Licensee Indemnity Licensee agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless MyECheck from and against all damages and costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) finally awarded against MyECheck (or finally settled upon) and arising from: (i) any claim of personal injury or tangible personal property damage (excluding data) of whatsoever nature or kind arising, in whole or in part, out of, as a result of, or in connection with the gross negligent or willful misconduct of Licensee, its employees, subcontractors or agents; (ii) any claim brought against MyECheck by a third party alleging that the Licensee Materials (as defined in Exhibit C) directly infringe any U.S. copyright or trademark or misappropriate any trade secret (recognized as such under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act) in existence as of the Effective Date; or (iii) any claim brought against MyECheck by a third party arising from or relating to any modification of the Software by Licensee or any use of the Software other than as permitted under this Agreement. The parties acknowledge and agree that Licensee's obligations under this section are conditioned upon MyECheck providing Licensee: (1) prompt written notice of the existence of such claim, suit, action or proceeding (each a "claim"); (2) sole control over the defense or settlement of such claim; and (3) assistance at Licensee's request to the extent reasonably necessary for the defense of such claim. The foregoing sets forth Licensee's sole and exclusive obligation and MyECheck's sole and exclusive remedy for any claim of intellectual property infringement or misappropriation relating to the Licensee Materials. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee shall not indemnify, defend or hold harmless MyECheck for any claims arising from: (a) any MyECheck intellectual property or software incorporated in or combined with the Licensee Materials where in the absence of such incorporated or combined item, there would not have been infringement; (b) Licensee Materials which have been altered or modified by MyECheck (other than in response to a request by Licensee), where in the absence of such alteration or modification the Licensee Materials would not be infringing; (c) use of an any version of the Licensee Materials for which Licensee has made available an updated, revised or repaired subsequent version; or (d) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of MyECheck or any of its agents, subcontractors or employees. Upon notice of any claim of infringement or upon reasonable belief of the likelihood of such a claim, Licensee shall have the right, at its option, to: (x) obtain the rights to continued use of the Licensee Materials; (y) substitute other suitable, functionally-equivalent, non-infringing materials; or (z) replace or modify the Licensee Materials or their design so that they are no longer infringing. Furthermore, Licensee agrees to maintain commercial general liability insurance of at least $2.5 million, covering Licensee's obligations contained herein on a claims-made basis with coverage for at least one year from the date of completion of the services. The provisions of this Section 12 herein shall survive for a period of one year following the earlier of (a) completion of the Maintenance services or (b) termination of this Agreement.
Insurance Indemnity (a) For six years from the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain in effect the Company's and its Subsidiaries' current directors' and officers' liability insurance policies (the "Policies") covering those persons -------- who are currently covered by the Policies with respect to actions or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that in no event shall -------- ------- the Surviving Corporation be required to expend in any one year an amount in excess of 150% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company and its Subsidiaries for such insurance coverage, and, provided further, that if the -------- ------- annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, the Surviving Corporation shall be obligated to obtain policies with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall keep in effect in its bylaws provisions for a period of not less than six years from the Effective Time (or, in the case of matters occurring prior to the Effective Time that have not been resolved prior to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, until such matters are finally resolved) that provide for exculpation of director and officer liability and indemnification (and advancement of expenses related thereto) of the past and present officers and directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, which provisions shall not be amended except as required by applicable law or except to make changes permitted by law that would enhance the rights of past or present officers and directors to indemnification or advancement of expenses, and shall observe the indemnification agreements existing in favor of past and present officers and directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries, each of which are listed in the Disclosure Letter and copies of which have been previously provided to Purchaser.
(c) Subject to Section 8.6(f), from and after the Effective Time, the -------------- Surviving Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, each person who is, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, an officer, director or similar person of the Company or any Subsidiary, against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (collectively, "Losses") in connection with any claims, actions, suits, proceedings, ------ arbitrations, investigations or audits (collectively, "Litigation") arising ---------- before or after the Effective Time out of or pertaining to acts or omissions, or alleged acts or omissions, by them in their capacities as such, which acts or omissions occurred prior to the Effective Time. Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall periodically advance expenses as incurred with respect to the foregoing to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law provided that the person to whom the expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to repay such advance if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification.
(d) The provisions of this Section 8.6 are intended for the benefit of and ----------- shall be enforceable by each person who is now or has been at any time prior to the date of this Agreement, or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, an officer, director or similar person of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(e) If any Litigation described in Section 8.6(c) (each, an "Action") -------------- ------ arises or occurs, the Surviving Corporation shall control the defense of such Action with counsel selected by the Surviving Corporation, provided, that the -------- party seeking indemnification pursuant to Section 8.6(c) (each, an "Indemnified -------------- ----------- Party") shall be permitted to participate in the defense of such Action through ----- counsel selected by the Indemnified Party, at the Indemnified Party's expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is any actual or potential conflict between the Surviving Corporation and any Indemnified Party or there are additional defenses available to any Indemnified Party, such Indemnified Party shall be permitted to participate in the defense of such Action with counsel selected by the Indemnified Party, at the Surviving Corporation's expense; provided, however, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be obligated to pay -------- ------- the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for any Indemnified Party in any single Action. The Surviving Corporation shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its written consent, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld.
