Independent Parties. This Agreement shall not be construed as constituting a joint venture or partnership between SCI and Therapeutics. No party shall have any right to obligate any other party in any manner whatsoever, and nothing herein is intended to confer any right of any kind to any third person.

Parties. This Amendment binds and inures to the Borrowers, the Credit Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Parties. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure solely to the benefit of, the Underwriters, the Company, the Bank and, to the extent provided in [Sections 6 and 7]7] hereof, the officers and directors of the Company and the Bank and each person who controls the Company and the Bank or any Underwriter, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. No purchaser of any of the Notes from any Underwriter shall be deemed a successor or assign by reason merely of such purchase.

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Independent Covenants. This Lease shall be construed as though the covenants herein between Landlord and Tenant are independent and not dependent and Tenant hereby expressly waives the benefit of any statute to the contrary and agrees that if Landlord fails to perform its obligations set forth herein, Tenant shall not be entitled to make any repairs or perform any acts hereunder at Landlord's expense or to any setoff of the Rent or other amounts owing hereunder against Landlord.

Independent Agreements. The parties hereto agree that the foregoing restrictive covenants set forth herein are essential elements of this Agreement, and that, but for the agreement of Employee to comply with such covenants, Employer would not have agreed to enter into this Agreement. Such covenants by Employee shall be construed as agreements independent of any other provision in this Agreement. The existence of any claim or cause of action of Employee against Employer, whether predicated on this Agreement, or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by Employer of such covenants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee’s

Independent Contractor. The Director’s status during the Directorship Term shall be that of an independent contractor and not, for any purpose, that of an employee or agent with authority to bind the Company in any respect. All payments and other consideration made or provided to the Director under this Section 3 shall be made or provided without withholding or deduction of any kind, and the Director shall assume sole responsibility for discharging all tax or other obligations associated therewith.

It is the express intention of the parties that Advisor is an independent contractor. Nothing in this Agreement shall in any way be construed to constitute Advisor as an agent, employee or representative of the Company, but Advisor shall perform the Services hereunder as an independent contractor. Advisor agrees to furnish (or reimburse the Company for) all tools and materials necessary to accomplish this contract, and shall incur all expenses associated with performance, except as expressly agreed upon by the Company. Advisor acknowledges and agrees that Advisor is obligated to report as income all compensation received by Advisor pursuant to this Agreement, and Advisor agrees to and acknowledges the obligation to pay all self-employment and other taxes thereon. Advisor further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors, officers, and employees from and against all taxes, losses, damages, liabilities, costs arid expenses, including attorney’s fees and other legal expenses, arising directly or indirectly from # any negligent, reckless or intentionally wrongful act of Advisor or Advisor’s assistants, employees or agents, including, but not limited to, any damage to or disclosure of any Company Confidential Information # a determination by a court or agency that the Advisor is not an independent contractor, or # any breach by the Advisor or Advisor’s assistants, employees or agents of any of the covenants contained in this Agreement.

Independent Relationship. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to create an employment, agency, joint venture or partnership relationship between the Parties hereto or any of their agents or employees, or any other legal arrangement that would impose liability upon one Party for the act or failure to act of the other Party. Neither Party shall have any power to enter into any contracts or commitments or to incur any liabilities in the name of, or on behalf of, the other Party, or to bind the other Party in any respect whatsoever.

Independent Contractors. The parties to this OEM Agreement are independent contractors. Nothing contained herein or done pursuant to this OEM Agreement shall constitute either party being the agent or employee of the other party for any purpose, or constitute the parties as partners or joint venturers. Neither party shall create or assume any obligation on behalf of the other party for any purpose whatsoever, unless such other party expressly agrees to such an obligation in writing.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. Both parties are independent contractors under this Agreement. Consequently, nothing in this Agreement is intended or may be construed so as to establish a partnership or joint venture between the parties and neither party shall have the authority (actual or apparent) to bind the other party. Also, unless expressly provided otherwise herein, each party shall bear its own expenses incurred in performing its obligations under this Agreement.

Independent Counsel. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a partner (or, if applicable, member) of such a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five (5) years has been, retained to represent: # the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party, or # any other party to the proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. The Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

Provisions Independent. The Restrictive Covenants will be construed as an agreement independent of any other agreement, including any employee benefit agreement, and independent of any other provision of this Plan, and the existence of any claim or cause of action Participant brings against the Company or an Affiliated Company, whether predicated upon this Plan or otherwise, will not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of such covenants.

Independent Contractor. In its performance under this Agreement, Service Provider is and will at all times act as an independent contractor. Subject to the requirements of this Agreement and Owners’ ultimate direction of the work required to complete the Facility, Service Provider will be free to perform the obligations of this Agreement by such methods and in such manner as Service Provider may choose, furnishing necessary labor, tools, equipment and materials, and taking the requisite steps to perform the Services appropriately and safely, having supervision over and responsibility for the safety and health of its Representatives while on Owners’ premises. Service Provider shall maintain control over and responsibility for its offsite tools, equipment and materials. No partnership, joint venture, agency or employment relationship is created by this Agreement, and Service Provider is not and will not act as an agent or employee of Owners except as required and designated by Owners for procurement. Service Provider’s Representatives have no right to participate in any of Owners’ employee benefit plans, including but not limited to the provision of health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (“ACA”), as a result of providing the Services. Service Provider shall be solely responsible for # payment of all compensation to its employees, # the withholding of federal, state, and local taxes from such compensation and the payment of all such withheld amounts to the appropriate agencies or authorities, # payment to the appropriate agencies or authorities of state unemployment insurance, federal unemployment insurance, FICA and state disability insurance, # paying workers’ compensation insurance, and # providing the workers with all necessary and appropriate benefits including, without limitation, any health and welfare coverage required under applicable law, including, without limitation, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended or revised (“HIPAA”) or the ACA or other applicable federal and state health care requirements.

Independent Contractor. The Manager shall be deemed to be an independent contractor and, unless expressly authorized by this Agreement, shall not be authorized to bind the Company. The Company shall not be obligated to follow or accept any recommendation made by the Manager, except as set forth in this Agreement. The management, policies and operations of the Company (including the ultimate approval of the making or disposition of any investment by the Company) shall be the responsibility of the Company and its board of governors.

Independent Contractor. In its performance hereunder, Consultant and its agents shall be an independent contractor. Consultant shall complete the services required hereunder according to its own means and methods of work, shall be in the exclusive charge and control of Consultant and shall not be subject to the control or supervision of Client. Client acknowledges that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require Consultant to provide services to Client at any specific time, or in any specific place or manner, unless otherwise mutually agreed.

Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as giving any person, firm, corporation or other entity, other than the parties to this Agreement and their successors and permitted assigns, any right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any term or condition contained in this Agreement.

Yongzhou JIT is engaged in the business of developing and marketing medical technology. Guangzhou JIE is the owner of the equity in Yongzhou JIT, and [[Person B:Person]]in IGP and Jumi IIT (collectively, the “Transferring Owners”) own in aggregate 85.53% of the equity in Guangzhou JIE and 100% of the equity in Jumi GCL, a recently organized holding company. Yongzhou JIT, Guangzhou JIE, [[Person B:Person]]in IGP, Jumi IIT and Jumi GCL are identified herein collectively as the “YJIT Parties”.