Section 1542 Release Sample Clauses

Section 1542 Release. It is understood and agreed by the Parties hereto that all rights under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, which provides as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor,” are hereby expressly waived. The Parties acknowledge, agree and understand the consequences of a waiver of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code and assumes full responsibility for any and all injuries, damages, losses or liabilities that may hereinafter arise out of or be related to matters released hereunder. Releasing Party understands and acknowledges that the significance and consequence of this waiver of Section 1542 of the Civil Code is that even if a Party should eventually suffer additional damages arising out of the subject matter hereof, it will not be permitted to make any claim for those damages. Furthermore, all Parties acknowledge that they intend these consequences even as to claims for damages that may exist as of the date of this Agreement but which the Parties do not know exist, and which, if known, would materially affect the Parties’ decision to execute this Agreement, regardless of whether the Parties’ lack of knowledge is the result of ignorance, oversight, error, negligence, or any other cause.
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Section 1542 Release. The parties acknowledge that they are familiar with the provisions of section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which provides as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.” **** Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked with four aserisks, has been omitted and filed separateely with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The parties hereby expressly waive any and all rights and benefits conferred upon them by section 1542 of the California Civil Code with respect to those claims, whether known or unknown, which are the subject of this Agreement.
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Section 1542 Release. The parties waive the benefit of the provisions of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which reads as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The parties hereto, and each of them, voluntarily and expressly waive and relinquish the provisions, rights and benefits of California Civil Code Section 1542, and any similar law of any State or territory of the United States, and of the United States and any principal of common law which similar, comparable or reasonably equivalent to Section 1542, as to any and all claims released in this Settlement Agreement.
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Section 1542 Release. Each of the Company Parties and the Investor Parties knowingly and voluntarily waives any and all rights or benefits that it or he may now have, or in the future may have, under the terms of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which provides as follows: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”
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Section 1542 Release. The Shareholders acknowledge that there is a possibility that subsequent to the execution of this Release, the Shareholders will discover facts or incur or suffer Claims that were unknown or unsuspected at the time this Release was executed, and which if known by the Shareholders at that time may have materially affected the Shareholders’ decision to execute this Release. The Shareholders acknowledge and agree that by reason of this Release, and the releases contained herein, the Shareholders are assuming any risk of such unknown facts and such unknown and unsuspected Claims. The Shareholders have been advised of the existence of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code (“Section 1542”) which provides: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. Notwithstanding such provisions, this Release shall constitute a full release in accordance with its terms. The Shareholders hereby knowingly and voluntarily waive the provisions of Section 1542, as well as any other statute, law or rule of similar effect.
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Section 1542 Release. It is understood and agreed by the Parties hereto that all rights under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, which provides as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor,”
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Section 1542 Release. It is understood and agreed by Cxxxxxxx that all rights under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, which provides as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor,” are hereby expressly waived. Cxxxxxxx further waives any protection under California Civil Code Section 1542. Cxxxxxxx acknowledges, agrees and understands the consequences of a waiver of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code and assumes full responsibility for any and all injuries, damages, losses or liabilities that may hereinafter arise out of or be related to Cxxxxxxx’x employment by Gateway. Cxxxxxxx understands and acknowledges that the significance and consequence of this waiver of Section 1542 of the Civil Code is that even if a Cxxxxxxx should eventually suffer additional damages arising out of the subject matter hereof, he will not be permitted to make any claim for those damages. Furthermore, Cxxxxxxx acknowledges that he intends these consequences even as to claims for damages that may exist as of the date of this Agreement but which he does not know exists, and which, if known, would materially affect his decision to execute this Agreement, regardless of whether his lack of knowledge is the result of ignorance, oversight, error, negligence, or any other cause.
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Section 1542 Release. The Parties acknowledge that: (1) they may have sustained damages, expenses and losses in connection with the subject matter of the claims released hereunder, which are presently unknown or not suspected and that such damages, expenses and losses, if any, may give rise to additional damages, expenses and losses in the future which are not now anticipated by them, and (2) this Agreement and the foregoing release have been negotiated and agreed upon despite this realization and, being fully advised, the Parties expressly waive any and all rights they may have with respect to the claims released hereunder, under any statute, including but not limited to California Civil Code §1542, or any common law principle that would limit the effect of the foregoing release to those claims actually known or suspected to exist at the time of the effectiveness of the foregoing release. California Civil Code §1542 states:
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Section 1542 Release. I hereby expressly waive any and all rights and benefits conferred myself by the provisions of Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California Code and of any law, regulation or provision of any code of civil procedure of any other jurisdiction within or outside the United States which is similar, comparable, or equivalent to Section 1542, which provides as follows:
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Related to Section 1542 Release

