Common use of Privileged Matters Clause in Contracts

Privileged Matters. (a) The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services that have been and will be provided prior to the First Effective Time have been and will be rendered for the collective benefit of each of the members of the UTC Group, the Carrier Group and the Otis Group and that each of the members of the UTC Group, the Carrier Group and the Otis Group should be deemed to be the client with respect to such services for the purposes of asserting all privileges that may be asserted under applicable Law in connection therewith. The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services may be provided following the First Effective Time and prior to the Second Effective Time, which services will be rendered (i) in the event the Carrier Effective Time is the First Effective Time, solely for the benefit of the Carrier Group on the one hand, and each of the members of the UTC Group and the Otis Group, on the other hand, as the case may be, or (ii) in the event the Otis Effective Time is the First Effective Time, solely for the benefit of the Otis Group on the one hand, and each of the members of the UTC Group and the Carrier Group, on the other hand. The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services will be provided following the Second Effective Time, which services will be rendered solely for the benefit of the UTC Group, the Carrier Group or the Otis Group, as the case may be. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Party shall authorize the delivery to and/or retention by the other Parties of materials existing as of the applicable Effective Time that are necessary for such services to be rendered for the benefit of the other applicable Parties. (b) The Parties agree as follows: (i) UTC shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to the UTC Business and not to the Carrier Business or the Xxxx Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the UTC Group or any member of the Carrier Group or the Otis Group. UTC shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to any UTC Assets or UTC Liabilities resulting from or arising out of any Actions that are now pending or may be asserted in the future, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the UTC Group or any member of the Carrier Group or the Otis Group; (ii) Carrier shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to the Carrier Business and not to the UTC Business or the Xxxx Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Carrier Group or any member of the UTC Group or the Otis Group. Carrier shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to any Carrier Assets or Carrier Liabilities resulting from or arising out of any Actions that are now pending or may be asserted in the future, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Carrier Group or any member of the UTC Group or the Otis Group; and (iii) Otis shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to the Xxxx Business and not to the UTC Business or the Carrier Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Otis Group or any member of the UTC Group or the Carrier Group. Otis shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to any Otis Assets or Otis Liabilities resulting from or arising out of any Actions that are now pending or may be asserted in the future, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Otis Group or any member of the UTC Group or the Carrier Group. (iv) If the Parties do not agree as to whether certain Information is Privileged Information, then such Information shall be treated as Privileged Information, and the Party that believes that such Information is Privileged Information shall be entitled to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any such Information unless the Parties otherwise agree. The Parties shall use the procedures set forth in Article VII to resolve any disputes as to whether any Information relates solely to the UTC Business, solely to the Carrier Business, solely to the Xxxx Business or to more than one of the UTC Business, the Carrier Business and the Xxxx Business. (c) Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 6.8, the Parties agree that they shall have a shared privilege or immunity with respect to all privileges and immunities not allocated pursuant to Section 6.8(b), including all privileges and immunities relating to any Actions or other matters that involve more than one of the Parties (or one or more members of their respective Groups) or in respect of which more than one of the Parties has Liabilities under this Agreement; it being understood that such shared privilege or immunity shall not be shared by UTC, Carrier or Otis if the applicable Privileged Information does not relate to the UTC Business, Carrier Business or Otis Business, or any UTC Liabilities, Carrier Liabilities or Otis Liabilities, respectively. No such shared privilege or immunity may be waived by any of the Parties without the consent of the applicable other Parties who share such privilege or immunity. (d) If any Dispute arises among any of the Parties or any members of their respective Groups regarding whether a privilege or immunity should be waived to protect or advance the interests of any of the Parties and/or any members of their respective Groups, each Party agrees that it shall (i) negotiate with the applicable other Parties in good faith; (ii) endeavor to minimize any prejudice to the rights of the applicable other Parties; and (iii) not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay consent to any request for waiver by the applicable other Parties. Further, each Party specifically agrees that it shall not withhold its consent to the waiver of a privilege or immunity for any purpose except in good faith to protect its own legitimate interests. (e) In the event of any Dispute among two (2) or all of the Parties, or any members of their respective Groups, any of the