Limitation of Liability of Members. (a) Each Member’s liability shall be limited as set forth in the Act and other applicable Legal Requirements. Except as otherwise required by the Act, the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be the debts, obligations and liabilities solely of the Company, and the Members of the Company shall not be obligated personally for any of such debts, obligations or liabilities solely by reason of being a Member of the Company. In no event shall any Member or the Manager be liable under this Agreement to another Member for any lost profits of, or any consequential, punitive, special or incidental damages incurred by, such Member arising from a breach of this Agreement, provided that this shall in no way limit any such liability of a Member or the Manager to another Member under any other Transaction Document; provided, further, that to the extent PTCs are lost as a result of representations made by the Class A Member in the Transaction Documents not being true and correct in any respect when made or deemed made, or the breach of any covenant, obligation or agreement by Class A Member or an Affiliate of the Class A Member, the value of such lost PTCs shall be recoverable as damages and will not constitute consequential, punitive, special, incidental or exemplary damages, whether or not the underlying loss of production constitutes consequential damages for which no recovery hereunder is permitted. (b) Each of the Members shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Company and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Company by any other Person who is a Member, the Manager or any officer or employee of the Company, or by any other individual as to matters the Members reasonably believe are within such other individual’s professional or expert competence, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits or losses of the Company or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which distribution to the Members might properly be paid. (c) To the extent that, at law or in equity, a Member, in its capacity as a member or manager of the Company or otherwise, has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Company or to any Member or other Person bound by this Agreement, such Member, acting under this Agreement shall not be liable to the Company or to any Member or other Person bound by this Agreement for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement; provided, that this Section 3.6(c) shall not be construed to limit obligations or liabilities therefor, in each case as expressly stated in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of a Member, in its capacity as a member or manager of the Company or otherwise, otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Members to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Member. (d) Ormat, in its capacity as a Member, Managing Member or Manager, shall not have any liability for breach of contract (except as provided in (i) and (ii) below) or breach of duties (including fiduciary duties) of a member or manager to the Company or to any other Person that is a party to or is otherwise bound by this Agreement, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by the Act; provided, that (i) this Agreement shall not limit or eliminate liability for any (x) obligations expressly imposed on Ormat, as Member, Managing Member or Manager, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or (y) act or omission that constitutes a bad faith violation of the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing or (z) fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence and (ii) this Section 3.6(d) shall not limit or eliminate liabilities expressly stated in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. (e) Liability to the Company, any Class B Member or any other Person bound by this Agreement for damages resulting from a breach or breaches by (i) the Manager of any of its obligations, covenants or agreements under the Management Services Agreement or (ii) by the Operator of any of its obligations, covenants or agreements under any O&M Agreement shall be separate and distinct from liabilities of Ormat in its capacity as a Class A Member; and damages resulting from such breach or breaches shall not be subject to the same aggregate indemnification limitations contained in Article XI regarding Class B Member Indemnified Costs.
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Samples: Equity Contribution Agreement (Ormat Technologies, Inc.), Limited Liability Company Agreement (Ormat Technologies, Inc.)
Limitation of Liability of Members. (a) Each Member’s liability shall be limited as set forth in the Act and other applicable Legal Requirements. Except as otherwise required by the Act, the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be the debts, obligations and liabilities solely of the Company, and the Members of the Company shall not be obligated personally for any of such debts, obligations or liabilities solely by reason of being a Member of the Company. In no event shall any Member or the Manager be liable under this Agreement to another Member for any lost profits of, or any consequential, punitive, special or incidental damages incurred by, such Member arising from a breach of this Agreement, provided that this shall in no way limit any such liability of a Member or the Manager to another Member under any other Transaction Document; provided, further, that to the extent PTCs are lost as a result of representations made by the Class A Member in the Transaction Documents not being true and correct in any respect when made or deemed made, or the breach of any covenant, obligation or agreement by Class A Member or an Affiliate of the Class A Member, the value of such lost PTCs shall be recoverable as damages and will not constitute consequential, punitive, special, incidental or exemplary damages, whether or not the underlying loss of production constitutes consequential damages for which no recovery hereunder is permitted.
. - 6 - (b) Each of the Members shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Company and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Company by any other Person who is a Member, the Manager or any officer or employee of the Company, or by any other individual as to matters the Members reasonably believe are within such other individual’s professional or expert competence, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits or losses of the Company or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which distribution to the Members might properly be paid.
