Right of Interpleader. Should any controversy arise involving the parties hereto or any of them or any other person, firm or entity with respect to this Escrow Agreement or the Deposit, or should a substitute escrow agent fail to be designated as provided in Section 15 hereof, or if Escrow Agent should be in doubt as to what action to take, Escrow Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, either to (a) withhold delivery of the Deposit until the controversy is resolved, the conflicting demands are withdrawn or its doubt is resolved or (b) institute a petition for interpleader in any court of competent jurisdiction to determine the rights of the parties hereto. In the event Escrow Agent is a party to any dispute, Escrow Agent shall have the additional right to refer such controversy to binding arbitration. Should a petition for interpleader be instituted, or should Escrow Agent be threatened with litigation or become involved in litigation or binding arbitration in any manner whatsoever in connection with this Escrow Agreement or the Deposit, the Other Parties hereby jointly and severally agree to reimburse Escrow Agent for its attorneys' fees and any and all other expenses, losses, costs and damages incurred by Escrow Agent in connection with or resulting from such threatened or actual litigation or arbitration prior to any disbursement hereunder.
Right of Interpleader. Should any controversy arise between Buyer, on --------------------- one hand, and the Stockholders' Representative, on the other, or any other person, firm or entity, with respect to this Agreement, the Escrow Fund, or any part thereof, or the right of any party or other person to receive the Escrow Fund, or should such parties fail to designate another Escrow Agent as provided in Section 17 hereof, or if the Escrow Agent should be in doubt as to what action to take, the Escrow Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) to (i) withhold delivery of the Escrow Fund until the controversy is resolved as provided in Section 5 hereof, the conflicting demands are withdrawn or its doubt is resolved as provided in Section 5 hereof, or (ii) institute a xxxx of interpleader in any court of competent jurisdiction to determine the rights of the parties hereto (the right of the Escrow Agent to institute such xxxx of interpleader, however, shall not be deemed to modify the manner in which the Escrow Agent is entitled to make disbursements of the Escrow Fund as hereinabove set forth, other than to tender the Escrow Fund into the registry of such court). Should a xxxx of interpleader be instituted, or should the Escrow Agent be threatened with litigation or become involved in litigation in any manner whatsoever on account of this Agreement or the Escrow Fund, then as between themselves and the Escrow Agent, Buyer and the Stockholders, jointly and severally, hereby bind and obligate themselves, their successors, heirs, executors and assigns to pay the Escrow Agent its reasonable attorneys' fees and any and all other disbursements, expenses, losses, costs and damages of the Escrow Agent in connection with or resulting from such threatened or actual litigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as between themselves, Buyer and the Stockholders shall each pay one-half of all amounts payable to the Escrow Agent pursuant to this paragraph.
Right of Interpleader. Should any controversy arise involving the Parties and Escrow Agent, or any of them or any other person, firm or entity with respect to this Escrow Agreement or the Escrow Funds, or should a substitute escrow agent fail to be designated as provided in Section 14 hereof, or if Escrow Agent should be in doubt as to what action to take, Escrow Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, either to (i) withhold delivery of the Escrow Funds until the controversy is resolved, the conflicting demands are withdrawn or its doubt is resolved or (ii) institute a petition for interpleader in a court in Xxxxxx County, Texas to determine the rights of the Parties and Escrow Agent. Should a petition for interpleader be instituted, or should Escrow Agent be threatened with litigation or become involved in litigation in any manner whatsoever in connection with this Escrow Agreement or the Escrow Funds, Owner and Contractor hereby jointly and severally agree to reimburse Escrow Agent for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and any and all other reasonable expenses, losses, costs and damages incurred by Escrow Agent in connection with or resulting from such threatened or actual litigation prior to any disbursement hereunder, except to the extent that any such expense, loss, cost or damage results from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Escrow Agent.
Right of Interpleader. Should any controversy arise involving the parties hereto or any of them or any other person, firm or entity with respect to this Agreement or the Escrowed Shares, or should a substitute escrow agent fail to be designated as provided in Section 12 hereof, or if Escrow Agent should be in doubt as to what action to take, Escrow Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, either to (a) withhold delivery of the Escrowed Shares until the controversy is resolved, the conflicting demands are withdrawn or its doubt is resolved or (b) institute a petition for interpleader in any court of competent jurisdiction to determine the rights of the parties hereto. In the event Escrow Agent is a party to any dispute, Escrow Agent shall have the additional right to refer such controversy to binding arbitration.
