By Shareholders From and after the Closing Date, the Shareholders, --------------- jointly and severally, shall indemnify and hold harmless Buyer and its successors and assigns, and their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, agents, Affiliates and any Person who controls any of such Persons within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, a "Buyer Indemnified Party") from and against any liabilities, claims, demands, judgments, losses, costs, damages or expenses whatsoever (including reasonable attorneys', consultants' and other professional fees and disbursements of every kind, nature and description incurred by such Buyer Indemnified Party in connection therewith including consequential damages) (collectively, "Damages") that such Buyer Indemnified Party may sustain, suffer or incur and that result from, arise out of or relate to (a) any breach of any of the respective representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of any Shareholder contained in this Agreement or in the Closing Certificates, (b) any Environmental Condition existing on or before the Closing, and (c) any Liability of any Shareholder involving Taxes due and payable by, or imposed on the Company with respect to any Shareholder for any and all taxable periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date (whether or not such Taxes have been due and payable). Shareholder Indemnified Parties' obligations under this Section 10 are joint and several; provided that a Shareholder shall not be liable under this Agreement for an aggregate amount in excess of the portion of the Purchase Price received by such Shareholder minus any Taxes paid by such Shareholder on account of the Purchase Price; provided, further, that the Shareholders shall not have any obligation to indemnify Buyer from and against any Damages caused by the breach of any representation or warranty of the Shareholders contained in Section 3 until Buyer has suffered by reason of all such breaches Damages in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate (the "Deductible Amount"); at such time as to the total amount of such Damages exceeds the Deductible Amount in the aggregate, Buyer shall be entitled to indemnification against all Damages in excess of the Deductible Amount.