Controversies definition

Controversies arising out of this Agreement or Employee's employment or termination means and includes all claims for breach of this Agreement, harassment and/or discrimination (including sexual harassment and harassment or discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, marital status, military service, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition or any other protected class or condition), breach of any contract or covenant (express or implied), tort claims, wrongful termination, whistle-blowing and all other claims relating to this Agreement or Employee's employment or termination, except that claims covered by the Workers' Compensation Act and claims for unemployment benefits are not covered by this agreement to arbitrate. All Claims or Controversies shall be submitted to a single neutral arbitrator. The arbitration shall take place in Orange County, California, unless otherwise mutually agreed. The arbitrator shall be mutually agreed-upon by Employee and the Company. If Employee and the Company cannot agree upon an arbitrator, the selection process shall be governed by the employment arbitration rules and procedures of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"). Regardless of the arbitrator chosen, the arbitration proceedings shall be governed by the then current AAA procedural rules, except that if a contrary rule exists: (1) all monetary or provisional remedies available under applicable state or federal statutory law or common law will remain available to both parties, (2) except as mutually agreed upon by the parties, there will be no limitation on discovery beyond that which exists in cases litigated in Orange County Superior Court and (3) the California Rules of Evidence shall apply to the arbitration hearing. In connection with any arbitration proceeding commenced hereby, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reimbursement of its reasonable attorney's fees and costs, including arbitrator fees. This agreement to arbitrate and arbitration procedure is intended to be the exclusive method of resolving all Claims or Controversies as described above between Employee and the Company and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator hereunder may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
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Controversies. (as defined below) arising out of or in respect to this Agreement (or its validity, interpretation or enforcement), or Employee's employment or termination, that Employee may have against the Company or it officers, directors, employees, or agents, in their capacity as such, or that the Company may have against Employee, shall be resolved solely through binding arbitration. EMPLOYEE AND THE COMPANY EACH HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE MEANS THAT EMPLOYEE AND THE COMPANY ARE RELINQUISHING HIS/HER/ITS RIGHTS TO EITHER A JURY TRIAL OR COURT TRIAL FOR THE RESOLUTION OF ANY CLAIMS THAT EMPLOYEE AND THE COMPANY MAY HAVE AGAINST THE OTHER.
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Controversies. If any controversy arises between the Parties to this Agreement, or with any other Party, concerning the subject matter of this Agreement, its terms or conditions, the Escrow Agent will not be required to determine the controversy or to take any action regarding it. The Escrow Agent may hold all documents and funds and may wait for settlement of any such controversy by final appropriate legal proceedings or other means as the Escrow Agent may require, despite what may be set forth elsewhere in this Agreement. In such event, the Escrow Agent will not be liable for interest or damage. Furthermore, the Escrow Agent may at its option file an action of interpleader requiring the Parties to answer and litigate any claims and rights among themselves. The Escrow Agent is authorized to deposit with the clerk of the court all documents and funds held in escrow, except all costs, expenses, charges and reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Escrow Agent due to the interpleader action and or otherwise owed to the Escrow agent hereunder. Upon initiating such action, the Escrow Agent shall be fully released and discharged of and from all obligations and liability imposed by the terms of this Agreement.
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Examples of Controversies in a sentence

  • The Board’s decision may be appealed to the Commissioner of Education, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:3, Controversies and Disputes, no later than ninety days after issuance of the Board of Education’s decision.

  • Any dispute by the Contractor in regard to the performance required by any notification of change shall be handled through Contract Controversies Provision.

  • If it is later determined that the Commonwealth erred in terminating the Contract or a Purchase Order for cause, then, at the Commonwealth's discretion, the Contract or Purchase Order shall be deemed to have been terminated for convenience under the Subparagraph a.V.28 CONTRACT-024.1 Contract Controversies (Oct 2011) a.

  • Any dispute by the Contractor regarding the performance required by any notification of change shall be handled through Contract Controversies Provision.

  • New-age educational context focuses on changes in education policy and school curricula with a view to competitiveness in the field of science and technology development [7] and, evidence suggests that the US nation will need 1 million more STEM professionals in the coming decade [8].Employment opportunities are different so it is essential to update the current educational system [6].

  • Any dispute by the Contractor in regard to the performance required by any notification of change shall be handled through the Contract Controversies Provision.

  • Any dispute by the Grantee in regard to the performance required under any change order shall be handled through Paragraph 19, "Grant Controversies".

  • Controversies referred to arbitration shall be limited to those concerning compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the University and the Union.

  • Any claims against the Commonwealth must be filed in accordance with Paragraph1.31 (Contract Controversies) of the Contract Terms and Conditions.

  • The evaluation framework used in MSCI ESG Controversies is designed to be consistent with international norms represented by the UN Declaration of Human Rights, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the UN Global Compact.


