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by Company to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Company in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Company in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Credit Agreement (FWT Inc), Credit Agreement (Afc Enterprises Inc), Credit Agreement (Afc Enterprises Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT Each party hereto hereby (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in i) agrees than any action, suit directly or proceeding indirectly, arising out of, under or relating to this Agreement shall exclusively be brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery sitting in Wilmington, Delaware (the “Court of Chancery”) and shall exclusively be heard and determined by the Court of Chancery, unless the Court of Chancery determines that it does not then have subject matter jurisdiction over such action, in which case any such action shall then exclusively be brought in and shall exclusively be heard and determined by either the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in Manhattan or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and (ii) solely in connection with the action(s) contemplated by subsection (i) hereof, (A) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts identified in subsection (i) hereof, (B) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue in any of the courts identified in clause (i) of this Section 7.4, (C) irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim that any of the courts identified in such clause (i) is an inconvenient forum or does not have personal jurisdiction over any party hereto, and (D) agrees that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action in the manner provided herein or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any claim or action directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsAgreement.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Performance Food Group Co), Registration Rights Agreement (Performance Food Group Co), Form of Registration Rights Agreement (Performance Food Group Co)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PLEDGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO PLEDGOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEAGREEMENT. Any and Each Pledgor hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to such Pledgor at its address provided on the signature page hereof, such service being hereby acknowledged by such Pledgor to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against such Pledgor in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Secured Party to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Pledgors in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Credit Agreement (Trammell Crow Co), Credit Agreement (Trammell Crow Co), Credit Agreement (Trammell Crow Co)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY OBLIGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Borrower at its address provided in subsection 10.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Borrower in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Credit Agreement (Beasley Broadcast Group Inc), Credit Agreement (Beasley Broadcast Group Inc), Credit Agreement (Beasley Broadcast Group Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST THE BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR SUCH OBLIGATION (SUBJECT TO ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH RIGHT TO APPEAL TO A COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSENEW YORK). Any and The Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the Borrower at its address provided in subsection 9.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by the Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against the Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other Borrower in the courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Credit Agreement (Atlas Air Inc), Credit Agreement (Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST HOLDINGS OR COMPANY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO OF HOLDINGS AND COMPANY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any Each of Holdings and Company hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Holdings or Company, as the case may be, at its address provided in subsection 11.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by Holdings and Company, as the case may be, to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any actionaction against Holdings or Company, suit or proceeding arising as the case may be, in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings against Holdings or otherwise proceed against Company in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Credit Agreement (Dominicks Supermarkets Inc), Credit Agreement (Dominicks Supermarkets Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 10.8 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction Documents by complying with the provisions of Section 9.110.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law Law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Contribution Agreement, Contribution Agreement (Dividend Capital Trust Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYHEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 5.5 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.15.6. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Radio One Inc), Asset Purchase Agreement (Telular Corp)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST COMPANY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT COMPANY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR SUCH OBLIGATION (SUBJECT TO ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH RIGHT TO APPEAL TO A COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSENEW YORK). Any and Company hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Company at its address provided in subsection 9.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by Company to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Company in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Company in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Credit Agreement (Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc), Credit Agreement (Atlas Air Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Each Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to such Borrower at its address provided in subsection 13.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by such Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against such Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Borrower in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Credit Agreement (Safeway Inc), Credit Agreement (Safeway Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT COUNTY OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT NEW YORK OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND NEW YORK OR THE COUNTY OF WILMINGTON OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT RELATED HERETO, OR ANY TRANSACTION RELATED HERETO (INCLUDING THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS MERGERS) OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSETHERETO. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, (i) the defense of sovereign immunity, (ii) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason, (iii) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise), and (iv) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law that (A) the suit, action or proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper and (C) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.110.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in of the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Quartet Merger Corp.), Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit legal action or proceeding arising with respect to this Pledge Agreement shall be brought in the courts of the State of New York in New York County or of the United States for the Southern District of New York, and, by execution and delivery of this Pledge Agreement, each of the Pledgors, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Servicer accepts, for itself and in connection with its Properties, generally and unconditionally, the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any final judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Pledge Agreement by complying with from which no appeal has been taken or is available. Each of the provisions of Section 9.1. Such Pledgors, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Servicer irrevocably agrees that all service of process in any such proceedings in any such court may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid and return receipt requested, to it at its address set forth in Section 5.01 of the Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to notices to the Servicer or the Collateral Custodian, at its address set forth in Section 26 of this Pledge Agreement, and with respect to notices to any Pledgor, at its address set forth in Section 9.2 of the Credit Agreement, or at such other address of which the Collateral Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto, such service being hereby acknowledged by such Pledgor to be effective and binding service in every respect. Each of the same effect as if Pledgors, the party being served were a resident Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Servicer irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any such action or proceeding in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in any such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Secured Party to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Pledgor in the other in court of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Amended Pledge Agreement (Capitalsource Inc), Amended Pledge Agreement (Capitalsource Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL ---------------------------------------------- JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST PLEDGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION COURTS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OR OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT CALIFORNIA, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT PLEDGOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEAGREEMENT. Any and Pledgor hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Pledgor at its address provided in Section 15, such service being hereby acknowledged by Pledgor to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Pledgor in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Agent to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Pledgor in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Pledge Agreement (Cb Richard Ellis Services Inc), Pledge Agreement (Cb Commercial Real Estate Services Group Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process The parties irrevocably agree that any legal proceeding in respect of this Agreement may be served brought in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions courts of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process New York sitting in such jurisdictionthe Borough of Manhattan or the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan (collectively, the “Specified Courts”). The parties hereby irrevocably submit to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of New York. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought in any Specified Court, and hereby further irrevocably waive all claims any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. The parties further irrevocably consent to the service of error process out of any of the Specified Courts in any such suit, action or proceeding by reason the mailing of such servicecopies thereof by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to any party at its address as provided in this Agreement or as otherwise provided by applicable law. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service commence proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other party in any jurisdiction or to serve process in any other manner permitted by law applicable law. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such action or to commence legal proceedings proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction manner provided by applicable law. BAFC hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to enforce judgments the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or rulings recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section 11.17 any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages. This Section 11.17 shall survive the termination of the aforementioned courtsthis Agreement.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Liquidity Agreement (Bungeltd), Liquidity Agreement (Bunge LTD)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMOREEach party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTIONfor itself and its property, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYto the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONand any appellate court from any thereof, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Mortgage, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in connection with respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall, to the extent permitted by law, be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Mortgage in any court referred to in this Section 5.13. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court. Mortgage and Security Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such Each party to this Mortgage irrevocably consents to service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State manner provided for notices in Section 10.01 of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such servicethe Credit Agreement. Nothing herein shall in this Mortgage will affect the right of any party to service this Mortgage to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.law. Mortgage and Security Agreement
