Jurisdiction; Forum. Each party hereto consents and submits to the jurisdiction of any state court sitting in the County of New York or federal court sitting in the Southern District of the State of New York in connection with any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereto waives any objection to the laying of venue in such courts and any claim that any such action has been brought in an inconvenient forum. To the extent permitted by law, any judgment in respect of a dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement may be enforced in any other jurisdiction within or outside the United States by suit on the judgment, a certified copy of such judgment being conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of such judgment. Each party hereto agrees that personal service of process may be effected by any of the means specified in Section 11, addressed to such party. The foregoing shall not limit the rights of any party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Jurisdiction; Forum. Each party hereto consents and submits to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the State, City, and County of New York in connection with any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereto waives any objection to the laying of venue in such courts and any claim that any such action has been brought in an inconvenient forum. To the extent permitted by law, any judgment in respect of a dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement may be enforced in any other jurisdiction within or outside the United States by suit on the judgment, a certified copy of such judgment being conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of such judgment.
Jurisdiction; Forum. (a) By the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto submit to the personal jurisdiction of any state or federal court in the State of Delaware in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
(b) The parties hereto agree that the appropriate and exclusive forum for any disputes between any of the parties hereto arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be in any state or federal court in the State of Delaware. The parties hereto further agree that the parties will not bring suit with respect to any disputes arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court or jurisdiction other than the above specified courts; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the rights of the parties to obtain execution of judgment in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto further agree, to the extent permitted by Law, that final and unappealable judgment against a party in any action or proceeding contemplated above shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction within or outside the United States by suit on the judgment, a certified or exemplified copy of which shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of such judgment.
Jurisdiction; Forum. Each Party (a) irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, only if such court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, then in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, or if jurisdiction is not then available in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (but only in such event), then in any Delaware state court sitting in New Castle County) and any appellate court from any of such courts (the “Chosen Courts”), (b) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such Chosen Court, (c) agrees that any Actions arising in connection with or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts, (d) waives any claim of improper venue or any claim that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum and (e) agrees that it shall not bring any Action relating to this Agreement or the Transactions in any court other than the Chosen Courts. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions: (i) any claim that such Party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts as described herein for any reason; (ii) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such Chosen Court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of process, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise); and (iii) that (A) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B) the venue of such Action is improper or (C) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such Chosen Courts.
Jurisdiction; Forum. Each party hereto (i) irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the personal jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts, (ii) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such Chosen Court, (iii) agrees that any Actions arising in connection with or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts, (iv) waives any claim of improper venue or any claim that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum and (v) agrees that it shall not bring any Action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the Chosen Courts. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement: (A) any claim that such party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts as described herein for any reason; (B) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such Chosen Court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of process, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise); and (C) that (1) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (2) the venue of such Action is improper or (3) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such Chosen Courts. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party hereto agrees that service of process on such party in accordance with Section 10(h) shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.
Jurisdiction; Forum. Each Party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the State of Georgia and Washington and the United States Federal Courts sitting in Georgia and Washington. Each party shall appoint an agent for services of process in the States of Georgia and Washington (and notify the other party of the name and address of such agent) and shall maintain such agent at all times unless it shall designate and notify the other of a reasonably satisfactory successor agent or agents.
Jurisdiction; Forum. The Parties agree that the appropriate and exclusive forum for any dispute between any of the Parties arising out of this Agreement shall be in any state or federal court in New York, New York, and the Parties further agree that the Parties will not (and will permit their respective Affiliates to) bring suit with respect to any disputes arising out of this Agreement in any court or jurisdiction other than the above-specified courts; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the rights of a Party to obtain execution of judgment in any other jurisdiction. The Parties waive any defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any dispute so brought in the above-specified courts. The Parties further agree, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, that final and non-appealable judgment in any dispute contemplated above shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction within or outside the United States by suit on the judgment, a certified or exemplified copy of which shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of such judgment. The Parties irrevocably consent to the service of process in any dispute by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, first class postage prepaid to the addresses set forth in Section 8.3 or such other address as specified pursuant to a Party in accordance with Section 8.3. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any Party to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law.
Jurisdiction; Forum. Each of the parties hereto (i) consents to submit itself to the non-exclusive personal jurisdiction of any federal court located in the City of New York in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court.
Jurisdiction; Forum. EACH PARTY HERETO CONSENTS AND SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, THE COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ALL SUITS, ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT BY SUCH PARTY HEREUNDER SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN SUCH COURTS AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH ACTION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT OF A DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT, A CERTIFIED COPY OF SUCH JUDGMENT BEING CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THE FACT AND AMOUNT OF SUCH JUDGMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT PERSONAL SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE EFFECTED BY ANY OF THE MEANS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 10(B), ADDRESSED TO SUCH PARTY. THE FOREGOING SHALL NOT LIMIT THE RIGHTS OF ANY PARTY TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
Jurisdiction; Forum. With respect to any suit, action or proceeding ("Proceeding") arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably:
(a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, or any state court located in the State of Delaware, County of Newcastle (the "Selected Courts") and waives any objection to venue being laid in the Selected Courts whether based on the grounds of forum non conveniens or otherwise;
(b) consents to service of process in any Proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or by recognized international express carrier or delivery service, to such party at its respective address referred to in Section 6.4 hereof; provided, however, that nothing herein shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by law; and
(c) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in any Proceeding.
