Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee without regard to its rules of conflict of laws. For the purposes of this Agreement only, each of the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts of the State of Tennessee and the courts of the United States of America located in the State of Tennessee (collectively, the "Tennessee Courts") for any litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (and agrees not to commence any litigation relating thereto except in such courts), waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such litigation in the Tennessee Courts and agrees not to plead or claim in any Tennessee Court that such litigation brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto agrees, for the purposes of this Agreement only (a) to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Tennessee, to appoint and maintain an agent in the State of Tennessee as such party's agent for acceptance of legal process, and (b) that service of process may also be made on such party by prepaid certified mail with a proof of mailing receipt validated by the United States Postal Service constituting evidence of valid service. Service made pursuant to (a) or (b) above shall have the same legal force and effect as if served upon such party personally within the State of Tennessee. [Signature Page Follows]
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Samples: Officer Indemnification Agreement (Susa Partnership Lp), Indemnification Agreement (Susa Partnership Lp)
Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee without regard to its rules of conflict of laws. For the purposes of this Agreement only, each of the Company and the Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts of the State of Tennessee and the courts of the United States of America located in the State of Tennessee (collectively, the "“Tennessee Courts"”) for any litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (and agrees not to commence any litigation relating thereto except in such courts), waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such litigation in the Tennessee Courts and agrees not to plead or claim in any Tennessee Court that such litigation brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto agrees, for the purposes of this Agreement only (a) to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Tennessee, to appoint and maintain an agent in the State of Tennessee as such party's ’s agent for acceptance of legal process, and (b) that service of process may also be made on such party by prepaid certified mail with a proof of mailing receipt validated by the United States Postal Service constituting evidence of valid service. Service made pursuant to (a) or (b) above shall have the same legal force and effect as if served upon such party personally within the State of Tennessee. [Signature Page Follows].
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Mid-America Apartments, L.P.), Betts Corporation Indemnification Agreement (Thomas & Betts Corp)
Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process. This The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted so as to avoid the additional tax under Code section 409(a)(1)(B) and otherwise shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee without regard to its rules of conflict of laws. For the purposes of this Agreement only, each of the Company and the Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts of the State of Tennessee and the courts of the United States of America located in the State of Tennessee (collectively, the "Tennessee Courts") for any litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (and agrees not to commence any litigation relating thereto except in such courts), waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such litigation in the Tennessee Courts and agrees not to plead or claim in any Tennessee Court that such litigation brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto agrees, for the purposes of this Agreement only (a) to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Tennessee, to appoint and maintain an agent in the State of Tennessee as such party's agent for acceptance of legal process, and (b) that service of process may also be made on such party by prepaid certified mail with a proof of mailing receipt validated by the United States Postal Service constituting evidence of valid service. Service made pursuant to (a) or (b) above shall have the same legal force and effect as if served upon such party personally within the State of Tennessee. [Signature Page Followssignature page follows]
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Samples: Betts Corporation Indemnification Agreement (Thomas & Betts Corp)
Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee without regard to its rules of conflict of laws. For the purposes of this Agreement only, each of the Company and the Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts of the State of Tennessee and the courts of the United States of America located in the State of Tennessee (collectively, the "Tennessee Courts") for any litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (and agrees not to commence any litigation relating thereto except in such courts), waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such litigation in the Tennessee Courts and agrees not to plead or claim in any Tennessee Court that such litigation brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto agrees, for the purposes of this Agreement only (a) to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Tennessee, to appoint and maintain an agent in the State of Tennessee as such party's agent for acceptance of legal process, and (b) that service of process may also be made on such party by prepaid certified mail with a proof of mailing receipt validated by the United States Postal Service constituting evidence of valid service. Service made pursuant to (a) or (b) above shall have the same legal force and effect as if served upon such party personally within the State of Tennessee. [Signature Page Follows].
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