Limitation of the Escrow Agent’s Liability Sample Clauses

Limitation of the Escrow Agent’s Liability. (a) The Escrow Agent will incur no liability with respect to any action taken or suffered by it in reliance upon any notice, direction, instruction, consent, statement or other document believed by it to be genuine and duly authorized, nor for any other action or inaction, except its own willful misconduct or gross negligence. The Escrow Agent will not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement. In all questions arising under this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, the Escrow Agent may rely on the advice of counsel, and for anything done, omitted or suffered in good faith by the Escrow Agent based on such advice, the Escrow Agent will not be liable to anyone. The Escrow Agent will not be required to take any action under this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement involving any expense unless the payment of such expense is made or provided for in a manner satisfactory to it. In no event shall the Escrow Agent be liable, directly or indirectly, for any (i) damages or expenses arising out of the services provided hereunder, other than damages which result from the Escrow Agent’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, or (ii) special or consequential damages, even if the Escrow Agent has been advised of the possibility of such damages. (b) In the event conflicting demands are made or notices are served upon the Escrow Agent with respect to any amounts held in escrow pursuant to this Agreement, the Escrow Agent will have the absolute right, at the Escrow Agent’s election, to do either or both of the following: (i) resign so a successor can be appointed pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement; or (ii) file a suit in interpleader and obtain an order from a court of competent jurisdiction requiring the parties to interplead and litigate in such court their several claims and rights among themselves. In the event such interpleader suit is brought, the Escrow Agent will thereby be fully released and discharged from all further obligations imposed upon it under the this Agreement. All costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees expended or incurred by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the exercise of the Escrow Agent’s rights under this Section 3 will be treated as Extraordinary Fees (as defined below) for the purposes of Section 5 of this Agreement. (c) Newgistics and Prime and each of their successors and assigns agree to jointly and severally indemnify and hold the Escrow Agent harmless against any and all ...
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Limitation of the Escrow Agent’s Liability. (a) The Escrow Agent (i) shall not, except as expressly provided in this Agreement including as provided for in Section 6 hereof, be responsible for any of the agreements referred to or described herein (including without limitation the Merger Agreement), or for determining or compelling compliance therewith, and shall no be bound thereby, (ii) shall be obligated only for the performance of such duties as are expressly set forth in this Agreement on its part to be performed, (iii) may rely on and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any written notice, instruction (including, without limitation, wire transfer instructions, whether incorporated herein or provided in a separate written instruction), instrument, statement, certificate, request or other document furnished to it hereunder and reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the Representative (on the one hand) or Acquiror (on the other hand) and as set forth on Appendix III hereto, and shall have no responsibility or duty to make inquiry as to or to determine the genuineness, accuracy or validity thereof, and (iv) may consult counsel satisfactory to it, including in-house counsel, and the opinion or advice of such counsel in any instance shall, in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Escrow Agent hereunder in good faith in accordance with the advice of such counsel, be full and complete authorization and protection with respect to any such action or omission. The Escrow Agent may conclusively presume that the undersigned representative of any party hereto which is an entity other than a natural person has full power and authority to instruct Escrow Agent on behalf of that party unless written notice to the contrary is delivered to the Escrow Agent. Concurrent with the execution of this Agreement, Acquiror shall deliver to the Escrow Agent an authorized signers form in the form of Appendix IV to this Agreement. (b) The Escrow Agent shall not be liable to anyone for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder except in the case of the Escrow Agent’s bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct. In no event shall the Escrow Agent be liable for indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages or losses (including but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if the Escrow Agent has been informed of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. (c) In the event conflicting ...
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Limitation of the Escrow Agent’s Liability. Responsibilities of the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent's responsibility and ------------------------------------ liability under this Agreement shall be limited as follows:
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Limitation of the Escrow Agent’s Liability. (a) The Escrow Agent will incur no liability with respect to any action taken or suffered by it in reliance upon any notice, direction, instruction, consent, statement or other document believed by it to be genuine and duly authorized, nor for any other action or inaction, except its own willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence. The Escrow Agent will not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of the Escrow Provisions. In all questions arising under the Escrow Provisions, the Escrow Agent may rely on the advice of counsel, and for anything done, omitted or suffered in good faith by the Escrow Agent based on such advice, the Escrow Agent will not be liable to anyone. The Escrow Agent will not be required to take any action under the Escrow Provisions involving any expense unless the payment of such expense is made or provided for in a manner satisfactory to it.