(f) Purchaser shall have no obligations under Section 8.6(c), unless and -------------- until the Surviving Corporation is unable to satisfy its indemnification obligations under this Section 8.6. -----------
Insurance Indemnification 7.1 The Independent Contractor shall maintain a policy or policies of liability insurance with coverages (including, but not limited to, professional liability coverage) that is/are sufficient to protect NCISD and the Independent Contractor against any claims, demands, causes of action, or damages arising out of the Independent Contractor’s performance of services under this Agreement. The limits of liability of such policy(ies) shall be in an amount acceptable to NCISD. Such policy(ies) (i) shall be written by companies authorized to issue such insurance policy(ies) in the State of Texas, (ii) shall and must name NCISD as an additional insured, and (iii) shall contain no specific limitations on the coverage afforded additional insureds.
7.2 THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR SHALL INDEMNIFY, HOLD HARMLESS, SAVE, AND DEFEND NCISD AND NCISD’S OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, CAUSES OF ACTION, AND DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROVISION OF SERVICES BY THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, OR ANY NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
Defense and Indemnity The Party shall defend the State and its officers and employees against all third party claims or suits arising in whole or in part from any act or omission of the Party or of any agent of the Party in connection with the performance of this Agreement. The State shall notify the Party in the event of any such claim or suit, and the Party shall immediately retain counsel and otherwise provide a complete defense against the entire claim or suit. The State retains the right to participate at its own expense in the defense of any claim. The State shall have the right to approve all proposed settlements of such claims or suits.
Seller Indemnity Subject to the provisions of Section 8.04 hereof, Seller shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Buyer (and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates, successors and assigns) from and against any and all demands, claims, payments, defenses, obligations, recoveries, deficiencies, fines, penalties, interest, assessments, actions, liens, causes of action, suits, proceedings, judgments, losses, damages (including without limitation punitive, exemplary or consequential damages, lost income and profits, interruptions of business and diminution in the value of stock), liabilities, costs, and expenses of any kind (including without limitation (i) interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, (ii) attorneys' fees and expenses necessary to enforce their rights to indemnification hereunder, and (iii) consultants' fees and other costs of defending or investigating any claim hereunder), whether accrued, absolute, contingent, known, unknown, or otherwise as of the Closing Date or thereafter asserted against, imposed upon or incurred by Buyer or its directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates, successors or assigns by reason of, resulting from, arising out of, based upon, awarded or asserted against or otherwise in respect of:
(a) any period or periods of Seller ending prior to the Closing and which involve any claims against Seller, or their respective properties or assets, relating to actions or inactions of Seller or its officers, directors, shareholder, employees or agents prior to Closing, or the operation of the business of Seller prior to the Closing unless such liability relates to an Assumed Obligation;
(b) any breach of any representation and warranty contained in this Agreement or any misrepresentation in or omission on the part of Seller contained in any certificate furnished or to be furnished to Buyer by Seller pursuant to this Agreement; and
(c) the remedy and right of recovery for any indemnity claim covered hereby shall be limited to the recovery by Buyer of the consideration paid hereunder. The indemnity herein contained shall expire one year following the Closing; provided, however, that if an indemnity claim is asserted prior to such expiration date, but is contested or otherwise not resolved at such expiration date, this indemnity shall expire with respect to such claim only upon resolution of the claim.
Liability and Indemnity a. In no event shall the City be liable to the Contractor for special, indirect, or consequential damages, except those caused by the City’s gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct arising out of or in any way connected with a breach of this contract. The maximum liability of the City shall be limited to the amount of money to be paid or received by the City under this contract.
b. The Contractor shall defend, indemnify and save harmless the City, its elected or appointed officials, agents and employees from and against any and all liability, suits, damages, costs (including attorney fees), losses, outlays and expenses from claims in any manner caused by, or allegedly caused by, or arising out of, or connected with, this contract, or the work or any subcontract thereunder (the Contractor hereby assuming full responsibility for relations with subcontractors), including, but not limited to, claims for personal injuries, death, property damage, or for damages from the award of this contract to Contractor, notwithstanding any possible negligence, whether sole or concurrent, on the part of the City, its officials, agents and employees.
c. The Contractor shall indemnify and hold the City harmless from all wages or overtime compensation due any employees in rendering services pursuant to this agreement or any subcontract, including payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs in the defense of any claim made under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Missouri Prevailing Wage Law or any other federal or state law.
