Litigation. To the knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the Borrower, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, investigations, civil investigative demands, litigations, claims, disputes or proceedings, pending or threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their respective properties or revenues or orders, decrees, judgments, rulings, injunctions, writs, temporary restraining orders or other orders of any nature issued by any court or Governmental Authority that # purport to affect, pertain to or enjoin or restrain the execution, delivery or performance of the Loan Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, # either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or # purport to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Litigation. There are no actions or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer, threatened in writing by or against Co-Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries involving more than, individually or in the aggregate, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000).

Litigation. Except as previously disclosed to Lender or as disclosed in any of Borrower's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the Recapitalization Transaction, on the Effective Date, no litigation by any entity (private or governmental) shall be pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened with respect to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or any documentation executed in connection herewith or therewith, or with respect to the Transaction that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

Litigation. There shall not exist any pending or threatened action, suit, investigation or proceeding in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries that would have or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Other than proceedings by Corning Natural Gas with the New York Public Sevice Commission and its staff, proceedings by Pike County with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, proceedings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, applications and proceedings with various municipal bodies with respect to permits, franchises, rights-of-way and similar actions in the ordinary course of business, of which the material applications and proceedings are listed on [Schedule 3.11] hereof, there is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding (whether or not purportedly on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries) before or by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, which in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially impair the Company’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Litigation. Seller is not engaged in or a party to or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened with, any complaint, charge, Proceeding, Order or other process or procedure for settling disputes or disagreements with respect to the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that is not known to the Partnership or to Buyer or its Affiliates, and, to Seller’s Knowledge, Seller has not received written or oral notice of a claim or dispute that is reasonably likely to result in any such complaint, charge, Proceeding, Order or other process or procedure for settling disputes or disagreements with respect to the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that is not known to the Partnership or to Buyer or its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller shall have no liability under this provision related to any actual or potential product liability or warranty claims, whether known or unknown, arising, directly or indirectly, from the sale or distribution of the Partnership’s products.

Litigation. You agree that during the Employment Term and for a one-year period thereafter and, if longer, during the pendency of any litigation or other proceeding, # you shall not communicate with anyone (other than your attorneys and tax advisors and except to the extent required by law or necessary in the performance of your duties hereunder) with respect to the facts or subject matter of any pending or potential litigation, or regulatory or administrative proceeding involving [[Organization A:Organization]] or any of its affiliates or predecessors, other than any litigation or other proceeding in which you are a party-in-opposition, without giving prior notice to [[Organization A:Organization]] or [[Organization A:Organization]]’s counsel, and # in the event that any other party attempts to obtain information or documents from you with respect to matters possibly related to such litigation or other proceeding, you shall promptly so notify [[Organization A:Organization]]’s counsel unless you are prohibited from doing so under applicable law. You agree to cooperate, in a reasonable and appropriate manner, with [[Organization A:Organization]] and its attorneys, both during and after the termination of your employment or services, in connection with any litigation or other proceeding arising out of or relating to matters in which you were involved prior to the termination of your employment or services to the extent [[Organization A:Organization]] pays all reasonable expenses you incur in connection with such cooperation (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of your counsel) and to the extent such cooperation does not unreasonably interfere with your personal or professional schedule.

Litigation. Except as set forth in the Reports, there is no pending or, to the best knowledge of Eastside, threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over Eastside, or any of its Affiliates that would affect the execution by Eastside of, or the performance by Eastside of its obligations under, the Transaction Documents. Except as disclosed in the Reports, there is no pending or, to the best knowledge of Eastside, basis for or threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over Eastside, or any of its Affiliates which litigation, if adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect.

Litigation. Any and all differences, controversies, claims or disputes of any nature whatsoever arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the interpretation, application, execution, breach, termination or invalidity thereof (each, a “Dispute”), if not resolved through negotiations or voluntary mediation, must be resolved through litigation.

Litigation. Except as set forth on [Schedule 3.1(j)], there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which # adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or # could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. Except as set forth in [Schedule 3.1(j)], there has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.