Governing Law, Venue, and Waiver of Jury Trial. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware applicable to Contracts made and wholly to be performed in such state without regard to conflicts of laws. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Illinois solely in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement and of the documents referred to in this Agreement, and in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby, and hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof or of any such document, that it is not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said court or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such court, and the parties hereto irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such court. The parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided under Section 11.6 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH 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 AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, TO IT THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS SET FORTH HEREIN.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (QCR Holdings Inc), Merger Agreement (Guaranty Federal Bancshares Inc), Merger Agreement (QCR Holdings Inc)
Governing Law, Venue, and Waiver of Jury Trial. All 10.1 This Agreement, and all questions concerning the construction, validity validity, interpretation and interpretation performance of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Agreement Agreement, shall be governed by construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware applicable to Contracts made and wholly to be performed in such state without regard to conflicts of lawsNevada. Each party The Parties hereby irrevocably submits submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the any state and or federal courts court located in Illinois solely in respect the State of the interpretation and enforcement Nevada over any dispute arising out of the provisions of or relating to this Agreement and of the documents referred to in this Agreement, and in respect or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and further agree that venue for all such matters shall lie non-exclusively in such courts. The Parties hereby waivesirrevocably waive, and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have (including, but not limited to, any claim of forum non convenient) to venue in the courts located in the State of Nevada. Each of the Parties agrees not to assert, as that a defense judgment in any action, such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or proceeding for in any other manner provided by law.
10.2 Each of the interpretation or enforcement hereof or Parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury of any such document, that it is not subject thereto claim or that such action, suit cause of action in any legal proceeding arising out of or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said court or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that related to this Agreement or the transactions or events contemplated hereby or any course of conduct, course of dealing, statements (whether verbal or written) or actions of any Party hereto. The Parties hereto each agree that any and all such claims and causes of action shall be tried by the court without a jury. Each of the Parties hereto further waives any right to seek to consolidate any such document may not be enforced legal proceeding in or by such court, and the parties hereto irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such court. The parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection which a jury trial has been waived with any such action or other legal proceeding in the manner provided under Section 11.6 which a jury trial cannot or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH 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 AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, TO IT THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS SET FORTH HEREINhas not been waived.
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Samples: Ip Asset Purchase Agreement (Next Galaxy Corp.), Ip Asset Purchase Agreement (Wiless Controls Inc.)
Governing Law, Venue, and Waiver of Jury Trial. All questions concerning Except as set forth herein with respect to equitable relief of the constructionParties for specific performance in respect of any obligations and covenants hereunder during the period between the Closing and Regulatory Approval or arising from a breach of representation by any of the Parties (which shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Economic Division of the District Court in Tel Aviv, validity Israel before the court of Judge Xxxx Xxxxx, or such other judge as those courts shall decide), this Amended and interpretation of this Restated Settlement Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Agreement any dispute arising therefrom shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware applicable to Contracts made and wholly to be performed in such state without regard to conflicts of lawslaw principles and the sole venue for matters involving this Amended and Restated Settlement Agreement shall be the courts of Delaware. Each party hereby irrevocably submits The Parties agree to jurisdiction and venue in the exclusive jurisdiction State of the state Delaware and federal courts located in Illinois solely in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement and of the documents referred to in this Agreement, and in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby, and hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, as a defense in waive any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof or of any such document, that it is not subject thereto or claim that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or forum is not maintainable in said court or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such court, and the parties hereto irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such courtinconvenient. The parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided under Section 11.6 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUESTHE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE, AND THEREFORE EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES COVENANT THAT THEY WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE), ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT ANY ACTION ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OF THEM MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE THEIR RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION WHATSOEVER BETWEEN OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR AMONG THEM RELATING TO THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS, WHICH ACTION WILL INSTEAD BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY THIS AGREEMENTA JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVENotwithstanding anything in this Section 18 to the contrary, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTEDnothing in this Amended and Restated Settlement Agreement or any other agreement executed and delivered in connection with this Amended and Restated Settlement Agreement shall supersede or impact in any way the Actions between the Parties pending before the Economic Division of the District Court in Tel Aviv, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISEIsrael, TO IT THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOTor prejudice or impair the jurisdiction or venue of such court, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS SET FORTH HEREINunless and until the Actions have been dismissed in accordance with Section 3 hereof.
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Samples: Settlement Agreement
Governing Law, Venue, and Waiver of Jury Trial. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this This Agreement shall be governed by by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware applicable Delaware, without giving effect to Contracts made and wholly to be performed in such state without regard to conflicts any choice of laws. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Any dispute relating hereto shall be heard in the state and or federal courts located in Illinois solely in respect of the interpretation and enforcement State of the provisions of this Agreement and of the documents referred to in this Agreement, and in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby, and hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof or of any such document, that it is not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said court or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such court, Delaware and the parties hereto irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to such action or proceeding shall be heard jurisdiction and determined in such courtvenue therein. The parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided under Section 11.6 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable law shall be valid and sufficient service thereofEACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, OR CAUSE OF ACTION (I) ARISING UNDER THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT OR (II) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY, OR OTHERWISE. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES HERETO HEREBY AGREES AND AGREES CONSENTS THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES HERE MAY ARISE UNDER FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY THE WAIVER OF THEIR 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 AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, TO IT THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS SET FORTH HEREINJURY.
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