d. The indemnification obligations of Contractor hereunder shall not be limited by any limitations as to the amount or type of damages, compensation or benefits payable by or for the Contractor, under any federal or state law, to any person asserting the claim against City, its elected or appointed officials, agents and employees, for which indemnification is sought.
e. The indemnification obligations herein shall not negate, abridge or reduce in any way any additional indemnification rights of the City, its elected or appointed officials, agents and employees, which are otherwise available under statute, or in law or equity.
f. Contractor affirms that it has had the opportunity to recover the costs of the liability insurance required in this agreement in its contract price. Contractor’s obligation under this agreement to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless any person from that person’s own negligence or wrongdoing is limited to the coverage and limits of the applicable insurance required of the Contractor under this agreement.
g. The Contractor shall indemnify and hold the City harmless for any penalties, fines, fees or costs, including costs of defense, which are charged or assessed by any Federal, state or local agency including, but not limited to, Environmental Protection Agency or Department of Natural Resources.
Licensee Indemnification Licensee will indemnify, defend and hold harmless UM, its trustees, officers, agents and employees (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”), from and against any and all liability, loss, damage, action, claim or expense suffered or incurred by the Indemnified Parties which results from or arises out of third party claims in connection with (individually, a “Liability” and collectively, the “Liabilities”):
(a) breach by Licensee of any duty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or a lawsuit, action, or claim brought by any third party that includes any allegation which, if proven true, would constitute a breach by Licensee of any duty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement;
(b) the development, use, manufacture, promotion, sale, distribution or other disposition of any Products by Licensee, its Affiliates, assignees, vendors or other third parties, for personal injury, including death, or property damage arising from any of the foregoing. The indemnification obligation under Article 6.3 shall not apply to any contributory negligence or product liability of the Indemnified Party which may have occurred prior to the execution of this Agreement. Licensee will indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any Liabilities resulting from:
(i) any product liability or other claim of any kind related to the use by a third party of a Product that was manufactured, sold, distributed or otherwise disposed by Licensee, its Affiliates, assignees, vendors or other third parties;
(ii) clinical trials or studies conducted by or on behalf of Licensee relating to any Products, including, without limitation, any claim by or on behalf of a human subject of any such clinical trial or study, any claim arising from the procedures specified in any protocol used in any such clinical trial or study, any claim of deviation, authorized or unauthorized, from the protocols of any such clinical trial or study, any claim resulting from or arising out of the manufacture or quality control by a third party of any substance administered in any clinical trial or study;
(iii) Licensee’s failure to comply with all prevailing laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the development, testing, manufacture, marketing and import or export of Products.
Warranty and Indemnity 9.1. The Contractor warrants to the Department that the obligations of the Contractor under this Contract will be performed by appropriately qualified and trained personnel with reasonable skill, care and diligence and to such high standards of quality as it is reasonable for the Department to expect in all the circumstances. The Department will be relying upon the Contractor's skill, expertise and experience in the performance of the Project and also upon the accuracy of all representations or statements made and the advice given by the Contractor in connection with the performance of the Project and the accuracy of any documents conceived, originated, made or developed by the Contractor as part of this Contract. The Contractor warrants that any goods supplied by the Contractor forming part of the Services will be of satisfactory quality and fit for their purpose and will be free from defects in design, material and workmanship.
9.2. Without prejudice to any other remedy, if any part of the Project is not performed in accordance with this Contract then the Department shall be entitled, where appropriate to:
9.2.1. require the Contractor promptly to re-perform or replace the relevant part of the Project without additional charge to the Department; or
9.2.2. assess the cost of remedying the failure (“the assessed cost”) and to deduct from any sums due to the Contractor the Assessed Cost for the period that such failure continues.
9.3. The Contractor shall be liable for and shall indemnify the Department in full against any expense, liability, loss, claim or proceedings arising under statute or at common law in respect of personal injury to or death of any person whomsoever or loss of or damage to property whether belonging to the Department or otherwise arising out of or in the course of or caused by the performance of the Project.
9.4. Without prejudice to any other exclusion or limitation of liability in this Contract, the liability of the Contractor for any claim or claims under this Contract shall be limited to such sums as it would be just and equitable for the Contractor to pay having regard to the extent of his responsibility for the loss or damage giving rise to such claim or claims etc.
9.5. All property of the Contractor whilst on the Department's premises shall be there at the risk of the Contractor and the Department shall accept no liability for any loss or damage howsoever occurring to it.