More Definitions of Controversies

Controversies. In practice this means that the judicial power to articulate the
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Controversies means any dispute or disagreement with respect to a matter having, or that could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, between the Company or any Subsidiary and any other Person.
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Controversies means all disputes, differences, claims and controversies between any of the Shaner Parties and any ox xxx Baseline Parties that have arisen or been asserted or that might have arisen or been asserted by reason of or in connection with any action or omission or any alleged action or omission or any fact or circumstance or alleged fact or circumstance occurring or existing or alleged or that might have been alleged to have occurred or existed at any time or times prior to the date of this Mutual Non-Disparagement Agreement, including, but not limited to, the following: (i) Any allegations, contentions, or claims, whether asserted or not, arising out of or in any way relating to the business or activities of any of the Shaner Parties or any of xxx Xaseline Parties; (ii) Any allegations, contentions, or claims, whether asserted or not, arising out of or in any way relating to any actions or omissions of any of the Shaner Parties or any of xxx Xaseline Parties arising out of or in connection with or in any way relating to the negotiation, execution or performance of the Purchase Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement; (iii) Any allegations, contentions, or claims, whether asserted or not, arising out of or in any way relating to any actions or omissions of the Shaner Parties or the Baxxxxxx Parties arising out of or in connection with or in any way relating to the efforts of the Buyer under the Purchase Agreement to secure the Financing Amount that was contemplated under the Purchase Agreement; (iv) Any allegations, contentions, or claims, whether asserted or not, arising out of or in any way relating to any actions or omissions of any of the Shaner Parties or any of xxx Xaseline Parties arising out of or in connection with or in any way relating to the negotiation, execution or performance of the Stock Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Agreement; and (v) Any allegations, contentions, or claims, whether asserted or not, arising out of or in any way relating to any actions or omissions of any of the Shaner Parties or any of xxx Xaseline Parties arising out of or in connection with or in any way relating to the negotiation, execution or performance of the Team Energy Letter Of Intent or any of the transactions contemplated by the Team Energy Letter Of Intent.
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Controversies shall have the meanings set forth in Section 9.6(a).
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Controversies has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.1.
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Controversies. If any controversy arises between the parties to this Agreement, or with any other person, concerning the subject matter of this Agreement, or its terms or conditions, the Escrow Agent shall not determine the controversy or be required to take any action regarding such controversy. In such event, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 7 and 10, the Escrow Agent shall not be liable for interest or damages, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Escrow Agent or its employees. Furthermore, the Escrow Agent may at its option file an action of interpleader requiring the parties to any such controversy to answer and litigate any claims and rights among themselves. The Escrow Agent is authorized to deposit with the clerk of the court all documents and fund held in escrow, except that the Escrow Agent may retain an amount representing all costs, expenses, charges and attorneys' fees incurred by the Escrow Agent due to the interpleader action. Upon initiating such action, the Escrow Agent shall be fully released and discharged of and from all obligation and liability imposed by the terms of this Agreement.
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Related to Controversies

  • Disputes means any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of, connected with or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, between or among parties hereto and to the other Loan Documents.

  • Dispute means any dispute, controversy, claim or difference of whatever nature arising out of, relating to, or having any connection with this Agreement, including a dispute regarding the existence, formation, validity, interpretation, performance or termination of this Agreement or the consequences of its nullity and also including any dispute relating to any non-contractual rights or obligations arising out of, relating to, or having any connection with this Agreement.

  • Agreement Disputes shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

  • Actions or Proceedings means any action, suit, proceeding, arbitration or Governmental or Regulatory Authority investigation or audit.

  • Causes of Action means any action, claim, Claim, cause of action, controversy, demand, right, action, Lien, indemnity, Interest, guaranty, suit, obligation, liability, damage, judgment, account, defense, offset, power, privilege, license, and franchise of any kind or character whatsoever, whether known, unknown, contingent or non-contingent, matured or unmatured, suspected or unsuspected, liquidated or unliquidated, disputed or undisputed, secured or unsecured, assertable directly or derivatively, whether arising before, on, or after the Petition Date, in contract or in tort, in law, or in equity or pursuant to any other theory of law. For the avoidance of doubt, “Cause of Action” includes: (a) any right of setoff, counterclaim, or recoupment and any claim for breach of contract or for breach of duties imposed by law or in equity; (b) the right to object to Claims or Interests; (c) any Claim pursuant to section 362 or chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code; (d) any claim or defense including fraud, mistake, duress, and usury; and any other defenses set forth in section 558 of the Bankruptcy Code; and (e) any state or foreign law fraudulent transfer or similar claim.

  • Informal proceedings means proceedings for probate of a will or appointment of a personal representative conducted by the probate register without notice to interested persons.

  • Grievances filed under this Article shall begin at Step 2. Grievances under this clause shall be handled with all possible confidentiality and dispatch.

