Resolution of Conflicts; Arbitration Clause Samples

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Resolution of Conflicts; Arbitration. (a) In case any party (the "Objecting Party") shall object in writing to any claim for indemnification made by another party hereunder, the claiming party shall have thirty (30) days to respond in a written statement to the objection of the Objecting Party. If after such thirty (30) day period there remains a dispute as to any claims, the parties shall attempt in good faith for thirty (30) days to agree upon the rights of the respective parties with respect to each of such claims. If the parties should so agree, a memorandum setting forth such agreement shall be prepared and signed by all parties and Damages shall be paid to the claiming party in accordance with the terms of such memorandum. (b) If no such agreement can be reached after good faith negotiation, either the claiming party or the Objecting Party may, at its option, by written notice to the other, demand arbitration of the matter unless the amount of the damage or loss is at issue in pending litigation with a third party, in which event arbitration shall not be commenced until such amount is ascertained or all parties agree to arbitration; and in either such event the matter shall be settled by arbitration. The parties shall undertake reasonable efforts to mutually agree upon a single arbitrator. If the parties are unable to mutually agree upon a single arbitrator within ten (10) days after such written notice, the arbitration shall be conducted by three arbitrators, and within five (5) additional days following the expiration of the initial ten (10) day period, the claiming party or the Objecting Party shall each select one arbitrator, and thereafter the two arbitrators so selected shall select a third arbitrator. The parties shall undertake reasonable efforts to ensure that the arbitration is concluded within ninety (90) days following the selection of the arbitrator or arbitrators, as the case may be. The decision of the single arbitrator (in the event a single arbitrator has been appointed by mutual agreement), or the decision of a majority of the arbitrators (in the event three arbitrators have been appointed) as to the validity and amount of any claim shall be binding and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement. (c) Judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Any such arbitration shall be held in Santa ▇▇▇▇▇ County, California under the commercial rules then in effect of the American Arbitration Association. The non-prevailing...
Resolution of Conflicts; Arbitration. (i) In case the Shareholder Representative shall object in writing to any claim or claims made in any Officer's Certificate within thirty (30) days after delivery of such Officer's Certificate, the Shareholder Representative and Parent shall attempt in good faith to agree upon the rights of the respective parties with respect to each of such claims. If the Shareholder Representative and Parent should so agree, a memorandum setting forth such agreement shall be prepared and signed by both parties. If any claim against the Escrow Fund was sought, such memorandum shall be furnished to the Escrow Agent and the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely on any such memorandum and make payment out of the Escrow Fund in accordance with the terms thereof. (ii) If no such agreement can be reached after good faith negotiation (or in any event after 60 days from the date of the Officer's Certificate), either Parent or the Shareholder Representative may demand arbitration of the matter unless the amount of the damage or loss is at issue in pending litigation with a third party, in which event arbitration shall not be commenced until such amount is ascertained or both parties agree to arbitration; and in either such event the matter shall be settled by arbitration conducted by three arbitrators. Parent and the Shareholder Representative shall each select one arbitrator, and the two arbitrators so selected shall select a third arbitrator. The arbitrators shall set a limited time period and establish procedures designed to reduce the cost and time for discovery while allowing the parties an opportunity, adequate in the sole judgment of the arbitrators, to discover relevant information from the opposing parties about the subject matter of the dispute. The arbitrators shall rule upon motions to compel or limit discovery and shall have the authority to impose sanctions, including attorneys' fees and costs, to the same extent as a court of law or equity, should the arbitrators determine that discovery was sought without substantial justification or that discovery was refused or objected to without substantial justification. The decision of a majority of the three arbitrators as to the validity and amount of any claim in such Officer's Certificate shall be binding and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in Section 7.2(e) hereof, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to act in accordance with such decision and make or withhold payments out of the E...
