Common use of Full Settlement, Litigation Expenses; Arbitration Clause in Contracts

Full Settlement, Litigation Expenses; Arbitration. (a) Except as provided below, the Corporation’s obligation to make or cause to be made the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action which the Corporation or a Subsidiary may have against the Executive or others. The Corporation agrees to pay, upon written demand therefor by the Executive, all legal fees and expenses the Executive reasonably incurs as a result of any dispute or contest (regardless of the outcome thereof) by or with the Corporation or others regarding the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Agreement, plus in each case, interest at the applicable Federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive agrees to repay to the Corporation any such fees and expenses paid or advanced by the Corporation if and to the extent that the Corporation or such others obtains a judgment or determination that the Executive’s claim was frivolous or was without merit from the arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal may be taken, whether because the time to do so has expired or otherwise. Notwithstanding any provision hereof or in any other agreement, the Corporation may offset any other obligation it has to the Executive by the amount of such repayment. In any such action brought by the Executive for damages or to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, he shall be entitled to seek both legal and equitable relief and remedies, including, without limitation, specific performance of the Corporation’s obligations hereunder, in his sole discretion. (b) In the event of any dispute or difference between the Corporation and the Executive with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and the enforcement of rights hereunder, either the Executive or the Corporation may, by written notice to the other, require such dispute or difference to be submitted to arbitration. The arbitrator or arbitrators shall be selected by agreement of the parties or, if they cannot agree on an arbitrator or arbitrators within thirty (30) days after the Executive has notified the Corporation of his desire to have the question settled by arbitration, then the arbitrator or arbitrators shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) upon the application of the Executive. The determination reached or award rendered in such arbitration shall be final and binding on both parties without any right of appeal or further dispute, subject to the applicable state or federal laws relating to arbitration determinations or awards. Enforcement of an arbitration award by such arbitrator may be sought in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrators shall not be bound by judicial formalities and may abstain from following the strict rules of evidence and shall interpret this Agreement as an honorable engagement and not merely as a legal obligation. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, any such arbitration shall take place in Jackson, Mississippi, and shall be conducted in accordance with the Rules of the AAA. The Executive’s expenses for such proceeding shall be paid, or repaid to the Corporation as the case may be, as provided in subsection (a) of this Section 5.

Full Settlement, Litigation Expenses; Arbitration. (a) a. Except as provided below, the Corporation’s 's obligation to make or cause to be made the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action which the Corporation or a Subsidiary may have against the Executive or others. The Corporation agrees to pay, upon written demand therefor by the Executive, all legal fees and expenses the Executive reasonably incurs as a result of any dispute or contest (regardless of the outcome thereof) by or with the Corporation or others regarding the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Agreement, plus in each case, interest at the applicable Federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive agrees to repay to the Corporation any such fees and expenses paid or advanced by the Corporation if and to the extent that the Corporation or such others obtains a judgment or determination that the Executive’s 's claim was frivolous or was without merit from the arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal may be taken, whether because the time to do so has expired or otherwise. Notwithstanding any provision hereof or in any other agreement, the Corporation may offset any other obligation it has to the Executive by the amount of such repayment. In any such action brought by the Executive for damages or to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, he shall be entitled to seek both legal and equitable relief and remedies, including, without limitation, specific performance of the Corporation’s 's obligations hereunder, in his sole discretion. (b) b. In the event of any dispute or difference between the Corporation and the Executive with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and the enforcement of rights hereunder, either the Executive or the Corporation may, by written notice to the other, require such dispute or difference to be submitted to arbitration. The arbitrator or arbitrators shall be selected by agreement of the parties or, if they cannot agree on an arbitrator or arbitrators within thirty (30) 30 days after the Executive has notified the Corporation of his desire to have the question settled by arbitration, then the arbitrator or arbitrators shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association (the “"AAA”") upon the application of the Executive. The determination reached or award rendered in such arbitration shall be final and binding on both parties without any right of appeal or further dispute, subject to the applicable state or federal laws relating to arbitration determinations or awards. Enforcement of an arbitration award by such arbitrator may be sought in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrators shall not be bound by judicial formalities and may abstain from following the strict rules of evidence and shall interpret this Agreement as an honorable engagement and not merely as a legal obligation. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, any such arbitration shall take place in JacksonBoise, MississippiIdaho, and shall be conducted in accordance with the Rules of the AAA. The Executive’s 's expenses for such proceeding shall be paid, or repaid to the Corporation as the case may be, as provided in subsection (a) of this Section 5.

Full Settlement, Litigation Expenses; Arbitration. (a) a. Except as provided below, the Corporation’s 's obligation to make or cause to be made the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action which the Corporation or a Subsidiary may have against the Executive or others. The Corporation agrees to pay, upon written demand therefor by the Executive, all legal fees and expenses the Executive reasonably incurs during his or her lifetime as a result of any dispute or contest (regardless of the outcome thereof) by or with the Corporation or others regarding the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Agreement, plus in each case, interest at the applicable Federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive agrees to repay to the Corporation any such fees and expenses paid or advanced reimbursed by the Corporation if and to the extent that the Corporation or such others obtains a judgment or determination that the Executive’s 's claim was frivolous or was without merit from the arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal may be taken, whether because the time to do so has expired or otherwise. Notwithstanding any provision hereof or in any other agreement, the Corporation may offset any other obligation it has to the Executive by the amount of such repayment. In any such action brought by the Executive for damages or to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, he shall be entitled to seek both legal and equitable relief and remedies, including, without limitation, specific performance of the Corporation’s 's obligations hereunder, in his sole discretion. (b) b. In the event of any dispute or difference between the Corporation and the Executive with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and the enforcement of rights hereunder, either the Executive or the Corporation may, by written notice to the other, require such dispute or difference to be submitted to arbitration. The arbitrator or arbitrators shall be selected by agreement of the parties or, if they cannot agree on an arbitrator or arbitrators within thirty (30) 30 days after the Executive has notified the Corporation of his desire to have the question settled by arbitration, then the arbitrator or arbitrators shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association (the “"AAA”") upon the application of the Executive. The determination reached or award rendered in such arbitration shall be final and binding on both parties without any right of appeal or further dispute, subject to the applicable state or federal laws relating to arbitration determinations or awards. Enforcement of an arbitration award by such arbitrator may be sought in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrators shall not be bound by judicial formalities and may abstain from following the strict rules of evidence and shall interpret this Agreement as an honorable engagement and not merely as a legal obligation. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, any such arbitration shall take place in JacksonBoise, MississippiIdaho, and shall be conducted in accordance with the Rules of the AAA. The Executive’s 's expenses for such proceeding shall be paid, or repaid to the Corporation as the case may be, as provided in subsection (a) of this Section 5.