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Defense of Claim
Defense of Claim contract clause examples

Defense to Future Claims. Employee agrees that in the event that any claim, suit or action shall be commenced by her against the Company arising out of any charge, claim or cause of action of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, including, but not limited to, claims, suits or actions relating to her employment with Patterson or any prior agreement with Patterson, through this date, this Agreement shall constitute a complete defense to any such claims, suits or actions so instituted.

Executive’s termination of employment shall mean a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement shall, to the maximum extent possible, be administered, interpreted and construed in a manner consistent with Code Section 409A; provided, that in no event shall the Company have any obligation to indemnify the Executive from the effect of any taxes under Code Section 409A.

Notice; Defense of Claims. Each party to this Agreement shall give prompt written notice to the other party or parties to this Agreement under each claim for indemnification hereunder specifying the amount and nature of the claim, and of any matter which is likely to give rise to an indemnification claim. Each party to this Agreement has the right to participate at its own expense in the defense of any such matter or its settlement, or the indemnifying party may take over the defense of such matter so long as such defense is reasonably expeditious, and in the event the indemnifying party is defending such matter, the indemnified party shall not consent to the entry of judgment or enter into any settlement by which such indemnifying party is to be bound and which settlement does not include as an unconditional term the giving by the indemnified party and the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnifying party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Failure to give timely notice of a matter which may give rise to an indemnification claim shall not affect the rights of the indemnified party to collect such claims from the indemnifying party except to the extent such failure to so notify

If the Indemnified Party controls the defense of any Third-Party Claim, the Indemnified Party may settle such Third-Party Claim with the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

commence any litigation or similar proceeding against any person or entity other than in connection with the defense of any claim arising out of the provision of Professional Services by a Provider Professional, provided that Provider shall consult with Manager prior to initiating any such defense;

In the event that any GSK Indemnified Party intends to seek indemnification for any claim under [Section 14.1], it shall inform CBP of the claim promptly after receiving notice of the claim and shall permit to direct and control the defense of the claim and shall provide such reasonable assistance as is reasonably requested by CBP (at CBP’s cost) in the defense of the claim provided that nothing in this [Section 14.2] shall permit to make any admission on behalf of any GSK Indemnified Party, or to settle any claim or litigation which would impose any financial obligations on GSK or an GSK Indemnified Party without the prior written consent of GSK, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

A Party that intends to claim indemnification (the “Indemnitee”) under [Section 6.1 or 6.2] shall promptly notify the other party (the “Indemnitor”) in writing of any claim, complaint, suit, proceeding or cause of action with respect to which the Indemnitee intends to claim such indemnification (for purposes of this Section 6, each a “Claim”), and the Indemnitor shall have sole control of the defense and/or settlement thereof; provided that the Indemnitee shall have the right to participate, at its own expense, with counsel of its own choosing in the defense and/or settlement of such Claim. The Indemnitor shall not settle any Claim without the consent of the Indemnitee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Indemnitee, and its

Employee acknowledges that it is impossible to measure in money the damages that will accrue to the Employer if Employee fails to observe the obligations imposed by this Section 10. Accordingly, if the Employer institutes an action to enforce the provisions hereof, Employee hereby waives the claim or defense that an adequate remedy at law is available to the Employer, and Employee agrees not to urge in any such action the claim or defense that an adequate remedy at law exists.

To the extent that the Indemnitee shall have been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event or any portion thereof or in defense of any issue or matter therein, including without limitation dismissal without prejudice, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Losses relating to such Claim in accordance with Section 3 to the fullest extent allowable by law, and no Standard of Conduct Determination (as defined in Section 9(b)) shall be required.

Prosecution or Defense of Other Claims & Counterclaims. Should Client request BJC to # prosecute a claim other than a claim enforcing the Patent Rights against aparty or(ii)defendagainstaclaimassertedagainstitthatisnotaCompulsoryCounterclaim,thenClient agrees to compensate BJC for reasonable attorneys’ fees for providing such services on an hourly fee basis in accordance with its standard hourly rates in effect at the time such legal services are performed. Alternatively, Client may, at its option, retain other counsel to handle the defense of such claims orcounterclaims.

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