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Mortgage and Security Agreement (United Airlines, Inc.), Mortgage and Security Agreement (United Airlines, Inc.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST Borrower ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT Borrower ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Borrower at its address provided in Section 9.4, such service being hereby acknowledged by Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Borrower in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Convertible Note Agreement (SFX Broadcasting Inc), Solicitation Agreement (SFX Broadcasting Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMOREAll judicial proceedings brought against any Borrower and/or any other Credit Party with respect to this Agreement, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process any Note or any of the other Credit Documents may be served brought in any actionstate or federal court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New York, suit or proceeding arising and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties accepts, for itself and in connection with its properties, generally and unconditionally, the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any final judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement from which no appeal has been taken or is available. To the extent permitted by complying with applicable law (including, without limitation, the provisions Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Section 9.1. Such Judicial and Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters), each of the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties irrevocably agrees that all service of process in any such proceedings in any such court may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to it at its address set forth in Section 9.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto, such service being hereby acknowledged by each of the same effect as if Borrowers and the party being served were a resident other Credit Parties to be effective and binding service in every respect. Each of the State Borrowers, the other Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of Maryland and had been lawfully served with venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any such process action or proceeding in any such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against the Borrowers or the other Credit Parties in the court of any other jurisdiction jurisdiction. The Dutch Borrower hereby appoints the Company to enforce judgments or rulings act as its agent for purposes of receiving service of process pursuant to the aforementioned courtsterms of this Section 9.14 and agrees that any service of process to the Dutch Borrower may be effected by delivering such service of process to the Company at its address set forth in Section 9.2.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Alliance One International, Inc.), Credit Agreement (Alliance One International, Inc.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL ---------------------------------------------- PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST PLEDGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT PLEDGOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEAGREEMENT. Any and Pledgor hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Pledgor at its address provided in Section 17, such service being hereby acknowledged by Pledgor to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Pledgor in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Secured Party to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Pledgor in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Varco International Inc), Credit Agreement (Varco International Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYHEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 8.8 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.18.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Hungarian Telephone & Cable Corp), Securities Purchase Agreement (TDC a/S)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMOREThe parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and the federal courts of the United States of America located in Delaware, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTIONand appropriate appellate courts therefrom, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYover any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and each party hereby irrevocably agrees that all process claims in respect of such dispute or proceeding may be served heard and determined in such courts. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. This consent to jurisdiction is being given solely for purposes of this Agreement and is not intended to, and shall not, confer consent to jurisdiction with respect to any other dispute in which a party to this Agreement may become involved. Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to process being served by any party to this Agreement in any suit, action, suit or proceeding arising of the nature specified in connection with this Agreement the paragraph above by complying with the mailing of a copy thereof in the manner specified by the provisions of Section 9.18.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsEACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
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Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT COUNTY OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT NEW YORK OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED NEW YORK (OR IN BALTIMOREANY COURT IN WHICH APPEAL FROM SUCH COURTS MAY BE TAKEN), MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 10.12 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.110.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in of the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Cullen Agricultural Holding Corp)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR SUCH OBLIGATION (SUBJECT TO ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH RIGHT TO APPEAL TO A COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSENEW YORK). Any and Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Borrower at its address provided in subsection 9.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall 83 -77- limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Borrower in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Atlas Air Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORELTGI hereby irrevocably appoints the President of New Valley Corporation, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTIONat its offices at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY00xx Xxxxx, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONXxx Xxxx, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDEDXxx Xxxx 00000, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any its lawful agent and attorney to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process may be served against it in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with out of or relating to this Agreement by complying or any of the transactions contemplated thereby and upon whom such process may be served, with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the such party being served were a resident in of the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive , and waives all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect , provided that in the right case of any service upon such agent and attorney, the party effecting such service shall also deliver a copy thereof to the other parties at the address and in the manner specified in Section 3.02. Seller hereby irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other manner action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such party. LTGI and Seller will enter into such agreements with such agents as may be necessary to constitute and continue the appointment of such agents hereunder. In the event that such agent and attorney resigns or otherwise becomes incapable of acting as such, such party will appoint a successor agent and attorney in the City of New York, reasonably satisfactory to the other parties, with like powers. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or any court of the State of New York located in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York in any such action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and agrees that any such action, suit or proceeding shall be brought only in such court, provided, however, that such consent to jurisdiction is solely for the purpose referred to in this Section 3.10 and shall not be deemed to be a general submission to the jurisdiction of said courts or in the State of New York other than for such purpose. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings laying of the aforementioned courtsvenue of any such action, suit or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Gbi Capital Management Corp)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL ---------------------------------------------- JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST PLEDGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT PLEDGOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEAGREEMENT. Any and Pledgor hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Pledgor at its address as provided in Section 20, such service being hereby acknowledged by Pledgor to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any actionaction against Pledgor in any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service in every respect. Pledgor further designates and appoints CT Corporation System, suit or proceeding arising and such other Persons as may hereafter be selected by Pledgor irrevocably agreeing in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such writing to so serve, as its agent to receive on its behalf service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such all process in any such jurisdiction. The parties proceedings in any such court, such service being hereby waive all claims of error acknowledged by reason of such servicePledgor to be effective and binding service in every respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Collateral Agent to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Pledgor in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Borrower Pledge Agreement (Total Renal Care Holdings Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT ANY FEDERAL COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF LOCATED IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND DELAWARE OR ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 9.8 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND DELAWARE OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.19.2. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland Delaware and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Capitol Acquisition Corp)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH ALL JUDICIAL ---------------------------------------------- PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER BASIC DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEVADA, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT COMPANY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER BASIC DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any SGC and Company hereby agree that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to SGC or Company, as applicable, at its address provided in subsection 9.6, such service being hereby acknowledged by SGC and Company to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any actionaction against SGC or Company, suit or proceeding arising as applicable, in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Holder to commence legal bring proceedings against SGC or otherwise proceed against Company in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMOREAll judicial proceedings brought against any Borrower and/or any other Credit Party with respect to this Agreement, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process any Note or any of the other Credit Documents may be served brought in any actionstate or federal court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New York, suit or proceeding arising and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties accepts, for itself and in connection with its properties, generally and unconditionally, the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any final judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement from which no appeal has been taken or is available. To the extent permitted by complying with applicable law (including, without limitation, the provisions Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Section 9.1. Such Judicial and Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters), each of the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties irrevocably agrees that all service of process in any such proceedings in any such court may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to it at its address set forth in Section 9.