Common use of Owner Indemnity Clause in Contracts

Owner Indemnity. Owner shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Distribution Company and Distribution Company’s Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, managers, members, partners, agents, employees, representatives, and permitted successors and assigns (each, a “Distribution Company Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, proceedings, judgments, losses, liabilities or damages, in each case, resulting from any third-party claims, together with any costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by any such Distribution Company Indemnified Party, including any such liabilities incurred by a Distribution Company Indemnified Party under the PPA, and arising out of the negligence, willful misconduct or criminal misconduct of Owner or its agents including such claims, costs and expenses arising from environmental liabilities or from property damage, in each case to the extent related to the NECEC Transmission Line. Owner shall have no obligations under the immediately preceding sentence to the extent any claims, demands, suits, proceedings, judgments, losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by any such Distribution Company Indemnified Party are caused by or arise from the negligence, willful misconduct or criminal misconduct of, or breach or default of contract by, a Distribution Company Indemnified Party.