Common use of Litigation; Disputes Clause in Contracts

Litigation; Disputes. (a) Except as disclosed in Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no actions, suits, claims, arbitrations, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened against, affecting or involving the Company or any Subsidiary or their respective businesses or Assets, or the transactions contemplated by this Merger Agreement, at law or in equity, or before or by any court, arbitrator or Governmental Entity, domestic or foreign. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is (i) operating under or subject to any order (except for orders that Persons similarly situated, engaged in similar businesses and owning similar Assets are operating under or subject to), award, writ, injunction, decree or judgment of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Entity, or (ii) in default with respect to any order, award, writ, injunction, decree or judgment of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Entity. (b) Except as set forth in Section 3.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is currently involved in, or to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, reasonably anticipates any dispute with, any of its current or former employees, agents, brokers, distributors, vendors, customers, business consultants, franchisees, franchisors, representatives or independent contractors (or any current or former employees of any of the foregoing Persons) affecting the business or Assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, except for any such disputes that, if resolved adversely to the Company or any Subsidiary, would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.