applicable Parties may waive a privilege in which the applicable other Party or Parties or any member of such applicable other Party’s Group or Parties’ respective Groups has a shared privilege, without obtaining consent pursuant to Section 6.8(c); provided, that such Party intends such waiver of a shared privilege to be effective only as to the use of Information with respect to the Action among such Parties and/or the applicable members of their respective Groups, and is not intended to operate as a waiver of the shared privilege with respect to any Third Party. (f) Upon receipt by any of the Parties, or by any member of their respective Groups, of any subpoena, discovery or other request that may reasonably be expected to result in the production or disclosure of Privileged Information subject to a shared privilege or immunity or as to which another Party has the sole right hereunder to assert a privilege or immunity, or if any of the Parties obtains knowledge that any of its, or any member of its respective Group’s, current or former directors, officers, agents or employees have received any subpoena, discovery or other request that may reasonably be expected to result in the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information, such Party shall promptly notify the applicable other Party(ies) of the existence of the request (which notice shall be delivered to such applicable other Party(ies) no later than five (5) business days following the receipt of any such subpoena, discovery or other request) and shall provide the applicable other Party(ies) a reasonable opportunity to review the Privileged Information and to assert any rights it or they may have under this Section 6.8 or otherwise, to prevent the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information. (g) Any furnishing of, or access or transfer of, any Information pursuant to this Agreement is made in reliance on the agreement among UTC, Carrier and Otis set forth in this Section 6.8 and in Section 6.9 to maintain the confidentiality of Privileged Information and to assert and maintain all applicable privileges and immunities. The Parties agree that their respective rights to any access to Information, witnesses and other Persons, the furnishing of notices and documents and other cooperative efforts among the Parties contemplated by this Agreement, and the transfer of Privileged Information among the Parties and members of their respective Groups as needed pursuant to this Agreement, shall not be deemed a waiver of any privilege that has been or may be asserted under this Agreement or otherwise. (h) In connection with any matter contemplated by Section 6.7 or this Section 6.8, the Parties agree to, and to cause the applicable members of their respective Groups to, use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain their respective separate and joint privileges and immunities, including by executing joint defense and/or common interest agreements where necessary or useful for this purpose.

Privileged Matters. (a) The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services that have been and will be provided prior to the First Effective Time have been and will be rendered for the collective benefit of each of the members of the UTC Group, the Carrier Group and the Otis Group and that each of the members of the UTC Group, the Carrier Group and the Otis Group should be deemed to be the client with respect to such services for the purposes of asserting all privileges that may be asserted under applicable Law in connection therewith. The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services may be provided following the First Effective Time and prior to the Second Effective Time, which services will be rendered (i) in the event the Carrier Effective Time is the First Effective Time, solely for the benefit of the Carrier Group on the one hand, and each of the members of the UTC Group and the Otis Group, on the other hand, as the case may be, or (ii) in the event the Otis Effective Time is the First Effective Time, solely for the benefit of the Otis Group on the one hand, and each of the members of the UTC Group and the Carrier Group, on the other hand. The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services will be provided following the Second Effective Time, which services will be rendered solely for the benefit of the UTC Group, the Carrier Group or the Otis Group, as the case may be. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Party shall authorize the delivery to and/or retention by the other Parties of materials existing as of the applicable Effective Time that are necessary for such services to be rendered for the benefit of the other applicable Parties. (b) The Parties agree as follows: (i) UTC shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to the UTC Business and not to the Carrier Business or the Xxxx Otis Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the UTC Group or any member of the Carrier Group or the Otis Group. UTC shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to any UTC Assets or UTC Liabilities resulting from or arising out of any Actions that are now pending or may be asserted in the future, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the UTC Group or any member of the Carrier Group or the Otis Group; (ii) Carrier shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to the Carrier Business and not to the UTC Business or the Xxxx Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Carrier Group or any member of the UTC Group or the Otis Group. Carrier shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to any Carrier Assets or Carrier Liabilities resulting from or arising out of any Actions that are now pending or may be asserted in the future, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Carrier Group or any member of the UTC Group or the Otis Group; and (iii) Otis shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to the Xxxx