Resolution of Conflicts; Arbitration. (a) In case Seller shall so object in writing to any claim or claims made in any Officer's Certificate, Seller and Buyer shall attempt in good faith to agree upon the rights of the respective parties with respect to each of such claims; provided, however, that there shall be no presumption that Buyer has not attempted to agree in good faith if Buyer chooses to demand arbitration of the matter in the manner set forth in paragraph (b) below after fifteen (15) days following Seller's objection. If Seller and Buyer should so agree, a memorandum setting forth such agreement shall be prepared and signed by each of Buyer and Seller. (b) If no such agreement can be reached after good faith negotiation, either Buyer or Seller may demand arbitration of the matter unless the amount of the Loss is at issue in pending litigation with a third party, in which event arbitration shall not be commenced until such amount is ascertained or both parties agree to arbitration; and, in either such event, the matter shall be settled by arbitration conducted by three arbitrators. Buyer and Seller shall each select one arbitrator, and the two arbitrators so selected shall select a third arbitrator. The decision of a majority of the arbitrators so selected as to the validity and amount of any claim in such Officer's Certificate shall be binding and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement. (c) Judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Any such arbitration shall be held in Alameda County, California under the rules then in effect of the American Arbitration Association. For purposes of this Section 8.5, in any arbitration hereunder in which any claim or the amount thereof stated in the Officer's Certificate is at issue, Buyer shall be deemed to be the "Non-Prevailing Party" in the event that the arbitrators award Buyer less than fifty percent (50%) of the disputed amount (in addition to any amount not in dispute); otherwise, Seller shall be deemed to be the Non-Prevailing Party. The Non-Prevailing Party to an arbitration shall pay its own expenses, the fees of each arbitrator, the administrative fee of the American Arbitration Association, and the expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, incurred by the other party to the arbitration.
Resolution of Conflicts; Arbitration. (i) In case the Stockholder Representative shall object in writing to any claim or claims made in any Officer's Certificate as provided in Section 7.2(e) hereof, the Stockholder Representative and Parent shall attempt in good faith to agree upon the rights of the respective parties with respect to each of such claims. If the Stockholder Representative and Parent should so agree, a memorandum setting forth such agreement shall be prepared and signed by both parties and shall be furnished to the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely on any such memorandum and distribute funds from the Escrow Fund in accordance with the terms thereof. (ii) If no such agreement can be reached after good faith negotiation, either Parent or the Stockholder Representative may demand arbitration of the matter unless the amount of the damage or loss is at issue in pending litigation with a third party, in which event arbitration shall not be commenced until such amount is ascertained or both parties agree to arbitration; and in either such event the matter shall be settled by arbitration conducted by three arbitrators. Parent and the Stockholder Representative shall each select one arbitrator, and the two arbitrators so selected shall select a third arbitrator. The arbitrators shall set a limited time period and establish procedures designed to reduce the cost and time for discovery while allowing the parties an opportunity, adequate in the sole judgment of the arbitrators, to discover relevant information from the opposing parties about the subject matter of the dispute. The arbitrators shall rule upon motions to compel or limit discovery and shall have the authority to impose sanctions, including attorneys fees and costs, to the extent as a court of competent law or equity, should the arbitrators determine that discovery was sought without substantial justification or that discovery was refused or objected to without substantial justification. The decision of a majority of the three arbitrators as to the validity and amount of any claim in such Officer's Certificate shall be binding and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement, and notwithstanding anything in Section 7.2(e) hereof, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to act in accordance with such decision and make or withhold payments out of the Escrow Fund in accordance therewith. Such decision shall be written and shall be supported by written findings of fact and conclusions which shall set forth the aw...
Resolution of Conflicts; Arbitration. In case the Shareholders' ------------------------------------ Agent shall object in writing to any claim or claims made in any Officer's Certificate, the Shareholders' Agent and Parent shall attempt in good faith to agree upon the rights of the respective parties with respect to each of such claims. If the Shareholders' Agent and Parent should so agree, a memorandum setting forth such agreement shall be prepared and signed by both parties and shall be furnished to the Depositary Agent. The Depositary Agent shall be entitled to rely on any such memorandum and distribute Exchangeable Shares and shares of Parent Common Stock from the Escrow Fund in accordance with the terms thereof. If no such agreement can be reached after good faith negotiation, either Parent or the Shareholders' Agent may demand arbitration of the dispute unless the amount of the damage or loss is at issue in a pending Action or Proceeding involving a Third Party Claim, in which event arbitration shall not be commenced until such amount is ascertained or both parties agree to arbitration; and in either event the matter shall be settled by arbitration conducted by three (3) arbitrators, one (1) selected by Parent and one (1) selected by the Shareholders' Agent, and one (1) selected by the two (2) arbitrators selected by Parent and the Shareholders' Agent shall select a third arbitrator. The arbitrators shall set a limited time period and establish procedures designed to reduce the cost and time for discovery of information relating to any dispute while allowing the parties an opportunity, adequate as determined in the sole judgment of the arbitrators, to discover relevant information from the opposing parties about the subject matter of the dispute. The arbitrators shall rule upon motions to compel, limit or allow discovery as they shall deem appropriate given the nature and extent of the disputed claim. The arbitrators shall also have the authority to impose sanctions, including attorneys' fees and other costs incurred by the parties, to the same extent as a court of law or equity, should the arbitrators determine that discovery was sought without substantial justification or that discovery was refused or objected to by a party without substantial justification. The decision of a majority of the three (3) arbitrators as to the validity and amount of any claim in such Officer's Certificate shall be binding and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement, and notwithstanding anything in t...