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto, such service being hereby acknowledged by each of the same effect as if Borrowers and the party being served were a resident other Credit Parties to be effective and binding service in every respect. Each of the State Borrowers, the other Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of Maryland and had been lawfully served with venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any such process action or proceeding in any such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against the Borrowers or the other Credit Parties in the court of any other jurisdiction jurisdiction. The Dutch Borrower hereby appoints the Company to enforce judgments or rulings act as its agent for purposes of receiving service of process pursuant to the aforementioned courtsterms of this Section 9.12 and agrees that any service of process to the Dutch Borrower may be affected by delivering such service of process to the Company at its address set forth in Section 9.2.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Alliance One International, Inc.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONOTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR SUCH OBLIGATION. Company and each Borrower designates and appoints CT Corporation System, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDEDand such other Persons as may hereafter be selected by Company and each Borrower irrevocably 173 agreeing in writing to so serve, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and as its agent to receive on its behalf service of all process may be served in any actionsuch proceedings in any such court, suit such service being hereby acknowledged by Company and each Borrower to be effective and binding service in every respect. A copy of any such process so served shall be mailed by registered mail to Company at its address as provided in subsection 10.10; provided that, unless otherwise provided by applicable law, any failure to mail such copy shall not affect the validity of service of such process. If any agent appointed by Company or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any Borrower refuses to accept service, Company and each Borrower hereby agree that service of process sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action against Company or any Borrower may be made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Company at its address as provided in subsection 10.10, and Company and each Borrower hereby acknowledge that such service shall have the same effect as be effective and binding in every respect if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such servicetimely received. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any party to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against any party in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST GUARANTORS OR ANY OF THEM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT TO WHICH ANY GUARANTOR IS A PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION LOCATED IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF TEXAS AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS GUARANTY GUARANTORS ACCEPT FOR THEMSELVES AND IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND EACH WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS GUARANTY AND/OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION LOAN DOCUMENT TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WHICH SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION GUARANTOR IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEPARTY. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such Guarantors hereby agree that service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action against any Guarantor in the State of Maryland Texas may be made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to each Guarantor in accordance with subsection 5.2, and had been lawfully served with Guarantors hereby acknowledge that such process service shall be effective and binding in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Agent or any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Guarantor in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Ramsay Youth Services Inc
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS OPERATING AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 8.8 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement or the Operating Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.18.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PLEDGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO PLEDGOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEAGREEMENT. Any and Each Pledgor hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to such Pledgor at its address provided in Section 19, such service being hereby acknowledged by such Pledgor to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against such Pledgor in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Secured Party to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Pledgor in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT COMPANY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Company hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return 118 126 receipt requested, to Company at its address provided in subsection 10.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by Company to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Company in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Company in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST GUARANTOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEW YORK AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS GUARANTY GUARANTOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEGUARANTY. Any and Guarantor hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Guarantor at its address provided in subsection 6.2, such service being hereby acknowledged by Guarantor to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Guarantor in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Agent or any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Guarantor in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF HAWAII, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Borrower at its address described in subsection 9.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Borrower in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMOREEach of the parties hereto (i) hereby irrevocably submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTIONNew York County (without prejudice to the rights of any party to remove to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York) and to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYfor the purposes of any suit, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONaction or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT the Payment Instruction, or the subject matter hereof or thereof or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby brought by any of the parties hereto or their successors or assigns, (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and ii) hereby irrevocably agrees that all process claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be served heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, in such Federal court, and (iii) to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement, the Payment Instruction or the subject matter hereof or thereof may not be enforced in or by such court. A final judgment obtained in respect of any action, suit or proceeding arising referred to in this Section 6.11 shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit or judgment or in any manner as provided by Applicable Law. Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to service of process by registered mail, Federal Express, DHL or similar courier at the address to which notices to are to be given, it being agreed that service in such manner shall constitute valid service upon such party or its respective successors or assigns in connection with any such action or proceeding only; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein 6.11 shall affect the right of any party of such parties or their respective successors or assigns to service serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law Applicable Law or to commence legal proceedings affect the right of any of such parties or otherwise proceed against its respective property in the courts of other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.jurisdictions. 10
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Samples: Payment Undertaking Agreement (Old Dominion Electric Cooperative)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL ---------------------------------------------- JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST PLEDGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT PLEDGOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEAGREEMENT. Any and Pledgor hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Pledgor at its address provided in Section 17, such service being hereby acknowledged by Pledgor to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Pledgor in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Secured Party to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Pledgor in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH 6 NOTE TO DRAFT: Subject to review by PMF of the letter of credit. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYHEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 4.10 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.14.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE DELAWARE CHANCERY COURT, OR IF SUCH COURT SHALL NOT HAVE PROPER JURISDICTION, OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR SITTING IN DELAWARE, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORETHEREOF, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS RESTRICTED STOCK CANCELLATION AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYHEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 12 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND DELAWARE OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service Service of process delivered to the address of Holder as set forth in the books and records of the Company and in this Restricted Stock Cancellation Agreement shall have the same effect as if the party being served Holder were a resident in the State of Maryland Delaware and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties Holder hereby waive waives all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party individual or entity to service of process in any other manner permitted by applicable law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other another party in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 10.8 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.110.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party Party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties Parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party Party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Special Diversified Opportunities Inc.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH ANY AND ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS HERETO ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION STATE OF CALIFORNIA SITTING IN LOS ANGELES OR OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT CALIFORNIA, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT EACH PARTY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONCOURTS LACK PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER SUCH PARTY AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM, SUIT OR IN ANY LEGAL ACTION PROCEEDING SHALL BE WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVEROF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO COURTS LACK PERSONAL JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR OVER SUCH PURPOSEPARTY. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such EACH PARTY hereby agrees that service of process shall have the same effect as if the party in any such proceeding in any such court may be made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to EACH PARTY at its address provided in Section 17, such service being served were a resident hereby acknowledged by EACH PARTY to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in the State of Maryland any action against SUCH PARTY in any such court and had been lawfully served with such process to be otherwise effective and binding service in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtslaw.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT ANY FEDERAL COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF LOCATED IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND DELAWARE OR ANY DELAWARE STATE COURT IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 8.8 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND DELAWARE OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.18.2. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland Delaware and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law Law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Alesco Financial Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL ---------------------------------------------- JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS PLEDGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION COURTS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OR OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT CALIFORNIA, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING THIS AGREEMENT EACH PLEDGOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEI-5-11 CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. Any and Each Pledgor hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to each Pledgor at its address provided in Section 15, such service being hereby acknowledged by each Pledgor to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against each Pledgor in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Agent to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against each Pledgor in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Pledge Agreement (Cb Commercial Real Estate Services Group Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Each Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to such Borrower at its address provided in subsection 13.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by such Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against such Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein 128 134 shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Borrower in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Safeway Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMOREEach of the parties hereto (i) hereby irrevocably submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTIONNew York County (without prejudice to the rights of any party to remove to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York) and to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYfor the purposes of any suit, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONaction or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT or the subject matter hereof or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby brought by any of the parties hereto or their successors or assigns, (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and ii) hereby irrevocably agrees that all process claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be served heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, in such Federal court, and (iii) to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court. A final judgment obtained in respect of any action, suit or proceeding arising referred to in this Section 6.13 shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit or judgment or in any manner as provided by Applicable Law. Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to service of process by registered mail, Federal Express, DHL or similar courier at the address to which notices to are to be given, it being agreed that service in such manner shall constitute valid service upon such party or its respective successors or assigns in connection with any such action or proceeding only; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that nothing in this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein 6.13 shall affect the right of any party of such parties or their respective successors or assigns to service serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law Applicable Law or to commence legal proceedings affect the right of any of such parties or otherwise proceed against its respective property in the courts of other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdictions.
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Samples: Payment Undertaking Agreement (Old Dominion Electric Cooperative)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYHEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 8.8 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.18.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service of process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Samples: Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (Bimini Capital Management, Inc.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT COUNTY OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT NEW YORK OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED NEW YORK (OR IN BALTIMOREANY COURT IN WHICH APPEAL FROM SUCH COURTS MAY BE TAKEN), MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 9.12 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in of the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Naked Brand Group Inc.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY GUARANTOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS GUARANTY EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO GUARANTOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING FINAL AND NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEGUARANTY. Any and Each Guarantor hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to such Guarantor at its address provided in subsection 5.2, such service being hereby acknowledged by such Guarantor to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against such Guarantor in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Collateral Agent or (subject to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in terms of the Intercreditor Agreement) any other jurisdiction Guarantied Party to enforce judgments or rulings bring proceedings against any Guarantor in the courts of the aforementioned courtsany other jurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 9.8 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Samples: Purchase and Sale Agreement (Municipal Mortgage & Equity LLC)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST COMPANY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT COMPANY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR -106- 114 FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR SUCH OBLIGATION (SUBJECT TO ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH RIGHT TO APPEAL TO A COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSENEW YORK). Any and Company hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Company at its address provided in subsection 9.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by Company to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Company in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Company in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Atlas Air Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST PLEDGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF WASHINGTON, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT PLEDGOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEAGREEMENT. Any and Pledgor hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Pledgor at its address provided in Section 18, such service being hereby acknowledged by Pledgor to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Pledgor in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Secured Party to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Pledgor in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Borrower at its address provided in SECTION 9.7, such service being hereby acknowledged by Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Borrower in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Trammell Crow Co)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT ANY FEDERAL COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF LOCATED IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND DELAWARE OR ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 9.8 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND DELAWARE OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.19.2. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland Delaware and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Enterprise Acquisition Corp.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ANY AND ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST BORROWER OR LENDER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION STATE OF CALIFORNIA SITTING IN LOS ANGELES OR OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT CALIFORNIA, AND EACH OF BORROWER AND LENDER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT NOTE. EACH OF BORROWER AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED LENDER HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONCOURTS LACK PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER SUCH PERSON AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM, SUIT OR IN ANY LEGAL ACTION PROCEEDING SHALL BE WITH RESPECT TO THIS NOTE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVEROF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO COURTS LACK PERSONAL JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 OVER SUCH PERSON. EACH OF BORROWER AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and LENDER hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to each such person at its address provided in Section 21, such service being hereby acknowledged by each such person to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against each such person in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Borrower or Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other person in the courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMOREEach party hereby and any person asserting rights as a third party beneficiary may do so only if he, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTIONshe or it irrevocably agrees that any Legal Dispute shall be brought only to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware or the federal courts located in the State of Delaware, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYand each party hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONaction or proceeding and irrevocably waives, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding that is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. During the period a Legal Dispute that is filed in accordance with this Section 13.7 is pending before a court, all actions, suits or proceedings with respect to such Legal Dispute or any other Legal Dispute, including any counterclaim, cross-claim or interpleader, shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court. Each party and any person asserting rights as a third party beneficiary may do so only if he, she or it hereby waives, and shall not assert as a defense in any Legal Dispute, that (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDEDa) such party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts for any reason, HOWEVER(b) such action, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in such court, (c) such party’s property is exempt or immune from execution, (d) such action, suit or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, or (e) the venue of such action, suit or proceeding is improper. A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served final judgment in any action, suit or proceeding arising described in connection with this Agreement by complying with Section 13.7 following the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right expiration of any party period permitted for appeal and subject to service process any stay during appeal shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner permitted provided by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsapplicable Laws. EACH OF THE PARTIES AND ANY PERSON ASSERTING RIGHTS AS A THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY MAY DO SO ONLY IF HE, SHE OR IT IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY CLAIMS OR COUNTERCLAIMS ASSERTED IN ANY LEGAL DISPUTE RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM RELATING THERETO. IF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE IS ONE IN WHICH THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS PROHIBITED, NO PARTY NOR ANY PERSON ASSERTING RIGHTS AS A THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY SHALL ASSERT IN SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE A NONCOMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. FURTHERMORE, NO PARTY NOR ANY PERSON ASSERTING RIGHTS AS A THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY SHALL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE WITH A SEPARATE ACTION OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE WAIVED.