  • Section 1542 Waiver In giving the general release herein, which includes claims which may be unknown to me at present, I acknowledge that I have read and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which reads as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.” I hereby expressly waive and relinquish all rights and benefits under that section and any law of any other jurisdiction of similar effect with respect to my release of claims, including but not limited to any unknown or unsuspected claims herein.

  • ADEA Release You acknowledge that you are knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights you have under the ADEA, and that the consideration given for the waiver and releases you have given in this Agreement is in addition to anything of value to which you were already entitled. You further acknowledge that you have been advised, as required by the ADEA, that: (a) your waiver and release does not apply to any rights or claims that arise after the date you sign this Agreement; (b) you should consult with an attorney prior to signing this Agreement (although you may choose voluntarily not to do so); (c) you have twenty-one (21) days to consider this Agreement (although you may choose voluntarily to sign it sooner); (d) you have seven (7) days following the date you sign this Agreement to revoke this Agreement (in a written revocation sent to me); and (e) this Agreement will not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired, which will be the eighth day after you sign this Agreement provided that you do not revoke it (the “Effective Date”).

  • General Release (a) For and in consideration of the payments to be made and the promises set forth under this Agreement and the Employment Agreement, I, for myself and for my heirs, dependents, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns (collectively referred to as "Releasors"), hereby forever release, waive and discharge the Company, its affiliates, employee benefit and/or pension plans or funds, insurers, successors and assigns, and all of its or their past, present and/or future directors, officers, trustees, agents, members, partners, counsel, employees, fiduciaries, administrators, representatives and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company or its affiliates or in their individual capacities (collectively referred to as "Releasees"), from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, fees and liabilities of any kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown, which Releasors ever had, now have, or hereafter may claim to have against Releasees by reason of any actual or alleged act, omission, transaction, practice, policy, procedure, conduct, occurrence, or other matter up to and including the date of my execution of this Settlement, Waiver and General Release, in connection with, or in any way related to or arising out of, my employment, service as a director, service as a trustee, service as a fiduciary or termination of any of the foregoing with the Company. (b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Settlement, Waiver and General Release is intended to and shall release the Releasees from any and all claims, whether known or unknown, which Releasors ever had, now have, or may hereafter claim to have against the Releasees including, but not limited to, (i) any claim of discrimination or retaliation under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") or the Family and Medical Leave Act; (ii) any claim under the Tennessee Anti-Discrimination Act, the Tennessee Equal Pay Act the Tennessee Handicap Discrimination Law and the Smokers' Right Law; (iii) any other claim (whether based on federal, state or local law, statutory or decisional) relating to or arising out of my employment, the terms and conditions of such employment the termination of such employment and/or any of the events relating directly or indirectly to or surrounding the termination of such employment, including, but not limited to breach of contract (express or implied), wrongful discharge, tortious interference, detrimental reliance, defamation, emotional distress or compensatory or punitive damages; and (iv) any claim for attorney's fees, costs, disbursements and the like. (c) Except as provided herein, I