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Limitation of the Escrow Agent’s Liability. The parties acknowledge and agree that the Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for any of the provisions of the Order referred to herein or any subsequent NDFC orders, but shall only be obligated for the proper and timely performance of such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. The Escrow Agent (and his employees, attorneys, representatives and agents) will incur no liability with respect to any action taken or suffered by it in reliance upon any notice, direction, instruction, consent, statement or other document believed by the Escrow Agent in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper person (and shall have no responsibility to determine the authenticity or accuracy thereof), nor for any other action or inaction, except his own willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence. In no event shall the Escrow Agent be liable for indirect or consequential damages. The Escrow Agent will not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of the terms of this Agreement. In all questions arising under this Agreement, the Escrow Agent may rely on the advice of counsel (which may be in-house counsel), and for anything properly done, omitted or suffered in good faith by the Escrow Agent in reliance on such advice, the Escrow Agent will not be liable to anyone. The Escrow Agent will not be required to take any action under this Agreement involving any expense or liability unless the payment of such expense or liability is made or provided for in a manner satisfactory to the Escrow Agent. In no event shall the Escrow Agent have any liability under this Agreement for investment losses incurred on any investment or reinvestment of the Escrow Fund made in accordance with the terms of Section 5 of this Agreement.
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  • Limitation of Escrow Agent’s Liability (a) Neither the Escrow Agent nor any of its directors, officers or employees shall incur liability with respect to any action taken or suffered by it in reliance upon any notice, direction, instruction, consent, statement or other documents believed by it to be genuine and duly authorized, nor for other action or inaction except its own willful misconduct or gross negligence; provided, that with respect to the custody of the Cash Collateral and Escrow Fund, the Escrow Agent shall use the standard care of customarily used by custodians of funds. The Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement and shall not be responsible for any of the agreements referred to herein, including the Merger Agreement and the Partnership Merger Agreement, but shall be obligated only for the performance of such duties as are specifically set forth in this Escrow Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the Escrow Agent (i) shall not be obligated to inquire as to the accuracy of any calculations used in preparing the Disbursement Certificate and (ii) shall have no obligation to inquire whether the Partnership has the right to liquidated damages pursuant to the Merger Agreement. In all questions arising under this Agreement, the Escrow Agent may rely on the advice of counsel, including in-house counsel, and for anything done, omitted or suffered in good faith by the Escrow Agent based on such advice the Escrow Agent shall not be liable to anyone. The Escrow Agent shall not be required to take any action hereunder involving any expense unless the payment of such expense is made or provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to it. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any losses resulting from the investments made in accordance with this Agreement. In no event shall the Escrow Agent be liable for indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages. (b) BRI and the Partnership shall jointly and severally indemnify the Escrow Agent for, and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Escrow Agent, arising out of or in connection with its carrying out of its duties hereunder, including without limitation drawing on the Letter of Credit. (c) BRI and the Partnership jointly and severally hereby agree to assume any and all obligations imposed now or hereafter by any applicable tax law with respect to the payment of Escrow Funds under this Agreement, and to indemnify and hold the Escrow Agent harmless from and against any taxes, additions for late payment, interest, penalties and other expenses, that may be assessed against the Escrow Agent in any such payment or other activities under this Agreement (other than taxes on the net income of the Escrow Agent attributable to the payment of fees hereunder). BRI and the Partnership undertake to instruct the Escrow Agent in writing with respect to the Escrow Agent's responsibility for withholding and other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications and governmental reporting in connection with its acting as Escrow Agent under this Agreement. BRI and the Partnership jointly and severally hereby agree to indemnify and hold the Escrow Agent harmless from any liability on account of taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, including without limitation the withholding or deduction or the failure to withhold or deduct the same, and any liability for failure to obtain proper certifications or to properly report to governmental authorities, to which the Escrow Agent may be or become subject in connection with or which arises out of this Agreement, including costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses), interest and penalties.