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Samples: Voting, Support and Restrictive Covenant Agreement (Federal Street Acquisition Corp.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYHEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ACTION SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 10.8 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding Action arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.110.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party Party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties Parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party Party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Standard Diversified Inc.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Borrower at its address provided in SECTION 9.7, such service being hereby acknowledged by Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Borrower in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.jurisdiction. AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 70
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Trammell Crow Co)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL ---------------------------------------------- JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST PLEDGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT PLEDGOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEAGREEMENT. Any and Pledgor hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Pledgor at its address as provided in Section 21, such service being hereby acknowledged by Pledgor to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any actionaction against Pledgor in any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service in every respect. Pledgor further designates and appoints CT Corporation System, suit or proceeding arising and such other Persons as may hereafter be selected by Pledgor irrevocably agreeing in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such writing to so serve, as its agent to receive on its behalf service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such all process in any such jurisdiction. The parties proceedings in any such court, such service being hereby waive all claims of error acknowledged by reason of such servicePledgor to be effective and binding service in every respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Collateral Agent to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Pledgor in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Subsidiary Pledge Agreement (Total Renal Care Holdings Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED DELAWARE (AND IF JURISDICTION IN BALTIMORETHE DELAWARE COURT OF CHANCERY SHALL BE UNAVAILABLE, MARYLAND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SITTING IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE), AND ANY APPELATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYHEREIN, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 9.05 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND DELAWARE OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.19.07. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland Delaware and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Tradestation Group Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Borrower at its address provided in Section 9.7, such service being hereby acknowledged by Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Borrower in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Trammell Crow Co)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMOREBorrower (i) hereby irrevocably submits itself to the jurisdiction of the state courts of the State of California and to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTIONfor the purpose of any suit, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYaction or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONthe Promissory Notes or any of the Loan Documents or the subject matter hereof or thereof brought by Lender or its successors or assigns and (ii) hereby waives, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDEDand agrees not to assert, HOWEVERby way of motion, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court (provided, however, that the then applicable jurisdiction minimums are not waived), and (iii) hereby waives any offsets or counterclaims in any such action, suit or proceeding. Borrower hereby consents to service of process by registered mail at the address to which notices are to be given. Bxxxxxxx agrees that its submission to jurisdiction and its consent to service of process by mail is made for the express benefit of Lender. Final judgment against Borrower in any such action, suit or proceeding arising shall be conclusive, and may be enforced in connection with this Agreement other jurisdictions (i) by complying with suit, action or proceeding on the provisions judgment, a certified or true copy of Section 9.1. Such service which shall be conclusive evidence of process shall have the same effect as if fact and of the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right amount of any party to service process indebtedness or liability of Borrower therein described or (ii) in any other manner permitted provided by law or pursuant to commence legal the laws of such other jurisdiction; provided, however, that Lender may at its option bring suit, or institute other judicial proceedings against Borrower or otherwise proceed against the other any of its assets in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments state or rulings Federal court of the aforementioned courtsUnited States or of any country or place where Borrower or such assets may be found. Borrower further covenants and agrees that so long as this Agreement shall be in effect, it shall maintain a duly appointed agent for the receipt and acceptance on its behalf of service of summons and other legal processes, and upon failure to do so the clerk of each court to whose jurisdiction it has submitted shall be deemed to be its designated agent upon whom such process may be served on its behalf, and notification by the attorney for plaintiff, complainant or petitioner therein by mail or confirmed transmission by facsimile (with confirmation provided by the sender’s facsimile machine) or by e-mail (unless the sender has received a failure delivery notice and with confirmation of transmission provided by the sender’s e-mail) to Borrower of the filing of such suit, action or proceeding shall be deemed sufficient notice thereof.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORESeller agrees to appoint, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTIONwithin ten (10) days of any written request by Purchaser, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any its lawful agent and attorney in the State of California to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process may be served against it in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with out of or relating to this Agreement by complying or any of the transactions contemplated hereby and upon whom such process may be served, with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the such party being served were a resident in of the State of Maryland California and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive , and waives all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect , provided that in the right case of any service upon such agent and attorney, the party effecting such service shall also deliver a copy thereof to service process the other party at the address and in the manner specified in Section 11.1. Seller will enter into such agreements with such agents as may be necessary to constitute and continue the appointment of such agents hereunder. In the event that any such agent and attorney resigns or otherwise becomes incapable of acting as such, such party will appoint a successor agent and attorney in the State of California, reasonably satisfactory to the other party, with like powers. Subject to the arbitration provisions set forth in Section 11.11, each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California or any court of the State of California located in the City of San Francisco, California, in any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and agrees that any such action, suit or proceeding shall be brought only in such court, provided, however, that such consent to jurisdiction is solely for the purpose referred to in this Section 11.12 and shall not be deemed to be a general submission to the jurisdiction of said courts or in the State of California other manner than for such purpose. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings laying of the aforementioned courtsvenue of any such action, suit or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Qad Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORELTGI hereby irrevocably appoints the President of New Valley Corporation, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTIONat its offices at 590 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY00xx Xxxxx, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONXxx Xxxx, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDEDXxx Xxxx 00000, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any xxs lawful agent and attorney to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process may be served against it in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with out of or relating to this Agreement by complying or any of the transactions contemplated thereby and upon whom such process may be served, with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the such party being served were a resident in of the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive , and waives all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect , provided that in the right case of any service upon such agent and attorney, the party effecting such service shall also deliver a copy thereof to the other parties at the address and in the manner specified in SECTION 3.02. Seller hereby irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other manner action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such party. LTGI and Seller will enter into such agreements with such agents as may be necessary to constitute and continue the appointment of such agents hereunder. In the event that such agent and attorney resigns or otherwise becomes incapable of acting as such, such party will appoint a successor agent and attorney in the City of New York, reasonably satisfactory to the other parties, with like powers. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or any court of the State of New York located in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York in any such action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and agrees that any such action, suit or proceeding shall be brought only in such court, provided, however, that such consent to jurisdiction is solely for the purpose referred to in this SECTION 3.10 and shall not be deemed to be a general submission to the jurisdiction of said courts or in the State of New York other than for such purpose. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings laying of the aforementioned courtsvenue of any such action, suit or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH ALL ---------------------------------------------- JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY TRANSACTION PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE COMPANY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and The Company hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to such Person at its address provided on the signature pages hereto, such service being hereby acknowledged by such Person to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against such Person in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Holder to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other Company in the courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Note Purchase Agreement (Matthews Studio Equipment Group)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT COUNTY OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT NEW YORK OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 10.12 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.110.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in of the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Trio Merger Corp.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST COMPANY OR CANADIAN BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER PRIORITY SECURED LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE, COUNTY AND CITY OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER PRIORITY SECURED LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Each Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to such Borrower at its address provided in subsection 10.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by such Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against such Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Borrower in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.jurisdiction. 144
