Disputes Regarding Title Defects or Environmental Defects. If Seller and Buyer are unable to reach an agreement as to whether a Title Defect or an Environmental Defect exists, or if it does exist, the Title Defect Amount or Environmental Defect Value attributable to such Title Defect or Environmental Defect, or disputes relating to Post-Closing Defects pursuant to Section 8.4(c) (a "Defect Dispute"), each party shall have the right to submit a Defect Dispute to an independent expert (the "Independent Expert"), who shall serve as sole arbitrator. The Independent Expert shall be appointed by mutual agreement of Seller and Buyer from among candidates (including lawyers) with experience and expertise in the area that is the subject of such Defect Dispute, and failing such agreement, such Independent Expert for such Defect Dispute shall be selected in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA (the "Rules"). Defect Disputes to be resolved by an Independent Expert shall be resolved in accordance with mutually agreed procedures and rules and failing such agreement, in accordance with the Rules. The Independent Expert shall be instructed by the parties to resolve such Defect Dispute as soon as reasonably practicable in light of the circumstances. The decision and award of the Independent Expert shall be binding upon the parties as an award under the Federal Arbitration Act and final and nonappealable to the maximum extent permitted by law, and judgment thereon may be entered in a court of competent jurisdiction and enforced by any party as a final judgment of such court.
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Samples: Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement (EV Energy Partners, LP), Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement (Swift Energy Co)
Disputes Regarding Title Defects or Environmental Defects. If Seller Sellers and Buyer are unable to reach an agreement as to whether a Title Defect or an Environmental Defect exists, or if it does exist, the Title Defect Amount or Environmental Defect Value attributable to such Title Defect or Environmental Defect, or disputes relating to Post-Closing Defects pursuant to Section 8.4(c) (a "“Defect Dispute"”), each party shall have the right to submit a Defect Dispute to an independent expert (the "“Independent Expert"”), who shall serve as sole arbitrator. The Independent Expert shall be appointed by mutual agreement of Seller Sellers and Buyer from among candidates (including lawyers) with experience and expertise in the area that is the subject of such Defect Dispute, and failing such agreement, such Independent Expert for such Defect Dispute shall be selected in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA (the "“Rules"”). Defect Disputes to be resolved by an Independent Expert shall be resolved in accordance with mutually agreed procedures and rules and failing such agreement, in accordance with the Rules. The Independent Expert shall be instructed by the parties to resolve such Defect Dispute as soon as reasonably practicable in light of the circumstances. The decision and award of the Independent Expert shall be binding upon the parties as an award under the Federal Arbitration Act and final and nonappealable to the maximum extent permitted by law, and judgment thereon may be entered in a court of competent jurisdiction and enforced by any party as a final judgment of such court.
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Samples: Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement (Linn Energy, LLC), Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement (Linn Energy, LLC)
Disputes Regarding Title Defects or Environmental Defects. If Seller and Buyer are unable to reach an agreement as to whether a Title Defect or an Environmental Defect exists, or if it does exist, the Title Defect Amount or Environmental Defect Value attributable to such Title Defect or Environmental Defect, or disputes relating to Post-Closing Defects pursuant to Section 8.4(c) (a "“Defect Dispute"”), each party the Parties shall have the right to submit a Defect Dispute to an independent expert (the "“Independent Expert"”), who shall serve as sole arbitrator. The Independent Expert shall be appointed by mutual agreement of Seller and Buyer from among candidates (including lawyers) with experience and expertise in the area that is the subject of such Defect Dispute, and failing such agreement, such Independent Expert for such Defect Dispute shall be selected in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA (the "“Rules"”). Defect Disputes to be resolved by an Independent Expert shall be resolved in accordance with mutually agreed procedures and rules and failing such agreement, in accordance with the Rules. The Independent Expert shall be instructed by the parties Parties to resolve such Defect Dispute as soon as reasonably practicable in light of the circumstances. The decision and award of the Independent Expert shall be binding upon the parties Parties as an award under the Federal Arbitration Act and final and nonappealable non-appealable to the maximum extent permitted by law, and judgment thereon may be entered in a court of competent jurisdiction and enforced by any party Party as a final judgment of such court.
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Samples: Purchase and Sale Agreement (Reef Oil & Gas Drilling & Income Fund, L.P.)