agree that I will not from any source or proceeding, seek or accept any award or settlement with respect to any claim or right covered by Section 3(a) or (b) above, including, without limitation, any source or proceeding involving any person or entity, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or other similar federal or state agency. Except as provided herein or as otherwise required by law, I further agree that I will not, at any time hereafter, commence, maintain, prosecute, participate in as a party, permit to be filed by any other person on my behalf (to the extent it is within my control or permitted by law), or assist in the commencement or prosecution of as an advisor, witness (unless compelled by legal process or court order) or otherwise, any action or proceeding of any kind, judicial or administrative (on my own behalf, on behalf of any other person and/or on behalf of or as a member of any alleged class of persons) in any court, agency, investigative or administrative body against any Releasee with respect to any actual or alleged act, omission, transaction, practice, conduct, occurrence or any other matter up to and including the date of my execution of this Settlement, Waiver and General Release which I released pursuant to Section 3(a) or (b) above. I further represent that, as of the date I sign this Settlement, Waiver and General Release, I have not taken any action encompassed by this Section 3(c). If, notwithstanding the foregoing promises, I violate this Section 3(c), I will indemnify and hold harmless Releasees from and against any and all demands, assessments, judgments, costs, damages, losses and liabilities and reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, disbursements and the like and other reasonable expenses which result from, or are incident to, such violation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section 3(c) shall not apply to any claims that I may have under the ADEA and shall not apply to the portion of the release provided for in Section 3(a) or (b) relating to the ADEA. (d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the sole matters to which the release and covenants in this Section 3 do not apply are: (i) my rights of indemnification or contribution to which I was entitled immediately prior to the Termination Date under the Company's By-laws, the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise with regard to my service as an officer or director of the Company (including, without limitation, under Section 11 of the Employment Agreement); (ii) my rights as a stockholder (other than the right to sue, which is released); (iii) my rights under any tax-qualified pensxxx plan or claims for accrued vested benefits any other employee benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement maintained by the Company or under COBRA; or (iv) my rights under the provisions of the Employment Agreement which are intended to survive termination of employment. (e) I acknowledge and agree that this Settlement, Waiver and General Release constitutes a voluntary waiver of any and all rights and claims I may have as of this date, including rights or claims arising under the ADEA. I have waived rights or claims pursuant to this Settlement, Waiver and General Release in exchange for consideration and one-eighth of the consideration paid to me is attributable to this ADEA portion of the Settlement, Waiver and General Release. I have been advised that I may consult with the attorney of my choosing concerning this Settlement, Waiver and General Release prior to executing it. I also have been allowed a period of at least 21 days to consider the terms of this Settlement, Waiver and General Release, and in the event I decide to execute this Agreement in fewer than 21 days, I have done so with the express understanding that I have been given and declined the opportunity to consider this Settlement, Waiver and General Release for a full 21 days. I also understand that I may revoke the release contained in this Paragraph only (regarding claims under the ADEA), at any time during the seven days following the date of execution of this Agreement, and the release contained in this Paragraph only shall not become effective or enforceable until such revocation period has expired.

