Construction of Settlement Agreement. The Parties acknowledge as part of the execution hereof that this Settlement Agreement was reviewed and negotiated by their respective counsel and agree that the language of this Settlement Agreement shall not be presumptively construed against any of the Parties. This Settlement Agreement shall be construed as having been drafted by all the Parties to it, so that any rule of construction by which ambiguities are interpreted against the drafter shall have no force and effect.
Construction of Settlement Agreement. The Parties agree that this Settlement Agreement is the result of arms-length negotiations between the Parties and that it shall not be construed in favor of or against a Party based upon the extent to which the Party or his or its counsel participated in the drafting of it.
Construction of Settlement Agreement. All Parties are to be deemed the drafters of this Settlement Agreement. No provisions hereof shall be construed in favor of or against any party hereto based upon principles of contra proferentum or any other presumption as to inequality or bargaining power or otherwise.
Construction of Settlement Agreement. This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT shall be liberally construed to effectuate the intention of the parties. In determining the meaning of, or resolving any ambiguity with respect to, any word, phrase or provision of this SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, neither this SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed or resolved against any party (including the party primarily responsible for the drafting and preparation of this SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT), under any rule of construction or otherwise, it being expressly understood and agreed that each of the parties has at all times been independently advised by its own attorney and that the parties have had an equal opportunity to participate in the drafting of this SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
Construction of Settlement Agreement. The language of all parts of this Settlement Agreement shall in all cases be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against either Party. Neither Party shall be deemed to be the drafting party of this Settlement Agreement for purposes of construction and interpretation.
Construction of Settlement Agreement. This Settlement Agreement shall be construed without regard to which of the Parties drafted it, and the language in this Settlement Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by all Parties to express their mutual intent. No rule of strict construction against any Party shall be applied to any term or provision of this Settlement Agreement.
Construction of Settlement Agreement. The determination of the terms and conditions of this Settlement Agreement has been by mutual agreement of the Parties. Each Party participated jointly in the drafting of this Settlement Agreement, and therefore the terms of this Settlement Agreement are not intended to be construed against any Party by virtue of draftsmanship.
