SCOPE, WAIVER AND ALTERATION OF AGREEMENT (1) No agreement, alteration, understanding, variation, waiver or modification of any of the terms and conditions or covenants herein shall be made by any employee or group of employees with the Board unless executed in writing between the parties hereto and the same has been ratified by the Union and the Board. (2) The waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement by either party shall not constitute a precedent in the future enforcement of the terms and conditions herein. (3) If any Article or Section of this Agreement or any supplement thereto should be held invalid by operation of law or by any tribunal of competent jurisdiction, or if compliance with or enforcement of any Article or Section should be restrained by such tribunal, the remainder of this Agreement and supplements shall not be affected thereby and the parties shall enter into immediate collective bargaining negotiations for the purpose of arriving at a mutually satisfactory replacement for such Article or Section.
Effect of Settlement/Reservation of Rights The following shall apply: (a) This Settlement Agreement resolves the civil claims of CARB for the violations alleged in this Settlement Agreement. (b) CARB reserves, and this Settlement Agreement is without prejudice to, all claims, rights, and remedies against Pyrolites Firestarters with respect to all matters not expressly resolved in this Settlement Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Settlement Agreement, CARB reserves all claims, rights, and remedies, whether in law or equity, against Pyrolites Firestarters with respect to: (i) Noncompliance with or enforcement of any provision of this Settlement Agreement. (ii) Facts that were not disclosed by Pyrolites Firestarters to CARB. (iii) Violation of the California Health and Safety Code and its implementing regulations, or other State laws, regulations, or permit condition(s) not expressly resolved in this Settlement Agreement. (iv) Any imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health, welfare, or the environment in California, whether related to the violations addressed in this Settlement Agreement or otherwise. (v) Any criminal liability. (vi) Any claim(s) of any officer or agency of the United States or California, other than CARB. (c) In any subsequent administrative or judicial proceeding initiated by CARB for injunctive relief, civil penalties, or other appropriate relief relating to enforcement of the Settlement Agreement, Pyrolites Firestarters shall not assert, and may not maintain, any defense or claim based upon the principles of waiver, res judicata, collateral estoppel, issue preclusion, claim preclusion, claim-splitting, or other defenses based upon any contention that the claims raised by CARB in the subsequent proceeding were or should have been brought in the instant case. (d) This Settlement Agreement does not limit or affect the rights of Pyrolites Firestarters or of CARB against any third parties not covered by this Settlement Agreement, nor does it limit the rights of third parties not covered by this Settlement Agreement against Pyrolites Firestarters, except as otherwise provided by law. This Settlement Agreement shall not be construed to create rights in, or grant any cause of action to, any third party not covered by this Settlement Agreement. (e) This Settlement Agreement is not a permit, or a modification of any permit, under any federal, State, or local laws or regulations. Pyrolites Firestarters is responsible for achieving and maintaining compliance with all applicable federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and permits; Pyrolites Firestarters’ compliance with this Settlement Agreement shall not be a defense to any action commenced pursuant to any such laws, regulations, or permits. CARB does not, by its execution of this Settlement Agreement, warrant or aver in any manner that Pyrolites Firestarters’ compliance with any aspect of this Settlement Agreement will result in compliance with any provisions of federal, State, or local laws, regulations, or permits.