Right of Interpleader. Should (a) any controversy arise involving the parties hereto or any other person, firm, or entity with respect to this Agreement or the Holdback Funds, or any earnings on the Holdback, (b) a substitute escrow agent fail to be designated as provided in Section 12, or (c) if Escrow Agent should be in doubt as to what action to take, Escrow Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, either to (i) withhold delivery of the Holdback Funds or any earnings thereon until the controversy is resolved, the conflicting demands are withdrawn, or its doubt is resolved, or (ii) institute a petition for interpleader in any court of competent jurisdiction to determine the rights of the parties hereto.
Right of Interpleader. If (a) there is any disagreement or dispute in connection with the Trust or the subject matter hereof, including any dispute between the Trustee, the Company or any Covered Employee, or between the Company, any Covered Employee or any person not a party to the Trust or (b) there are adverse or inconsistent claims or demands upon, or inconsistent instructions to the Trustee, or (c) the Trustee in good faith is in doubt as to what action to take pursuant to the Trust, the Trustee may at its election refuse to comply with any such claims, demands or instructions, or refuse to take any other action pursuant to this Trust until (i) the rights of all persons involved in the dispute have been fully and finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction or the Trustee has resolved any such doubts to its good faith satisfaction; or (ii) all disputes have been resolved between the persons involved and the Trustee has received written notice thereof satisfactory to it from all such persons. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee may at its election interplead the subject matter of this Trust Agreement with a court of competent jurisdiction, or commence judicial proceedings for a declaratory judgment, and the Trustee shall be entitled to recover from the Company or the Trust, both collectively and individually, the Trustee’s attorneys’ fees, expenses and costs in connection with any such interpleader or declaratory judgment action.
Right of Interpleader. Should any controversy arise involving the parties hereto or any of them or any other person, firm or entity with respect to this Escrow Agreement, or should a substitute escrow agent fail to be designated as provided in Section 2.6 hereof, or if Escrow Agent should be in doubt as to what action to take, Escrow Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, either to (a) withhold delivery of the Deferred Shares or the taking of any other action hereunder until the controversy is resolved, the conflicting demands are withdrawn or its doubt is resolved, in any event to the satisfaction of Escrow Agent, and Escrow Agent shall not in any event be or become liable for its refusal or failure to act during such period and/or (b) institute a petition for interpleader in any state or federal district court in either East Baton Rouge or Calcasieu Parishes in the state of Louisiana to determine the rights of the parties hereto. Should a petition for interpleader be instituted, or should Escrow Agent be threatened with litigation or become involved in litigation in any manner whatsoever in connection with this Escrow Agreement, Seller hereby agrees to reimburse Escrow Agent for his attorneys' fees and any and all other expenses, losses, costs and damages incurred by Escrow Agent in connection with or resulting from such threatened or actual litigation prior to any disbursement hereunder.
Right of Interpleader. Should
(a) any controversy arise involving the Parties or any other person, firm or entity with respect to this Agreement or the Trust Funds, (b) a successor Trustee fail to be designated as provided in Section 10.1, or (c) the Trustee be in doubt as to what action to take, then, in each such circumstance, the Trustee shall have the right, but not the obligation, either to (i) withhold delivery of the Trust Funds until the controversy is resolved, the conflicting demands are withdrawn, or its doubt is resolved, or (ii) institute a petition for interpleader in any court of competent jurisdiction to determine the rights of the Parties, of the Beneficiary or of any other person. In the event the Trustee is a party to any dispute with respect to Anaheim, the Utilities, SJCC, this Agreement, or the Trust Funds, the Trustee shall have the additional right to refer such controversy to binding arbitration as described in Section 6.1(o).
Right of Interpleader. Should any controversy arise involving the parties hereto or any of them or any other person, firm or entity with respect to this Agreement or the Collateral, or should a substitute Collateral Agent fail to be designated as provided in Section 6.04 hereof, or if the Collateral Agent should be in doubt as to what action to take, the Collateral Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, either to (a) withhold delivery of the Collateral until the controversy is resolved, the conflicting demands are withdrawn or its doubt is resolved or (b) institute a petition for interpleader in Bankruptcy Court or the District Court to determine the rights of the parties hereto.
Right of Interpleader. Should the Shareholder Representative be in doubt as to what action to take under this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement, the Shareholder Representative shall have the right, but not the obligation, either to (1) withhold any action, payment or distribution until his doubt is resolved or (2) institute a petition for interpleader in any court of competent jurisdiction to determine his rights and obligations.
