Common use of Jurisdiction and Choice of Forum Clause in Contracts

Jurisdiction and Choice of Forum. You and the Company irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in Birmingham, Alabama over any contest related to this Agreement, your employment or termination of your employment. This includes any action or proceeding to compel arbitration or to enforce an arbitration award. Both you and the Company (1) acknowledge that the forum stated in this Section 8(d) has a reasonable relation to this Agreement and to the relationship between you and the Company and that the submission to the forum will apply even if the forum chooses to apply non-forum law, (2) waive, to the extent permitted by law, any objection to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding covered by this Section 8(d) in the forum stated in this Section, (3) agree not to commence any such action or proceeding in any forum other than the forum stated in this Section 8(d), and (4) agree that, to the extent permitted by law, a final and non-appealable judgment in any such action or proceeding in any such court will be conclusive and binding on you and the Company. However, nothing in this Agreement precludes you or the Company from bringing any action or proceeding in any court for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Section 8(d).

Jurisdiction and Choice of Forum. You The Executive and the Company irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in BirminghamHouston, Alabama Texas (Xxxxxx County) over any contest related to dispute or controversy involving this Agreement, your employment or termination of your employment. This includes any action or proceeding to compel arbitration or to enforce an arbitration award. Both you the Executive and the Company (1i) acknowledge that the forum stated in this Section 8(d9(a) has a reasonable relation to this Agreement and to the relationship between you the Executive and the Company and that the submission to the forum will apply even if the forum chooses to apply non-forum law, (2ii) waive, to the extent permitted by law, any objection to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding covered by this Section 8(d9(a) in the forum stated in this SectionSection 9(a), (3iii) agree not to commence any such action or proceeding in any forum other than the forum stated in this Section 8(d), 9(a) and (4iv) agree that, to the extent permitted by law, a final and non-appealable judgment in any such action or proceeding in any such court will be conclusive and binding on you the Executive and the Company. However, nothing in this Agreement precludes you the Executive or the Company from bringing any action or proceeding in any court for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Section 8(d9(a).

Jurisdiction and Choice of Forum. You The Executive and the Company irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in BirminghamHouston, Alabama Texas (Hxxxxx County) over any contest related to dispute or controversy involving this Agreement, your employment or termination of your employment. This includes any action or proceeding to compel arbitration or to enforce an arbitration award. Both you the Executive and the Company (1i) acknowledge that the forum stated in this Section 8(d9(a) has a reasonable relation to this Agreement and to the relationship between you the Executive and the Company and that the submission to the forum will apply even if the forum chooses to apply non-forum law, (2ii) waive, to the extent permitted by law, any objection to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding covered by this Section 8(d9(a) in the forum stated in this SectionSection 9(a), (3iii) agree not to commence any such action or proceeding in any forum other than the forum stated in this Section 8(d), 9(a) and (4iv) agree that, to the extent permitted by law, a final and non-appealable judgment in any such action or proceeding in any such court will be conclusive and binding on you the Executive and the Company. However, nothing in this Agreement precludes you the Executive or the Company from bringing any action or proceeding in any court for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Section 8(d9(a).

Jurisdiction and Choice of Forum. You and the Company irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in Birmingham, Alabama the County of New York over any contest related Employment Matter that is not otherwise arbitrated or resolved according to this Agreement, your employment or termination of your employmentSection 10. This includes any action or proceeding to compel arbitration or to enforce an arbitration award. Both you and the Company (1) acknowledge that the forum stated in this Section 8(d) herein has a reasonable relation to this Agreement and to the relationship between you and the Company and that the submission to the forum will apply even if the forum chooses to apply non-forum law, (2) waive, to the extent permitted by law, any objection to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding covered by this Section 8(d) subsection in the forum stated in this Sectionherein, (3) agree not to commence any such action or proceeding in any forum other than the forum stated in this Section 8(d), subsection and (4) agree that, to the extent permitted by law, a final and non-appealable judgment in any such action or proceeding in any such court will be conclusive and binding on you and the Company. However, nothing in this Agreement precludes you or the Company from bringing any action or proceeding in any court for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Section 8(d)10.

Jurisdiction and Choice of Forum. You The Executive and the Company irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in BirminghamHouston, Alabama Texas (Hxxxxx County) over any contest related to dispute or controversy involving this Agreement, your employment or termination of your employment. This includes any action or proceeding to compel arbitration or to enforce an arbitration award. Both you the Executive and the Company (1i) acknowledge that the forum stated in this Section 8(d) 14 has a reasonable relation to this Agreement and to the relationship between you the Executive and the Company and that the submission to the forum will apply even if the forum chooses to apply non-forum law, (2ii) waive, to the extent permitted by law, any objection to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding covered by this Section 8(d) 14 in the forum stated in this SectionSection 14, (3iii) agree not to commence any such action or proceeding in any forum other than the forum stated in this Section 8(d), 14 and (4iv) agree that, to the extent permitted by law, a final and non-appealable judgment in any such action or proceeding in any such court will be conclusive and binding on you the Executive and the Company. However, nothing in this Agreement precludes you the Executive or the Company from bringing any action or proceeding in any court for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Section 8(d)14.