(c) To the extent that, at law or in equity, a Member, in its capacity as a member or manager of the Company or otherwise, has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Company or to any Member or other Person bound by this Agreement, such Member, acting under this Agreement shall not be liable to the Company or to any Member or other Person bound by this Agreement for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement; provided, that this Section 3.6(c) shall not be construed to limit obligations or liabilities therefor, in each case as expressly stated in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of a Member, in its capacity as a member or manager of the Company or otherwise, otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Members to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Member.
(d) Ormat, in its capacity as a Member, Managing Member or Manager, shall not have any liability for breach of contract (except as provided in (i) and (ii) below) or breach of duties (including fiduciary duties) of a member or manager to the Company or to any other Person that is a party to or is otherwise bound by this Agreement, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by the Act; provided, that (i) this Agreement shall not limit or eliminate liability for any (x) obligations expressly imposed on Ormat, as Member, Managing Member or Manager, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or (y) act or omission that constitutes a bad faith violation of the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing or (z) fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence and (ii) this Section 3.6(d) shall not limit or eliminate liabilities expressly stated in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
(e) Liability to the Company, any Class B Member or any other Person bound by this Agreement for damages resulting from a breach or breaches by (i) the Manager of any of its obligations, covenants or agreements under the Management Services Agreement or (ii) by the Operator of any of its obligations, covenants or agreements under any O&M Agreement shall be separate and distinct from liabilities of Ormat in its capacity as a Class A Member; and damages resulting from such breach or breaches shall not be subject to the same aggregate indemnification limitations contained in Article XI regarding Class B Member Indemnified Costs.
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Samples: Equity Contribution Agreement
Limitation of Liability of Members. (a) Each Member’s liability shall be limited as set forth in the Act and other applicable Legal Requirements. Except as otherwise required by the Act, the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be the debts, obligations and liabilities solely of the Company, and the Members of the Company shall not be obligated personally for any of such debts, obligations or liabilities solely by reason of being a Member of the Company. In no event shall any Member or the Manager Managing Member be liable under this Agreement to another Member for any lost profits of, or any consequential, punitive, special or incidental damages incurred by, such Member arising from a breach of this Agreement, provided that this shall in no way limit any such liability of a Member or the Manager Managing Member to another Member under any other Transaction Document; provided, further, that to the extent PTCs are lost as a result of representations made by the Class A Member in the Transaction Documents not being true and correct in any respect when made or deemed made, or the breach of any covenant, obligation or agreement by Class A Member or an Affiliate of the Class A Member, the value of such lost PTCs shall be recoverable as damages and will not constitute consequential, punitive, special, incidental or exemplary damages, whether or not the underlying loss of production constitutes consequential damages for which no recovery hereunder is permitted.
(b) Each of the Members shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Company and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Company by any other Person who is a Member, the Manager or any officer or employee of the Company, or by any other individual as to matters the Members reasonably believe are within such other individual’s professional or expert competence, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assetsAssets, liabilities, profits or losses of the Company or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets Assets from which distribution to the Members might properly be paid.
(c) To the extent that, at law or in equity, a Member, in its capacity as a member or manager of the Company or otherwise, has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Company or to any Member or other Person bound by this Agreement, such Member, acting under this Agreement shall not be liable to the Company or to any Member or other Person bound by this Agreement for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement; provided, that this Section 3.6(c) shall not be construed to limit obligations or liabilities therefor, in each case as expressly stated in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of a Member, in its capacity as a member or manager of the Company or otherwise, otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Members to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Member.
(d) OrmatOrLeaf, in its capacity as a Member, Managing Member or ManagerManaging Member, shall not have any liability for breach of contract (except as provided in (i) and (ii) below) or breach of duties (including fiduciary duties) of a member or manager to the Company or to any other Person that is a party to or is otherwise bound by this Agreement, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by the Act; provided, that (i) this Agreement shall not limit or eliminate liability for any (x) obligations expressly imposed on OrmatOrLeaf, as Member, Managing Member or ManagerManaging Member, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or (y) act or omission that constitutes a bad faith violation of the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing or (z) fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence and (ii) this Section 3.6(d) shall not limit or eliminate liabilities expressly stated in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
(e) Liability to the Company, any Class B Member or any other Person bound by this Agreement for damages resulting from a breach or breaches by (i) the Manager of any of its obligations, covenants or agreements under the Management Services Agreement or (ii) by the Operator of any of its obligations, covenants or agreements under any O&M Agreement shall be separate and distinct from liabilities of Ormat OrLeaf in its capacity as a Class A Member; and damages resulting from such breach or breaches shall not be subject to the same aggregate indemnification limitations contained in Article XI regarding Class B Member Indemnified Costs.
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Ormat Technologies, Inc.)