9.6. The Contractor shall ensure that it has adequate insurance cover with an insurer of good repute to cover claims under this Contract or any other claims or demands which may be brought or made against it by any person suffering any injury damage or loss in connection with this Contract. The Contractor shall upon request produce to the Department, it's policy or policies of insurance, together with the receipt for the payment of the last premium in respect of each policy or produce documentary evidence that the policy or policies are properly maintained
Limits on Indemnification Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement:
(a) Seller shall not have any obligation to provide indemnification for Losses pursuant to Section 11.1 except to the extent that the aggregate amount of all such Losses exceeds $175,000.00 (the “Basket Amount”) in which case Seller shall be liable to Buyer only for such Losses in excess of $175,000.00. The maximum obligation of Seller to provide indemnification for all Losses pursuant to Section 11.1 shall be limited to an amount equal to the Purchase Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Basket Amount and such liability cap will not apply with respect to any breach of Seller’s representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.8, and 4.14.
(b) Buyer shall not have any obligation to provide indemnification for Losses indemnified pursuant to Section 11.2 except to the extent that the aggregate amount of all such Losses exceeds the Basket Amount, in which case Buyer shall be liable to Seller only for such Losses in excess of the Basket Amount. The maximum obligation of Buyer to provide indemnification for Losses pursuant to Section 11.2 shall be limited to the amount equal to the Purchase Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Basket Amount and such liability cap will not apply with respect to any breach of Buyer’s representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5 and 5.7.
(c) Seller shall not have any obligation to provide indemnification hereunder for any Losses pursuant to Sections 11.1 unless a written notice of claim specifying in reasonable detail the specific nature and basis of the Losses and the estimated amount of such Losses is delivered to Seller prior to 5:00 p.m., Houston, Texas time, on the third anniversary of the Closing Date. Buyer shall not have any obligation to provide indemnification hereunder for any Losses unless a written notice of claim specifying in reasonable detail the specific nature and basis of the Losses and the estimated amount of such Losses is delivered to Buyer prior to 5:00 p.m., Houston, Texas time, on the third anniversary of the Closing Date.
(d) For purposes of determining Losses in order to calculate the Basket Amount and determine rights to indemnification under this Article XI, the representations and warranties set forth in Articles IV and V shall be read without giving effect to any Materiality Requirement set forth therein. As used in this Agreement, a “Materiality Requirement” shall mean any requirement in a representation or warranty that a condition, event or state of fact be “material,” correct or true in “all material respects,” have a “Material Adverse Effect,” or be or not be “reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect” (or other words or phrases of similar effect or impact) in order for such condition, event or state of facts to cause such representation or warranty to be inaccurate.
Prohibition/Compliance/Indemnity Tenant shall not cause or permit any Hazardous Materials (as hereinafter defined) to be brought upon, kept, used, stored, handled, treated, generated in or about, or released or disposed of from, the Premises or the Project in violation of applicable Environmental Requirements (as hereinafter defined) by Tenant or any Tenant Party. If Tenant breaches the obligation stated in the preceding sentence, or if the presence of Hazardous Materials in the Premises during the Term or any holding over results in contamination of the Premises, the Project or any adjacent property or if contamination of the Premises, the Project or any adjacent property by Hazardous Materials brought into, kept, used, stored, handled, treated, generated in or about, or released or disposed of from, the Premises by anyone other than Landlord and Landlord’s employees, agents and contractors otherwise occurs during the Term or any holding over, Tenant hereby indemnifies and shall defend and hold Landlord, its officers, directors, employees, agents and contractors harmless from any and all actions (including, without limitation, remedial or enforcement actions of any kind, administrative or judicial proceedings, and orders or judgments arising out of or resulting therefrom), costs, claims, damages (including, without limitation, punitive damages and damages based upon diminution in value of the Premises or the Project, or the loss of, or restriction on, use of the Premises or any portion of the Project), expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’, consultants’ and experts’ fees, court costs and amounts paid in settlement of any claims or actions), fines, forfeitures or other civil, administrative or criminal penalties, injunctive or other relief (whether or not based upon personal injury, property damage, or contamination of, or adverse effects upon, the environment, water tables or natural resources), liabilities or losses (collectively, “Environmental Claims”) which arise during or after the Term as a result of such contamination. This indemnification of Landlord by Tenant includes, without limitation, costs incurred in connection with any investigation of site conditions or any cleanup, treatment, remedial, removal, or restoration work required by any federal, state or local Governmental Authority because of Hazardous Materials present in the air, soil or ground water above, on, or under the Premises. Without limiting the foregoing, if the presence of any Hazardous Materials on the Premises, the Project or any adjacent property caused or permitted by Tenant or any Tenant Party results in any contamination of the Premises, the Project or any adjacent property, Tenant shall promptly take all actions at its sole expense and in accordance with applicable Environmental Requirements as are necessary to return the Premises, the Project or any adjacent property to the condition existing prior to the time of such contamination, provided that Landlord’s approval of such action shall first be obtained, which approval shall not unreasonably be withheld so long as such actions would not potentially have any material adverse long-term or short-term effect on the Premises or the Project.
