Liability of the Bank. The Company assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of the Trustee and any other beneficiary or transferee of the Letter of Credit with respect to its use of the Letter of Credit. Neither the Bank nor any of its officers or directors, in its or their capacity as letter of credit bank, shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which may be made of the Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of the Trustee and any other beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such document should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by the Bank against presentation of documents which do not comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to the Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under the Letter of Credit, except that the Company shall have a claim against the Bank, and the Bank shall be liable to the Company, to the extent of any direct, as opposed to consequential, damages, suffered by the Company which the Company proves were caused by the Bank’s (i) gross negligence or willful misconduct in determining whether documents presented under the Letter of Credit complied with the terms of the Letter of Credit or (ii) wrongful failure to make lawful payment under the Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the Trustee of a draft and certificate strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Bank may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary.
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Samples: Letter of Credit and Reimbursement Agreement (Avista Corp)
Liability of the Bank. The Company assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of the Trustee and any other beneficiary or transferee of the Letter of Credit with respect to its use of the Letter of Credit. Neither the Bank nor any of its officers or directors, in its or their capacity as letter of credit bank, directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which that may be made of the Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of the Trustee and any other beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such document documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by the Bank against presentation of documents which that do not comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to the Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under the Letter of Credit, except that the Company shall have a claim against the Bank, and the Bank shall be liable to the Company, to the extent of any direct, as opposed to consequential, damages, damages suffered by the Company which that the Company proves were caused by the Bank’s (i) 's gross negligence or willful misconduct in determining whether documents presented under the Letter of Credit complied with the terms of the Letter of Credit or (ii) wrongful failure to make lawful payment under the Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the Trustee of a draft and certificate strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Creditmisconduct. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Bank may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary.,
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Liability of the Bank. The Company Corporation assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of the Trustee and any other beneficiary or transferee of the Letter of Credit with respect to its use of the Letter of Credit; provided, however, this assumption with respect to the Bank is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Corporation’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the Trustee at law or under any other agreement. Neither the Bank nor any of its officers or directors, in its or their capacity as letter of credit bank, directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which uses that may be made of the Letter of Credit or for any acts or omissions of the Trustee and any other beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement endorsements thereon, even if such document documents should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by the Bank against presentation of documents which that do not comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to the Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under the Letter of Credit; provided, except that however, anything in the Company preceding clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Corporation shall have a claim against the Bank, and the Bank shall be liable to the CompanyCorporation, to the extent extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequentialconsequential or incidental, damages, damages suffered by the Company Corporation which the Company Corporation proves were caused by (i) the Bank’s (i) gross negligence or willful misconduct in determining whether documents presented under the Letter of Credit complied with the terms of the Letter of Credit or (ii) wrongful the Bank’s willful failure to make lawful payment pay under the Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the Trustee of a sight draft and certificate strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Bank may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary.
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Samples: Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement (Mair Holdings Inc)
Liability of the Bank. The As between the Bank and the Company, the Company assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of the Trustee and any other beneficiary or transferee of the Letter of Credit Beneficiary with respect to its use of the any Letter of Credit. Neither the Bank nor any of its officers or directors, in its or their capacity as letter of credit bank, directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which may be made of the any Letter of Credit or for any acts or omissions of the Trustee and any other beneficiary or transferee Beneficiary in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement endorsement(s) thereon, even if such document documents should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; or (c) payment by the Bank against presentation of documents which do not comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to the Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under the any Letter of Credit, except only that the Company shall have a claim against the Bank, and the Bank shall be liable to the Company, to the extent extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential, damages, damages suffered by the Company which the Company proves proves, by clear and convincing evidence, were caused by the Bank’s (i) the Bank's willful misconduct or gross negligence or willful misconduct in determining whether documents presented under the any Letter of Credit complied comply with the terms of the any Letter of Credit or (ii) wrongful the Bank's willful failure to make lawful payment pay under the any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the Trustee Beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Bank may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary.
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Samples: Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement (RTW Inc /Mn/)
Liability of the Bank. The Company assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of the Trustee and any other beneficiary or transferee of the Letter of Credit with respect to its use of the Letter of Credit. Neither the Bank nor any of its officers or directors, in its or their capacity as letter of credit bank, shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which may be made of the Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of the Trustee and any other beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such document should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by the Bank against presentation of documents which do not comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to the Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under the Letter of Credit, except that the Company shall have a claim against the Bank, and the Bank shall be liable to the Company, to the extent of any direct, as opposed to consequential, damages, suffered by the Company which the Company proves were caused by the Bank’s 's (i) gross negligence or willful misconduct in determining whether documents presented under the Letter of Credit complied with the terms of the Letter of Credit or (ii) wrongful failure to make lawful payment under the Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the Trustee of a draft and certificate strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Bank may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary.
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Samples: Letter of Credit and Reimbursement Agreement (International Absorbents Inc)
Liability of the Bank. The Company Borrower, to the extent permitted by applicable law, assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of the Trustee and any other beneficiary or transferee of the Letter of Credit with respect to its use of the Letter of Credit. Neither the Bank nor any of its officers or officers, directors, in its employees, agents or their capacity as letter of credit bank, consultants shall be liable or responsible for: :
(a) the use which may be made of the Letter of Credit or for any acts or omissions of the Trustee and or any other beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; ;
(b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement endorsement(s) thereon, even if such document documents should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; ;
(c) payment by the Bank against presentation of documents which do not comply on their face with the terms of the Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to the Letter of Credit; or or
(d) any other circumstances whatsoever in any way related to the making or failing failure to make payment under the Letter of Credit, except that the Company shall have a claim against the Bank, and the Bank shall be liable to the Company, to the extent of any direct, as opposed to consequential, damages, suffered by the Company which the Company proves were caused by the Bank’s (i) gross negligence or willful misconduct in determining whether documents presented under the Letter of Credit complied with the terms of the Letter of Credit or (ii) wrongful failure to make lawful payment under the Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the Trustee of a draft and certificate strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit. ; In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Bank may accept documents that appear on their face to be in ordercomply with the terms of the Letter of Credit, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary. Anything in this Section 10.4 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Bank shall be liable to the Borrower for direct, as opposed to consequential, damages if the Borrower proves those damages were caused by the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Bank.
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Samples: Letter of Credit and Reimbursement Agreement (Dollar Tree Stores Inc)