Common use of Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial Clause in Contracts

Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (REGARDLESS OF THE LAWS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GOVERN UNDER APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THEREOF) AS TO ALL MATTERS (INCLUDING ANY ACTION, SUIT, LITIGATION, ARBITRATION, MEDIATION, CLAIM, CHARGE, COMPLAINT, INQUIRY, PROCEEDING, HEARING, AUDIT, INVESTIGATION OR REVIEWS BY OR BEFORE ANY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY RELATED HERETO), INCLUDING MATTERS OF VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION, EFFECT, PERFORMANCE AND REMEDIES. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF (I) THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN OR (II) THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT AND IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT THAT IS NOT SUBJECT THERETO OR THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED BY SUCH COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION 5.3 OF THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (II) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SUBSECTION 5.3.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Investors’ Rights Agreement (Selina Hospitality PLC), Investors' Rights Agreement (Selina Hospitality PLC)

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Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. (a) THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT AND THE AGREEMENTS, INSTRUMENTS AND DOCUMENTS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN THE PARTIES UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO ITS EXECUTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK DELAWARE (REGARDLESS OF THE LAWS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GOVERN UNDER APPLICABLE WITHOUT REFERENCE TO SUCH STATE’S PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THEREOF) AS TO ALL MATTERS (INCLUDING ANY ACTION, SUIT, LITIGATION, ARBITRATION, MEDIATION, CLAIM, CHARGE, COMPLAINT, INQUIRY, PROCEEDING, HEARING, AUDIT, INVESTIGATION OR REVIEWS BY OR BEFORE ANY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY RELATED HERETOLAW), INCLUDING MATTERS OF VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION, EFFECT, PERFORMANCE AND REMEDIES. THE DELAWARE COURT OF CHANCERY (AND IF THE DELAWARE COURT OF CHANCERY SHALL BE UNAVAILABLE, ANY DELAWARE STATE COURT AND THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SITTING IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE) WILL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER ANY AND ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO HERETO, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE AGREEMENTS, INSTRUMENTS AND DOCUMENTS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO ITS EXECUTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO AND AGREES TO SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF (I) SUCH COURTS, AGREES THAT PROCESS MAY BE SERVED UPON THEM IN ANY MANNER AUTHORIZED BY THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN OR (II) THE COURTS LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT AND IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBYDELAWARE, AND HEREBY WAIVEWAIVES, AND AGREE AGREES NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE ASSERT IN ANY ACTIONSUCH DISPUTE, SUIT OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY CLAIM THAT (i) SUCH DOCUMENT THAT PARTY IS NOT PERSONALLY SUBJECT THERETO OR THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS, (ii) SUCH PARTY AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED PARTY’S PROPERTY IS IMMUNE FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS ISSUED BY SUCH COURT. COURTS OR (iii) ANY LITIGATION COMMENCED IN SUCH COURTS IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. (b) THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION 5.3 OF THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT SUCH WHICH ANY PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDING, LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY COUNTERCLAIM BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR RELATING WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY. IF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ANY LAWSUIT IS ONE IN WHICH THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS PROHIBITED, NO PARTY TO THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT SHALL PRESENT AS A NON-COMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM IN ANY SUCH LAWSUIT ANY CLAIM BASED ON, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT. EACH FURTHERMORE, NO PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH ACTION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE WAIVED. (IIc) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally confirms and agrees that it has (IIIi) SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND taken all necessary action to appoint and maintain an agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of legal process and (IVii) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS INVESTORSnotified the other parties hereto of the name and address of such agent. Each of the parties hereto agrees that to the fullest extent permitted by Law, service of process may be made on such party by prepaid certified mail, and that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, service made pursuant to this Section 9.10(c) shall have the same legal force and effect as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware. For purposes of implementing the partiesRIGHTS AGREEMENT BYagreement to appoint and maintain an agent for service of process in the State of Delaware, AMONG OTHER THINGSeach of Parent, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SUBSECTION 5.3Merger Sub and ADT Security Services does hereby appoint The Corporation Trust Company as such agent.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Brink's Home Security Holdings, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Tyco International LTD /Ber/)

Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NOT THE LAWS OF CONFLICTS (OTHER THAN SECTION 5 1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (REGARDLESS OF THE LAWS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GOVERN UNDER APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THEREOF) AS TO ALL MATTERS (INCLUDING ANY ACTION, SUIT, LITIGATION, ARBITRATION, MEDIATION, CLAIM, CHARGE, COMPLAINT, INQUIRY, PROCEEDING, HEARING, AUDIT, INVESTIGATION OR REVIEWS BY OR BEFORE ANY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY RELATED HERETOYORK), INCLUDING MATTERS OF VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION, EFFECT, PERFORMANCE AND REMEDIES. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF (I) THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN OR (II) THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED IN SHALL GOVERN THE CITY ENFORCEABILITY AND COUNTY VALIDITY OF NEW YORKTHIS AGREEMENT, BOROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OF MANHATTAN SOLELY IN RESPECT ITS TERMS AND THE INTERPRETATION OF THE INTERPRETATION RIGHTS AND ENFORCEMENT DUTIES OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT AND IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBYCOMPANY. ANY SUIT, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT ACTION OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION SEEKING TO ENFORCE ANY PROVISION OF, OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF BASED ON ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT THAT IS NOT SUBJECT THERETO OR THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED BY SUCH COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTIONWITH, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION 5.3 OF THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT LOCATED IN THE COUNTY AND DIFFICULT ISSUESSTATE OF NEW YORK, AND THEREFORE EACH THE COMPANY HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH PARTY COURTS (AND OF THE APPROPRIATE APPELLATE COURTS THEREFROM) IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING WHICH IS BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE SERVED ON THE COMPANY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHETHER WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT. THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING RELATED TO THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (II) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SUBSECTION 5.3HEREBY.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Co Sale and Stock Restriction Agreement, Co Sale and Stock Restriction Agreement (HUGHES Telematics, Inc.)

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Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. (a) THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT SHALL AND THE AGREEMENTS, INSTRUMENTS AND DOCUMENTS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK DELAWARE (REGARDLESS OF THE LAWS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GOVERN UNDER APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES EXCLUSIVE OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THEREOF) AS LAW PRINCIPLES). THE HENNEPIN XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX XX XXX XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX WILL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER ANY AND ALL DISPUTES AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ALL MATTERS (INCLUDING ANY ACTIONTHIS AGREEMENT AND THE AGREEMENTS, SUIT, LITIGATION, ARBITRATION, MEDIATION, CLAIM, CHARGE, COMPLAINT, INQUIRY, PROCEEDING, HEARING, AUDIT, INVESTIGATION OR REVIEWS BY OR BEFORE ANY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY RELATED HERETO), INCLUDING MATTERS INSTRUMENTS AND DOCUMENTS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH OF VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION, EFFECT, PERFORMANCE AND REMEDIES. THE PARTIES HERETO (A) AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT INVOLVES AT LEAST $100,000.00, (B) IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF (I) THE FEDERAL COURTS HENNEPIN XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX XX XXX XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX WITH RESPECT TO ALL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN OR (II) THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF RELATING TO THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT AND IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT THAT IS NOT SUBJECT THERETO OR THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE ; (C) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH COURT AND AGREES NOT TO COMMENCE ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY EXCEPT IN SUCH COURT; (D) IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; AND (E) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES, AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT IN ANY SUCH DISPUTE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY CLAIM THAT SUCH PARTY IS NOT PERSONALLY SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURT, OR THAT SUCH PARTY AND SUCH PARTY’S PROPERTY IS IMMUNE FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS ISSUED BY SUCH COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION 5.3 OF THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF. . (b) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENTHEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (IA) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; EITHER OF SUCH WAIVERS, (IIB) SUCH PARTY IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; SUCH WAIVERS, (IIIC) IT MAKES SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY, AND (IVD) SUCH PARTY IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SUBSECTION 5.3AGREEMENT.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Mathstar Inc)

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