Covenant Not to Sue. A “covenant not to sue” is a promise not to sue in court. This covenant differs from a general release of claims in that, besides waiving and releasing the claims covered by this Release, You represent and warrant that You have not filed, and agree that You will not file, or cause to be filed or maintained, any judicial, administrative agency, arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution complaint, claim, or lawsuit, or any complaint or claim with ’s internal complaint process, involving any claims You have released in this Release, and You agree to withdraw any such complaints, claims or lawsuits You have filed, or were filed on your behalf, prior to the Release Signature Date. You agree if You breach this covenant, then You must pay the legal expenses incurred by any Releasee in defending against your claim, complaint or lawsuit, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, or, at ’s option, return everything paid to You under this Release. In that event, shall be excused from making any further payments or continuing any other benefits otherwise owed to You under Section 2 of this Release. Furthermore, You give up all rights to individual damages in connection with any administrative or court proceeding with respect to Your employment with or termination of employment from, . You also agree that if You are awarded money damages, You will assign Your right and interest to such money damages # in connection with an administrative charge, to the relevant administrative agency; and # in connection with a lawsuit or demand for arbitration, to .
Covenant Not To Sue. A covenant not to sue is a legal term which means I promise not to file a lawsuit in court. It is different from the General Release of claims contained in paragraph 1 above. In addition to waiving and releasing the claims covered by that paragraph 1 above, I further agree never to sue the Company and/or any of the other Releasees or become party to a lawsuit on the basis of any claim of any type whatsoever arising out of or related to my employment with and/or separation from employment with the Company and/or any of the other Releasees. I agree not to become a member of any class in any case in which claims are asserted against the Company. I warrant and represent that I have not filed any complaint, claim or lawsuit against the Company with any governmental agency or with any court. Notwithstanding this Covenant Not To Sue, I may bring a claim against the Company and/or any of the other Releasees to enforce this Agreement or to challenge the validity of this Waiver and Release Agreement under the ADEA. I further acknowledge and agree in the event that I breach this paragraph, then # the Company shall be entitled to apply for and receive an injunction to restrain such violation of this paragraph, # I shall be obligated to pay the Company its costs and expenses incurred in enforcing this paragraph and defending against such lawsuit (including court costs, expenses and reasonable legal fees), and # as an alternative to (ii), at the Companys option, I shall be obligated upon demand to repay to the Company all but $250 of any severance payment paid to me under paragraph 2 of the Letter Agreement. I further agree that this Covenant Not to Sue will not affect the validity of the Letter Agreement and will not be deemed to be a penalty or a forfeiture.
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