  • Limitation of Trust’s Liability The Sub-Advisor acknowledges that it has received notice of and accepts the limitations upon the Trust's liability set forth in its Declaration of Trust. The Sub-Advisor agrees that (i) the Trust's obligations to the Sub-Advisor under this Agreement (or indirectly under the Advisory Agreement) shall be limited in any event to the assets of the Fund and (ii) the Sub-Advisor shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the holders of shares of the Fund nor from any Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust.

  • Limitation of Liability of Escrow Agent The Escrow Agent will not be liable to any of the Parties hereunder for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement, except for losses directly, principally and immediately caused by its bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence. Under no circumstances will the Escrow Agent be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential, exemplary, aggravated or punitive losses or damages hereunder, including any loss of profits, whether foreseeable or unforeseeable. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, in no event will the collective liability of the Escrow Agent under or in connection with this Agreement to any one or more Parties, except for losses directly caused by its bad faith or willful misconduct, exceed the amount of its annual fees under this Agreement or the amount of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), whichever amount shall be greater.

  • Limitation of Vendor Indemnification and Similar Clauses This is a requirement of the TIPS Contract and is non-negotiable TIPS, a department of Region 8 Education Service Center, a political subdivision, and local government entity of the State of Texas, is prohibited from indemnifying third-parties (pursuant to the Article 3, Section 52 of the Texas Constitution) except as otherwise specifically provided for by law or as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. Article 3, Section 52 of the Texas Constitution states that "no debt shall be created by or on behalf of the State … " and the Texas Attorney General has opined that a contractually imposed obligation of indemnity creates a "debt" in the constitutional sense. Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. MW-475 (1982). Thus, contract clauses which require TIPS to indemnify Vendor, pay liquidated damages, pay attorney's fees, waive Vendor's liability, or waive any applicable statute of limitations must be deleted or qualified with ''to the extent permitted by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas." Does Vendor agree? Yes, I Agree TIPS, a department of Region 8 Education Service Center, a political subdivision, and local government entity of the State of Texas, does not agree to binding arbitration as a remedy to dispute and no such provision shall be permitted in this Agreement with TIPS. Vendor agrees that any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement, except those specifically and expressly waived or negotiated within this Agreement, may be subject to non-binding mediation at the request of either party to be conducted by a mutually agreed upon mediator as prerequisite to the filing of any lawsuit arising out of or related to this Agreement. Mediation shall be held in either Camp or Titus County, Texas. Agreements reached in mediation will be subject to the approval by the Region 8 ESC's Board of Directors, authorized signature of the Parties if approved by the Board of Directors, and, once approved by the Board of Directors and properly signed, shall thereafter be enforceable as provided by the laws of the State of Texas. Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Vendor agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of sovereign or government immunity; nor constitute or be construed as a waiver of any of the privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities available to Region 8 Education Service Center or its TIPS Department. The failure to enforce, or any delay in the enforcement, of any privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities available to Region 8 Education Service Center or its TIPS Department under this Agreement or under applicable law shall not constitute a waiver of such privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities or be considered as a basis for estoppel. Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Vendor agrees that TIPS and TIPS Members shall not be liable for interest or late-payment fees on past-due balances at a rate higher than permitted by the laws or regulations of the jurisdiction of the TIPS Member. Funding-Out Clause: Vendor agrees to abide by the applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to Texas Local Government Code § 271.903, or any other statutory or regulatory limitation of the jurisdiction of any TIPS Member, which requires that contracts approved by TIPS or a TIPS Member are subject to the budgeting and appropriation of currently available funds by the entity or its governing body.