  • Subject Matter Experts has the meaning set forth in Section II.A.2.

  • Tax Controversy means any audit, examination, dispute, suit, action, litigation or other judicial or administrative proceeding initiated by KBR, Halliburton, the IRS or any other Tax Authority.

  • Legal Dispute means any action, suit or proceeding between or among the Parties arising in connection with any disagreement, dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any related document.

  • Litigation means any lawsuit, action, arbitration, administrative or other proceeding, criminal prosecution or governmental investigation or inquiry.

  • Subject Matter Expert means a person who has working or expert knowledge about a particular topic or field.

  • Disagreement means a difference of opinion between personnel of a reporting issuer responsible for finalizing the reporting issuer’s financial statements and the personnel of a predecessor auditor responsible for authorizing the issuance of audit reports on the reporting issuer’s financial statements or authorizing the communication of the results of the auditor’s review of the reporting issuer’s interim financial report, if the difference of opinion

  • Claims means claims, suits, actions, arbitrations, demands, proceedings, fines, penalties, losses, damages, liabilities, judgments, settlements, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs), including those based on the injury to or death of any person or damage to property.

  • Resolve and the correlative terms, “Resolved”, “Resolving” and “Resolution” each means that the Services are restored to a point where the Customer can perform their job. In some cases, this may only be a work around solution until the root cause of the Error or Unplanned Disruption is identified and corrected (the need for restoration of normal service supersedes the need to find the root cause of the incident).

  • Formal proceedings means proceedings conducted before a judge with notice to interested persons.

  • civil proceedings means any proceedings in or before any court or tribunal that are not criminal proceedings;

  • Labor dispute as used here, means a strike, lockout, or other labor dispute between the Employer and its Employees, during which time the Employee is not paid by the Employer.

  • industrial dispute means any dispute or difference between employers and employers, or between employers and workmen, or between workmen and workmen, which is connected with the employment or non-employment or the terms of employment or with the conditions of labour, of any person;

  • Unknown Claims means any Released Plaintiffs’ Claims which any Lead Plaintiff or any other Settlement Class Member does not know or suspect to exist in his, her or its favor at the time of the release of such claims, and any Released Defendants’ Claims which any Defendant or any other Defendants’ Releasee does not know or suspect to exist in his, her, or its favor at the time of the release of such claims, which, if known by him, her or it, might have affected his, her or its decision(s) with respect to this Settlement. With respect to any and all Released Claims, the Parties stipulate and agree that, upon the Effective Date of the Settlement, Lead Plaintiffs and Defendants shall expressly waive, and each of the other Settlement Class Members and each of the other Defendants’ Releasees shall be deemed to have waived, and by operation of the Judgment or the Alternate Judgment, if applicable, shall have expressly waived, any and all provisions, rights, and benefits conferred by any law of any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law or foreign law, which is similar, comparable, or equivalent to California Civil Code §1542, which provides:

  • Litigation Claims means the claims, rights of action, suits or proceedings, whether in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, that any Debtor or any Estate may hold against any Person or Entity, including, without limitation, the Causes of Action of the Debtors or their Estates, in each case solely to the extent of the Debtors’ or their Estates’ interest therein. A non-exclusive list of the Litigation Claims held by the Debtors as of the Effective Date will be Filed with the Plan Supplement, which will be deemed to include any derivative actions filed against any Debtor as of the Effective Date.

  • Legal Proceedings means any actions, suits, investigations, proceedings, judgments, rulings or orders by or before any Authorized Authority;

  • Retained Causes of Action means those Causes of Action that shall vest in the Reorganized Debtors on the Effective Date, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any of the Causes of Action that are settled, released or exculpated under the Plan.

  • Formal Dispute means a written objection by an Interested Party to any of the following: i. A solicitation or other request by OGS for offers for a contract for the procurement of commodities, services or technology. ii. The cancellation of the solicitation or other request by OGS. iii. An award or proposed award of the Contract by OGS. iv. A termination or cancellation of an award of the Contract by OGS. v. Changes in the scope of the Centralized Contract by the Commissioner. vi. Determination of “materiality” in an instance of nonperformance or contractual breach. vii. An equitable adjustment in the Centralized Contract terms and/or pricing made by the Commissioner during a Force Majeure event.

  • Resolved With respect to a Repurchase Request, means that (i) the related Material Defect has been cured, (ii) the related Mortgage Loan has been repurchased in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iii) a mortgage loan has been substituted for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iv) the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has made a Loss of Value Payment, (v) a contractually binding agreement has been entered into between the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, and the related Mortgage Loan Seller that settles the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or (vi) the related Mortgage Loan is no longer property of the Trust as a result of a sale or other disposition in accordance with this Agreement.

  • Lawsuit means any lawsuit, arbitration or other dispute resolution filed by either party herein pertaining to any of this Warrant, the Facility Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.