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Samples: Priority Secured Credit Agreement (Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL ---------------------------------------------- PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST PLEDGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT PLEDGOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEAGREEMENT. Any and Pledgor hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Pledgor at its address provided on the signature page hereof, such service being hereby acknowledged by Pledgor to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Pledgor in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Secured Party to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Pledgor in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Prologis Trust)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMOREEach Shareholder hereby irrevocably appoints, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTIONand Telenor hereby irrevocably appoints, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYCT Corporation System, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONlocated on the date hereof at 0000 Xxxxxxxx, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDEDXxx Xxxx, HOWEVERXX 00000, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any XXX, as its true and lawful agent and attorney to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process may be served against it in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with out of or relating to this Agreement by complying or any of the transactions contemplated hereby and upon whom such process may be served, with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the such party being served were a resident in of the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive , and waives all claims of error by reason of such service, provided that the party effecting such service shall also deliver a copy thereof to each other party at the address specified on the execution pages of this Agreement. Each Shareholder and Telenor will enter into such agreements with such agent as may be necessary to constitute and continue the appointment of such agent hereunder. In the event that any such agent and attorney resigns or otherwise becomes incapable of acting, the affected party will appoint a successor agent and attorney in New York reasonably satisfactory to each other party, with like powers. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and of any New York state court sitting in New York City, in any such action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and agrees that any such action, suit or proceeding shall be brought only in such court, provided, however, that such consent to jurisdiction is solely for the purpose referred to in Section 7.13 and shall not be deemed to be a general submission to the jurisdiction of said courts of or in the State of New York other than for such purpose. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such action, suit or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law Law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST HOLDINGS OR COMPANY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO OF HOLDINGS AND COMPANY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any Each of Holdings and Company hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Holdings or Company, as the case may be, at its address provided in subsection 11.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by Holdings or Company, as the case may be, to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any actionaction against Holdings or Company, suit or proceeding arising as the case may be, in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings against Holdings or otherwise proceed against Company in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL ---------------------------------------------- PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST THE INTERMEDIATE PARENT ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT THE INTERMEDIATE PARENT ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEAGREEMENT. Any and The Intermediate Parent hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the Intermediate Parent at its address provided in Section 18, such service being hereby acknowledged by the Intermediate Parent to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against the Intermediate Parent in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtslaw.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR SUCH OBLIGATION (SUBJECT TO ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREINRIGHT OF APPEAL BY A HIGHER COURT); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and The Company hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the Company at its address provided in subsection 9.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by the Company to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any actionaction against the Company in any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service in every respect. The Company hereby appoints CT Corporation System, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions 1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019, as its agent for service of Section 9.1. Such xxxxxxx xxx xxxxxx xxxx xxxxxxx xx xxxcess upon such agent shall be deemed to be service of process shall have upon the same effect as if Company with respect to any proceeding related to the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceLoan Documents. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender or the Agent to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other Company in the courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMOREEach of the parties hereto (i) hereby irrevocably submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTIONNew York County (without prejudice to the rights of any party to remove to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York) and to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYfor the purposes of any suit, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONaction or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT or the subject matter hereof or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby brought by any of the parties hereto or their successors or assigns, (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and ii) hereby irrevocably agrees that all process claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be served heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, in such Federal court, and (iii) to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court. A final judgment obtained in respect of any action, suit or proceeding arising referred to in this Section 7.13 shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit or judgment or in any manner as provided by Applicable Law. Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to service of process by registered mail, Federal Express, UPS, DHL or similar courier at the address to which notices to it are to be given, it being agreed that service in such manner shall constitute valid service upon such party or its respective successors or assigns in connection with any such action or proceeding only; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein 7.13 shall affect the right of any party of such parties or their respective successors or assigns to service serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law Applicable Law or to commence legal proceedings affect the right of any of such parties or otherwise proceed against its respective property in the courts of other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdictions.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORESeller agrees to appoint, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTIONwithin ten (10) days of any written request by Purchaser, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any its lawful agent and attorney in the State of California to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process may be served against it in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with out of or relating to this Agreement by complying or any of the transactions contemplated hereby and upon whom such process may be served, with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the such party being served were a resident in of the State of Maryland California and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive , and waives all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect , PROVIDED that in the right case of any service upon such agent and attorney, the party effecting such service shall also deliver a copy thereof to service process the other party at the address and in the manner specified in SECTION 11.1. Seller will enter into such agreements with such agents as may be necessary to constitute and continue the appointment of such agents hereunder. In the event that any such agent and attorney resigns or otherwise becomes incapable of acting as such, such party will appoint a successor agent and attorney in the State of California, reasonably satisfactory to the other party, with like powers. Subject to the arbitration provisions set forth in Section 11.11, each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California or any court of the State of California located in the City of San Francisco, California, in any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and agrees that any such action, suit or proceeding shall be brought only in such court, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such consent to jurisdiction is solely for the purpose referred to in this SECTION 11.12 and shall not be deemed to be a general submission to the jurisdiction of said courts or in the State of California other manner than for such purpose. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings laying of the aforementioned courtsvenue of any such action, suit or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Qad Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT COMPANY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, AND EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO LENDER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any Company and Lenders hereby agree that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to each party at its address provided in SUBSECTION 8.7, such service being hereby acknowledged to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Convertible Term Loan Agreement (Banyan Strategic Realty Trust)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST COMPANY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT COMPANY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, 134 THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONOTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR SUCH OBLIGATION. Company designates and appoints CT Corporation Systems, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDEDand such other Persons as may hereafter be selected by Company irrevocably agreeing in writing to so serve, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and as its agent to receive on its behalf service of all process may be served in any actionsuch proceedings in any such court, suit or proceeding arising such service being hereby acknowledged by Company to be effective and binding service in connection with this Agreement every respect. A copy of any such process so served shall be mailed by complying with registered mail to Company at its address provided in subsection 10.8; provided that, unless otherwise -------- provided by applicable law, any failure to mail such copy shall not affect the provisions validity of Section 9.1service of such process. Such If any agent appointed by Company refuses to accept service, Company hereby agrees that service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action against Company in the State of Maryland New York may be made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Company at its address provided in subsection 10.8, and had been lawfully served with Company hereby acknowledges that such process service shall be effective and binding in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Company in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMOREBorrower (i) hereby irrevocably submits itself to the jurisdiction of the state courts of the State of California and to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTIONfor the purpose of any suit, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYaction or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONthe Promissory Note or any of the Loan Documents or the subject matter hereof or thereof brought by Lender or its successors or assigns and (ii) hereby waives, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREINprovided, however, that the then applicable jurisdiction minimums are not waived); PROVIDED, HOWEVERand (iii) hereby waives any offsets or counterclaims in any such action, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEsuit or proceeding. Any Borrower hereby consents to service of process by registered mail at the address to which notices are to be given. Borrower agrees that its submission to jurisdiction and all its consent to service of process by mail is made for the express benefit of Lender. Final judgment against Borrower in any such action, suit or proceeding shall be conclusive, and may be served enforced in other jurisdictions (i) by suit, action or proceeding on the judgment, a certified or true copy of which shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and of the amount of any indebtedness or liability of Borrower therein described or (ii) in any other manner provided by or pursuant to the laws of such other jurisdiction; provided, however, that Lender may at its option bring suit, or institute other judicial proceedings against Borrower or any of its assets in any state or Federal court of the United States or of any country or place where Borrower or such assets may be found. Borrower further covenants and agrees that so long as this Agreement shall be in effect, it shall maintain a duly appointed agent for the receipt and acceptance on its behalf of service of summons and other legal processes (and Borrower hereby appoints TBD attorney its attorney-in-fact to receive service of the process in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with respect to which Borrower has submitted to jurisdiction, as set forth above), and upon failure to do so the provisions clerk of Section 9.1. Such service of process each court to whose jurisdiction it has submitted shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with be deemed to be its designated agent upon whom such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims may be served on its behalf, and notification by the attorney for plaintiff, complainant or petitioner therein by mail or confirmed transmission by facsimile (with confirmation provided by the sender’s facsimile machine) or by e-mail (unless the sender has received a failure delivery notice and with confirmation of error transmission provided by reason the sender’s e-mail) to Borrower of the filing of such service. Nothing herein suit, action or proceeding shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsbe deemed sufficient notice thereof.
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Samples: Loan and Security Agreement
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT COUNTY OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT NEW YORK OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT RELATED HERETO, OR ANY TRANSACTION RELATED HERETO (INCLUDING THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS MERGER) OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSETHERETO. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, (i) the defense of sovereign immunity, (ii) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason, (iii) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise), and (iv) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law that (A) the suit, action or proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper and (C) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.110.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in of the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Cambridge Capital Acquisition Corp)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL ---------------------------------------------- JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS PLEDGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION COURTS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OR OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT CALIFORNIA, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT EACH PLEDGOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEAGREEMENT. Any and Each Pledgor hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to each Pledgor at its address provided in Section 15, such service being hereby acknowledged by each Pledgor to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against each Pledgor in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Agent to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against each Pledgor in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement and subject to Section 11.10(b) or (c) below, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION(i) any Action seeking to enforce any provision of, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYor based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONthis Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and any Action for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof shall be brought, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT tried and determined in the Delaware Court of Chancery or, if jurisdiction is unavailable in the Delaware Court of Chancery, the courts of the United States located in the State of Delaware or, if jurisdiction is unavailable in the courts of the United States located in the State of Delaware, the Delaware Superior Court, and (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDEDii) each the parties hereto hereby (A) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits itself and its property to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such Action, HOWEVER(B) irrevocably and unconditionally waives, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served agrees not to assert, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any defense in any action, suit or proceeding arising for the interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement and the other agreements or documents executed and delivered in connection with herewith or any dispute or controversy related to the transactions contemplated hereby, that they are not subject thereto or that such Action may not be brought or is not maintainable in such courts or that this Agreement may not be enforced in or by complying with such courts or that their property is exempt or immune from execution, that the provisions Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, or that the venue of Section 9.1the Action is improper and (C) agrees that it shall not bring any Action based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Such service Service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of respect thereto may be made upon any party by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to service process such party at its address as provided in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsSection 11.5.
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Samples: Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (Enpro Industries, Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMOREEach of the parties hereto (i) hereby irrevocably submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTIONNew York County (without prejudice to the rights of any party to remove to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York) and to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYfor the purposes of any suit, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONaction or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the subject matter hereof or thereof or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby brought by any of the parties hereto or their successors or assigns, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and ii) hereby irrevocably agrees that all process claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be served heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, in such Federal court, and (iii) to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof or thereof may not be enforced in or by such court. A final judgment obtained in respect of any action, suit or proceeding arising referred to in this Section 6.11 shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit or judgment or in any manner as provided by Applicable Law. Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to service of process by registered mail, Federal Express, DHL or similar courier at the address to which notices to are to be given, it being agreed that service in such manner shall constitute valid service upon such party or its respective successors or assigns in connection with any such action or proceeding only; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein 6.11 shall affect the right of any party of such parties or their respective successors or assigns to service serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law Applicable Law or to commence legal proceedings affect the right of any of such parties or otherwise proceed against its respective property in the courts of other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdictions.
