Common use of Limitations on Lessor’s Liability Clause in Contracts

Limitations on Lessor’s Liability. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease to the contrary, in no event shall any Lessor Party be liable to Lessee or its Affiliates (the "Lessee Parties") on account of any Claims, except to the extent expressly set forth in this section 12.3. (a) In no event shall the Lessor Parties have any liability for any indirect, special, consequential (including, without limitation, loss of business opportunity or business goodwill), punitive, exemplary or other damages. Furthermore, the liability of the Lessor Parties on account of all Claims shall be subject to the following limitations: (i) [***] (ii) The aggregate liability of the Lessor Parties' with respect to all Claims arising out of facts or circumstances occurring during the Term other than Core Service Default Claims shall not exceed [***]. (iii) [***] (b) Lessee agrees not to assert, or bring any action against, any of Lessor's shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, or representatives alleging any personal liability of any of them for any Claims. (c) Lessee, on behalf of itself and its successors and assigns, does hereby irrevocably release and forever discharge, and covenant not to ▇▇▇, the Lessor Parties with respect to any Claims (whether known or unknown, contingent or fixed, suspected or unsuspected, liquidated or unliquidated, concealed or hidden) to the extent such Claims exceed the limitations set forth in this Section 12.3. Lessee further agrees, represents and warrants that the matters released herein are not limited to matters which are known or disclosed, and Lessee hereby waives any and all rights and benefits which it now has, or in the future may have, conferred upon it by virtue of the provisions of Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. Lessee hereby agrees, represents and warrants that it has read and understood this Section 12.3, and Lessee realizes and acknowledges that factual matters now unknown to it may have given or may hereafter give rise to causes of action, claims, demands, debts, controversies, damages, costs, losses and expenses which are presently unknown, unanticipated and unsuspected, and Lessee further agrees, represents and warrants that this Section 12.3 has been negotiated and agreed upon in light of that realization and that Lessee nevertheless hereby intends to release, discharge and acquit the Lessor Parties as set forth hereinabove from any such unknown causes of action, claims, demands, debts, controversies, damages, costs, losses and expenses. (d) Lessee acknowledges and agrees that the limitations on the liability of the Lessor Parties set forth in this Section 12.3 are a material inducement to Lessor to enter into this Lease and that in the absence of such limitations, Lessor would not enter into the transactions contemplated by this Lease. Lessee represents and warrants that it has had advice of counsel of its own choosing in negotiations for and the preparation of this Lease and the provisions of this Section 12.3 (including the release set forth in Section 12.3(c)). (e) Nothing in this Section 12.3 shall be deemed to limit the provisions of Article 16 of this Lease. [***] Confidential portions of this document have been redacted and filed separately with the Commission.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Ground Lease (Clean Energy Fuels Corp.), Ground Lease (Clean Energy Fuels Corp.), Ground Lease (Clean Energy Fuels Corp.)