  • Release and Covenant Not to Sue 7.1. As of the Settlement Effective Date, the Plan (subject to Independent Fiduciary approval as required by Section 2.1) and the Class Members (and their respective heirs, beneficiaries, executors, administrators, estates, past and present partners, officers, directors, agents, attorneys, predecessors, successors, and assigns), on their own behalf and on behalf of the Plan, shall fully, finally, and forever settle, release, relinquish, waive, and discharge all Released Parties from the Released Claims, whether or not such Class Members have received or will receive a monetary benefit from the Settlement, whether or not such Class Members have actually received the Settlement Notice, whether or not such Class Members have filed an objection to the Settlement or to any application by Class Counsel for an award of Attorneys’ Fees and Costs, and whether or not the objections or claims for distribution of such Class Members have been approved or allowed. 7.2. As of the Settlement Effective Date, the Class Representatives, the Class Members and the Plan (subject to Independent Fiduciary approval as required by Section 2.1), expressly agree that they, acting individually or together, or in combination with others, shall not sue or seek to institute, maintain, prosecute, argue, or assert in any action or proceeding (including but not limited to an IRS determination letter proceeding, a Department of Labor proceeding, an arbitration or a proceeding before any state insurance or other department or commission), any cause of action, demand, or claim on the basis of, connected with, or arising out of any of the Released Claims. Nothing herein shall preclude any action to enforce the terms of this Settlement Agreement in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Settlement Agreement. 7.3. Class Counsel, the Class Representatives, Class Members, or the Plan may hereafter discover facts in addition to or different from those that they know or believe to be true with respect to the Released Claims. Such facts, if known by them, might have affected the decision to settle with the Released Parties, or the decision to release, relinquish, waive, and discharge the Released Claims, or the decision of a Class Member not to object to the Settlement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Class Member and the Plan shall expressly, upon the entry of the Final Order, be deemed to have, and, by operation of the Final Order, shall have fully, finally, and forever settled, released, relinquished, waived, and discharged any and all Released Claims. The Class Representatives, Class Members and the Plan acknowledge and shall be deemed by operation of the Final Order to have acknowledged that the foregoing waiver was bargained for separately and is a key element of the Settlement embodied in this Settlement Agreement of which this release is a part. 7.4. Each Class Representative, each Class Member, and the Plan hereby stipulate and agree with respect to any and all Released Claims that, upon entry of the Final Order, the Class Members shall be conclusively deemed to, and by operation of the Final Order shall, settle, release, relinquish, waive, and discharge any and all rights or benefits they may now have, or in the future may have, under any law relating to the releases of unknown claims pertaining specifically to Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which provides: A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party. Also, the Class Representatives, Class Members and the Plan shall, upon entry of the Final Order with respect to the Released Claims, waive any and all provisions, rights and benefits conferred by any law or of any State or territory within the United States or any foreign country, or any principle of common law, which is similar, comparable or equivalent in substance to Section 1542 of the California Civil Code.

  • General Release of Claims Employee knowingly and voluntarily releases and forever discharges the Company from any and all claims, rights, causes of action, demands, fees costs, expenses, including attorneys’ fees, and liabilities of any kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown, against the Company, that Employee has, has ever had or may have as of the date of execution of this Agreement and General Release, including, but not limited to, any alleged violation of: ● The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended; ● The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990; ● The National Labor Relations Act, as amended; ● Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; ● The Civil Rights Act of 1991; ● Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended; ● The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; ● The Immigration Reform and Control Act, as amended; ● The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended; ● The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as amended; ● The Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended; ● The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; ● All other federal, state or local civil or human rights laws, whistleblower laws, or any other local, state or federal law, regulations and ordinances; ● All public policy, contract, tort, or common laws; and ● All allegations for costs, fees, and other expenses including attorneys’ fees incurred in these matters. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the sole matters to which the Agreement and General Release do not apply are: (i) Employee’s rights of indemnification and directors and officers liability insurance coverage to which the Executive was entitled immediately prior to __________ __, 20__ with regard to the Executive’s service as an officer and director of the Company (including, without limitation, under Article 15 of the Severance Agreement); (ii) Employee’s rights under any tax-qualified pension plan or claims for accrued vested benefits under any other employee benefit plan, policy or arrangement maintained by the Company or under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended; (iii) Employee’s rights under Article 7 or Article 11 of the Severance Agreement, as the case may be; and (iv) Employee’s rights as a stockholder of the Company.

  • Civil Code Section 1542 The Employee represents that the Employee is not aware of any claims against the Company other than the claims that are released by this Agreement. The Employee acknowledges that the Employee has been advised by legal counsel and is familiar with the provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542, which provides as follows:

  • Photo Release The Resident grants to University permission to: record Resident's participation and appearance on videotape, audiotape, film, photograph or any other medium; use Resident's name, likeness, voice and biographical material in connection with such recordings; exhibit or distribute such recordings in whole or in part without restrictions or limitation for any legal purpose, including without limitation educational or promotional purposes, which the University and those acting pursuant to its authority deem appropriate; and copyright such recordings in its own name or to publish, to market and to assign without consideration, compensation or report to Resident.