Business and not to the UTC Business or the Carrier Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Otis Group or any member of the UTC Group or the Carrier Group. Otis shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to any Otis Assets or Otis Liabilities resulting from or arising out of any Actions that are now pending or may be asserted in the future, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Otis Group or any member of the UTC Group or the Carrier Group. (iv) If the Parties do not agree as to whether certain Information is Privileged Information, then such Information shall be treated as Privileged Information, and the Party that believes that such Information is Privileged Information shall be entitled to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any such Information unless the Parties otherwise agree. The Parties shall use the procedures set forth in Article VII to resolve any disputes as to whether any Information relates solely to the UTC Business, solely to the Carrier Business, solely to the Xxxx Business or to more than one of the UTC Business, the Carrier Business and the Xxxx Business. (c) Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 6.8, the Parties agree that they shall have a shared privilege or immunity with respect to all privileges and immunities not allocated pursuant to Section 6.8(b), including all privileges and immunities relating to any Actions or other matters that involve more than one of the Parties (or one or more members of their respective Groups) or in respect of which more than one of the Parties has Liabilities under this Agreement; it being understood that such shared privilege or immunity shall not be shared by UTC, Carrier or Otis if the applicable Privileged Information does not relate to the UTC Business, Carrier Business or Otis Business, or any UTC Liabilities, Carrier Liabilities or Otis Liabilities, respectively. No such shared privilege or immunity may be waived by any of the Parties without the consent of the applicable other Parties who share such privilege or immunity. (d) If any Dispute arises among any of the Parties or any members of their respective Groups regarding whether a privilege or immunity should be waived to protect or advance the interests of any of the Parties and/or any members of their respective Groups, each Party agrees that it shall (i) negotiate with the applicable other Parties in good faith; (ii) endeavor to minimize any prejudice to the rights of the applicable other Parties; and (iii) not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay consent to any request for waiver by the applicable other Parties. Further, each Party specifically agrees that it shall not withhold its consent to the waiver of a privilege or immunity for any purpose except in good faith to protect its own legitimate interests. (e) In the event of any Dispute among two (2) or all of the Parties, or any members of their respective Groups, any of the applicable Parties may waive a privilege in which the applicable other Party or Parties or any member of such applicable other Party’s Group or Parties’ respective Groups has a shared privilege, without obtaining consent pursuant to Section 6.8(c); provided, that such Party intends such waiver of a shared privilege to be effective only as to the use of Information with respect to the Action among such Parties and/or the applicable members of their respective Groups, and is not intended to operate as a waiver of the shared privilege with respect to any Third Party. (f) Upon receipt by any of the Parties, or by any member of their respective Groups, of any subpoena, discovery or other request that may reasonably be expected to result in the production or disclosure of Privileged Information subject to a shared privilege or immunity or as to which another Party has the sole right hereunder to assert a privilege or immunity, or if any of the Parties obtains knowledge that any of its, or any member of its respective Group’s, current or former directors, officers, agents or employees have received any subpoena, discovery or other request that may reasonably be expected to result in the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information, such Party shall promptly notify the applicable other Party(ies) of the existence of the request (which notice shall be delivered to such applicable other Party(ies) no later than five (5) business days following the receipt of any such subpoena, discovery or other request) and shall provide the applicable other Party(ies) a reasonable opportunity to review the Privileged Information and to assert any rights it or they may have under this Section 6.8 or otherwise, to prevent the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information. (g) Any furnishing of, or access or transfer of, any Information pursuant to this Agreement is made in reliance on the agreement among UTC, Carrier and Otis set forth in this Section 6.8 and in Section 6.9 to maintain the confidentiality of Privileged Information and to assert and maintain all applicable privileges and immunities. The Parties agree that their respective rights to any access to Information, witnesses and other Persons, the furnishing of notices and documents and other cooperative efforts among the Parties contemplated by this Agreement, and the transfer of Privileged Information among the Parties and members of their respective Groups as needed pursuant to this Agreement, shall not be deemed a waiver of any privilege that has been or may be asserted under this Agreement or otherwise. (h) In connection with any matter contemplated by Section 6.7 or this Section 6.8, the Parties agree to, and to cause the applicable members of their respective Groups to, use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain their respective separate and joint privileges and immunities, including by executing joint defense and/or common interest agreements where necessary or useful for this purpose.