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Samples: Investment Agreement (Old Dominion Electric Cooperative)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR SUCH OBLIGATION (SUBJECT TO ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH RIGHT TO APPEAL TO A COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSENEW YORK). Any and Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Borrower at its address provided in subsection 9.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Borrower in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Atlas Air Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST XXXX UK, XXXX FRANCE AND/OR XXXX JAPAN ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Each Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, 144 return receipt requested, to such Borrower at its address provided in subsection 10.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by such Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against such Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Borrower in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MARYLAND WASHINGTON OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND WASHINGTON LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND KING COUNTY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 10.8 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND WASHINGTON OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction Documents by complying with the provisions of Section 9.110.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland Washington and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Borrower at its address provided in Section 9.6, such service being hereby acknowledged by Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Borrower in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Trammell Crow Co)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST BORROWERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN 126 134 DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Borrowers hereby agree that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Borrowers at their address provided in Section 10.8, such service being hereby acknowledged by Borrowers to be sufficient, to the full extent permitted by applicable law, for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Borrowers in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Borrowers in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMOREEach party hereby and any person asserting rights as a third party beneficiary may do so only if he, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTIONshe or it irrevocably agrees that any Legal Dispute shall be brought only to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware or the federal courts located in the State of Delaware, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYand each party hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTIONaction or proceeding and irrevocably waives, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding that is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. During the period a Legal Dispute that is filed in accordance with this Section 12.7 is pending before a court, all actions, suits or proceedings with respect to such Legal Dispute or any other Legal Dispute, including any counterclaim, cross-claim or interpleader, shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court. Each party and any person asserting rights as a third party beneficiary may do so only if he, she or it hereby waives, and shall not assert as a defense in any Legal Dispute, that (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDEDa) such party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts for any reason, HOWEVER(b) such action, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in such court, (c) such party’s property is exempt or immune from execution, (d) such action, suit or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, or (e) the venue of such action, suit or proceeding is improper. A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served final judgment in any action, suit or proceeding arising described in connection with this Agreement by complying with Section 12.7 following the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right expiration of any party period permitted for appeal and subject to service process any stay during appeal shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner permitted provided by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsapplicable Laws. EACH OF THE PARTIES AND ANY PERSON ASSERTING RIGHTS AS A THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY MAY DO SO ONLY IF HE, SHE OR IT IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY CLAIMS OR COUNTERCLAIMS ASSERTED IN ANY LEGAL DISPUTE RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM RELATING THERETO. IF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE IS ONE IN WHICH THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS PROHIBITED, NO PARTY NOR ANY PERSON ASSERTING RIGHTS AS A THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY SHALL ASSERT IN SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE A NONCOMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. FURTHERMORE, NO PARTY NOR ANY PERSON ASSERTING RIGHTS AS A THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY SHALL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE WITH A SEPARATE ACTION OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE WAIVED.
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Samples: Voting Agreement (Federal Street Acquisition Corp.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYHEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 11(h) AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND NEW YORK OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.111(a). Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland New York and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT ANY FEDERAL COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF LOCATED IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND DELAWARE OR ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 8.8 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND DELAWARE OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process may be served in any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.18.2. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland Delaware and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the other in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courts.
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Samples: Framework Agreement (Global Brands Acquisition Corp.)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION STATE OF NEW YORK, AND SHALL, IF LENDER SO ELECTS, BE BROUGHT AND ENFORCED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR NEW YORK COUNTY OR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT NEW YORK. BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT BORROWER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO AND ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Borrower at its address provided in subsection 9.7, such service being hereby acknowledged by Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Borrower in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND OR ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMOREAll judicial proceedings brought against the Borrower and/or any other Credit Party with respect to this Credit Agreement, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSE. Any and all process any Note or any of the other Credit Documents may be served brought in any actionstate or federal court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New York, suit or and, by execution and delivery of this Credit Agreement, each of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties accepts, for itself and in connection with its properties, generally and unconditionally, the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts solely for purposes of any proceeding arising out of this Credit Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents (and not as a general submission to New York jurisdiction) and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any final judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Credit Agreement by complying with from which no appeal has been taken or is available. Each of the provisions of Section 9.1. Such Borrower and the other Credit Parties irrevocably agrees that all service of process in any such proceedings in any such court may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to it at its address set forth in Section 9.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto, such service being hereby acknowledged by the same effect as if each of the party being served were a resident Borrower and the other Credit Parties to be effective and binding service in every respect. Each of the State Borrower, the other Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of Maryland and had been lawfully served with venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any such process action or proceeding in any such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such service. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against the Borrower or the other Credit Parties in the court of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Gencorp Inc)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST BORROWERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OBLIGATION MAY, SUBJECT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND COURT, BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR ANY FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT EACH BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN BALTIMORECONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, MARYLAND IN RESPECT GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBYAGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEOBLIGATION. Any and Each Borrower hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made to its counsel pursuant to the Bankruptcy Rules or the rules of the Court or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to such Borrower at its address provided in subsection 9.7, such service being hereby acknowledged by Borrower to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Borrower in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident any such Court and to be otherwise effective and binding in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Lender to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Borrower in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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Samples: Possession Credit Agreement (Fruehauf Trailer Corp)
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST PLEDGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EXCLUSIVE STATE OF NEVADA, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT PLEDGOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF MARYLAND OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OFFER DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH COURT (AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY OTHER OBJECTION TO VENUE THEREIN); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 9.7 AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A GENERAL SUBMISSION TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OTHER THAN FOR SUCH PURPOSEAGREEMENT. Any and Pledgor hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be served made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Pledgor at its address provided in Section 16, such service being hereby acknowledged by Pledgor to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding arising action against Pledgor in connection with this Agreement by complying with the provisions of Section 9.1. Such any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service of process shall have the same effect as if the party being served were a resident in the State of Maryland and had been lawfully served with such process in such jurisdiction. The parties hereby waive all claims of error by reason of such serviceevery respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to service serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Secured Party to commence legal bring proceedings or otherwise proceed against Pledgor in the other in courts of any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments or rulings of the aforementioned courtsjurisdiction.
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