  • Release of Claims Executive agrees that the foregoing consideration represents settlement in full of all outstanding obligations owed to Executive by the Company. Executive, on behalf of Executive, and Executive’s respective heirs, family members, executors and assigns, hereby fully and forever releases the Company and its past, present and future officers, agents, directors, employees, investors, shareholders, administrators, affiliates, divisions, subsidiaries, parents, predecessor and successor corporations, and assigns, from, and agrees not to xxx or otherwise institute or cause to be instituted any legal or administrative proceedings concerning any claim, duty, obligation or cause of action relating to any matters of any kind, whether presently known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, that Executive may possess arising from any omissions, acts or facts that have occurred up until and including the Effective Date of this Agreement including, without limitation, (a) any and all claims relating to or arising from Executive’s employment relationship with the Company and the termination of that relationship; (b) any and all claims relating to, or arising from, Executive’s right to purchase, or actual purchase of shares of stock of the Company, including, without limitation, any claims for fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty under applicable state corporate law, and securities fraud under any state or federal law; (c) any and all claims for wrongful discharge of employment; termination in violation of public policy; discrimination; breach of contract, both express and implied; breach of a covenant of good faith and fair dealing, both express and implied; promissory estoppel; negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress; negligent or intentional misrepresentation; negligent or intentional interference with contract or prospective economic advantage; unfair business practices; defamation; libel; slander; negligence; personal injury; assault; battery; invasion of privacy; false imprisonment; and conversion; (d) any and all claims for violation of any federal, state or municipal statute, including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and Labor Code section 201, et seq. and section 970, et seq. and all amendments to each such Act as well as the regulations issued under each such Act; (e) any and all claims for violation of the federal, or any state, constitution; (f) any and all claims arising out of any other laws and regulations relating to employment or employment discrimination; and (g) any and all claims for attorneys’ fees and costs. Executive agrees that the release set forth in this section shall be and remain in effect in all respects as a complete general release as to the matters released. This release does not extend to any severance obligations due Executive under the Management Retention Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement waives Executive’s rights to indemnification or any payments under any fiduciary insurance policy, if any, provided by any act or agreement of the Company, state or federal law or policy of insurance.

  • California Civil Code Section 1542 Executive acknowledges that he has been advised to consult with legal counsel and is familiar with the provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542, a statute that otherwise prohibits the release of unknown claims, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. Executive, being aware of said code section, agrees to expressly waive any rights he may have thereunder, as well as under any other statute or common law principles of similar effect.

  • Release and Covenant Not to Xxx Effective as of the Closing, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each Seller, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates and any Person that owns any share or other equity interest in or of such Seller (the “Releasing Persons”), hereby releases and discharges the Target Companies from and against any and all Actions, obligations, agreements, debts and Liabilities whatsoever, whether known or unknown, both at law and in equity, which such Releasing Person now has, has ever had or may hereafter have against the Target Companies arising on or prior to the Closing Date or on account of or arising out of any matter occurring on or prior to the Closing Date, including any rights to indemnification or reimbursement from a Target Company, whether pursuant to its Organizational Documents, Contract or otherwise, and whether or not relating to claims pending on, or asserted after, the Closing Date. From and after the Closing, each Releasing Person hereby irrevocably covenants to refrain from, directly or indirectly, asserting any Action, or commencing or causing to be commenced, any Action of any kind against the Target Companies or their respective Affiliates, based upon any matter purported to be released hereby. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the releases and restrictions set forth herein shall not apply to any claims a Releasing Person may have against any party other than the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document.

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