Common use of Defense of Claim Clause in Contracts

Defense of Claim. With respect to any action, suit or proceeding described in Section 2, the Corporation may elect to assume the investigation and defense of such action, suit or proceeding with counsel it selects with the consent of the Indemnitee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. After notice to the Indemnitee from the Corporation of its election to assume the investigation and defense, the Corporation shall not be liable to the Indemnitee under this Agreement for any expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the investigation and defense other than for services requested by the Corporation or the counsel it selected. The Indemnitee shall have the right to employ its own counsel, but the Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee after notice from the Corporation of its assumption of the investigation and defense shall be at the expense of the Indemnitee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to separate counsel in any action, suit or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Corporation or as to which counsel for the Indemnitee reasonably concludes that there is a conflict of interest between the Corporation and the Indemnitee, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay the expenses of more than one such separate counsel for persons it is indemnifying in any one action, suit or proceeding.