  • Exculpation and Indemnification of Escrow Agent 9.1. The Escrow Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities other than those expressly set forth herein. The Escrow Agent shall have no duty to enforce any obligation of any person to make any payment or delivery, or to direct or cause any payment or delivery to be made, or to enforce any obligation of any person to perform any other act. The Escrow Agent shall be under no liability to the other parties hereto or to anyone else by reason of any failure on the part of any party hereto or any maker, guarantor, endorser or other signatory of any document or any other person to perform such person's obligations under such document. Except for amendments to this Agreement referred to below, and except for instructions given to the Escrow Agent by the Company and the subscribers relating to the Escrow Account, the Escrow Agent, as applicable, shall not be obligated to recognize any agreement between any and all of the persons referred to herein, notwithstanding that references thereto may be made herein and whether or not it has knowledge thereof. 9.2. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable to the Company or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted by it, or any action suffered by it to be taken or omitted, in good faith and in the exercise of its own best judgment. The Escrow Agent may rely conclusively and shall be protected in acting upon any order, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or advice of counsel (including counsel chosen by the Escrow Agent), statement, instrument, report or other paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and acceptability of any information therein contained), which is believed by the Escrow Agent, as applicable, to be genuine and to be signed or presented by the proper person or persons. The Escrow Agent shall not be bound by any notice or demand, or any waiver, modification, termination or rescission of this Escrow Agreement or any of the terms thereof, unless evidenced by a writing delivered to the Escrow Agent, as applicable, signed by the proper party or parties and, if the duties or rights of the Escrow Agent, as applicable, are affected, unless it shall give its prior written consent thereto. 9.3. The Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for the sufficiency or accuracy of the form of, or the execution, validity, value or genuineness of, any document or property received, held or delivered by it hereunder, or of any signature or endorsement thereon, or for any lack of endorsement thereon, or for any description therein, nor shall the Escrow Agent be responsible or liable to the other parties hereto or to anyone else in any respect on account of the identity, authority or rights of the persons executing or delivering or purporting to execute or deliver any document or property pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. Except as specifically provided for herein, the Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the use or application of any funds or other property paid or delivered by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the provisions hereof. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable to the Company or to anyone else for any loss which may be incurred by reason of any investment of any monies which it holds hereunder provided the Escrow Agent, as applicable, has complied with the provisions of Section 2 hereunder. 9.4. The Escrow Agent shall have the right to assume in the absence of written notice to the contrary from the proper person or persons that a fact or an event by reason of which an action would or might be taken by the Escrow Agent, as applicable, does not exist or has not occurred, without incurring liability to the other parties hereto or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted, or any action suffered by it to be taken or omitted, in good faith and in the exercise of its own best judgment, in reliance upon such assumption. 9.5. To the extent that the Escrow Agent becomes liable for the payment of taxes, including withholding taxes, in respect of income derived from the investment of funds held hereunder or any payment made hereunder, the Escrow Agent, as applicable, may pay such taxes. The Escrow Agent, as applicable, may withhold from any payment of monies held by it hereunder such amount as the Escrow Agent, as applicable, estimates to be sufficient to provide for the payment of such taxes not yet paid, and may use the sum withheld for that purpose. The Escrow Agent shall be indemnified and held harmless against any liability for taxes and for any penalties or interest in respect of taxes, on such investment income or payments in the manner provided in Section 9.6. 9.6. The Escrow Agent will be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and against any and all expenses, including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, or loss suffered by the Escrow Agent, as applicable, in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding involving any claim, or in connection with any claim or demand, which in any way, directly or indirectly, arises out of or relates to this Escrow Agreement, the services of the Escrow Agent, as applicable, hereunder, the monies or other property held by it hereunder or any income earned from investment of such monies; provided, that such expenses or loss are not as a result of the Escrow Agent, as applicable, acting, or omitting to take action, in bad faith or with willful misconduct or gross negligence promptly after the receipt by the Escrow Agent, as applicable, of notice of any demand or claim or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, the Escrow Agent, as applicable, shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company, notify the Company thereof in writing, but the failure by the Escrow Agent, as applicable, to give such notice shall not relieve the Company from any liability which the Company may have to the Escrow Agent hereunder. For the purposes hereof, the term "expense or loss" shall include all amounts paid or payable to satisfy any claim, demand or liability, or in settlement of any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding settled with the express written consent of the Escrow Agent, and all costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, paid or incurred in investigating or defending against any such claims, demand, action, suit or proceeding.