Common use of Derivative Proceedings Clause in Contracts

Derivative Proceedings. (a) Except as provided in Section 2.2(b), the Company shall indemnify the Indemnified Person if he was or is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, or otherwise involved in, a Derivative Proceeding against amounts paid in settlement and Litigation Costs incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such Derivative Proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by Pennsylvania law. (b) No indemnification under Section 2.2(a) shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter in a Derivative Proceeding as to which the Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and only to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction or the court in which such Proceeding was brought determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the Indemnified Person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for the expenses that a court of competent jurisdiction or other court deems proper.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Erie Indemnity Co), Indemnification Agreement (Erie Indemnity Co), Indemnification Agreement (Erie Indemnity Co)

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Derivative Proceedings. (a) Except as provided in Section 2.2(b), the Company shall indemnify the Indemnified Person if he or she was or is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, or otherwise involved in, a Derivative Proceeding against amounts paid in settlement and Litigation Costs incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such Derivative Proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by Pennsylvania law. (b) No indemnification under Section 2.2(a) shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter in a Derivative Proceeding as to which the Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and only to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction or the court in which such Proceeding was brought determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the Indemnified Person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for the expenses that a court of competent jurisdiction or other court deems proper.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Erie Indemnity Co), Indemnification Agreement (Erie Indemnity Co), Indemnification Agreement (Erie Indemnity Co)

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