Resolution of Conflicts; Arbitration. (a) Any claim or dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement, or the interpretation, making, performance, breach or termination thereof, shall (except as specifically set forth in this Agreement) be finally settled by binding arbitration in the County of Santa Clara, California in accordance with the then current Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association and judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator(s) shall have the authority to grant any equitable and legal remedies that would be available in any judicial proceeding instituted to resolve a dispute. (b) Such arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator chosen by mutual agreement of Parent and the Stockholders Agent. Alternatively, at the request of either party before the commencement of arbitration, the arbitration shall be conducted by three independent arbitrators, none of whom shall have any competitive interests with the Parent or Stockholders Agent. Parent and Stockholders Agent shall each select one arbitrator. The two arbitrators so selected shall select a third arbitrator. (c) In any arbitration under this Section 10.6, each party shall be limited to calling a total of three witnesses both for purposes of deposition and the arbitration hearing. Subject to the foregoing limitation on the number of witnesses, the arbitrator or arbitrators, as the case may be, shall set a limited time period and establish procedures designed to reduce the cost and time for discovery while allowing the parties an opportunity, adequate in the sole judgment of the arbitrator or majority of the three arbitrators, as the case may be, to discover relevant information from the opposing parties about the subject matter of the dispute. The arbitrator, or a majority of the three arbitrators, as the case may be, shall rule upon motions to compel or limit discovery and shall have the authority to impose sanctions for discovery abuses, including attorneys’ fees and costs, to the same extent as a competent court of law or equity, should the arbitrators or a majority of the three arbitrators, as the case may be, determine that discovery was sought without substantial justification or that discovery was refused or objected to without substantial justification. (d) The decision of the arbitrator or a majority of the three arbitrators, as the case may be, as to the validity and amount of any claim shall be final, binding, and co...
Resolution of Conflicts; Arbitration. Any claim or dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement, or the interpretation, making, performance, breach or termination thereof, shall (except as specifically set forth in this Agreement) be finally settled by binding arbitration in the County of Santa Clara, California in accordance with the then current Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association and judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator(s) shall have the authority to grant any equitable and legal remedies that would be available in any judicial proceeding instituted to resolve a dispute.
Resolution of Conflicts; Arbitration. (a) In case the Shareholder Representative shall object in writing to any claim or claims made in any Officer’s Certificate to recover Losses within fifteen (15) days after delivery of such Officer’s Certificate, the Shareholder Representative and Buyer shall attempt in good faith to agree upon the rights of the respective parties with respect to each of such claims. If the Shareholder Representative and Buyer should so agree, a memorandum setting forth such agreement shall be prepared and signed by both parties, at which time the claim shall be promptly paid or expensed, as the case may be. (b) If no such agreement can be reached after good faith negotiation and prior to 60 days after delivery of an Officer’s Certificate, Buyer or the Shareholder Representative may demand arbitration of the matter unless the amount of the Loss is at issue in pending litigation with a third party, in which event arbitration shall not be commenced until such amount is ascertained or both parties agree to arbitration, and in either such event the matter shall be settled by arbitration conducted by one arbitrator chosen by Buyer and the Shareholder Representative from the panel provided by the American Arbitration Association. (c) Any such arbitration shall be held in Kootenai County, Idaho, under the rules then in effect of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator shall determine how all expenses relating to the arbitration shall be paid, including without limitation, the respective expenses of each party, the fees of the arbitrator and the administrative fee of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator shall set a limited time period and establish procedures designed to reduce the cost and time for discovery while allowing the parties an opportunity, adequate in the sole judgment of the arbitrator to discover relevant information from the opposing parties about the subject matter of the dispute. The arbitrator shall rule upon motions to compel or limit discovery and shall have the authority to impose sanctions, including attorneys’ fees and costs, to the same extent as a competent court of law or equity, should the arbitrator determine that discovery was sought without substantial justification or that discovery was refused or objected to without substantial justification. The decision of the arbitrator as to the validity and amount of any claim in such Officer’s Certificate shall be final, binding, and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement. S...
Resolution of Conflicts; Arbitration. Except as set forth in Section 7.5, any claim or dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement, or the interpretation, making, performance, breach or termination thereof, shall (except as specifically set forth in this Agreement) be finally settled by binding arbitration in New York, New York in accordance with the then current Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association and judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator(s) shall have the authority to grant any equitable and legal remedies that would be available in any judicial proceeding instituted to resolve a dispute.
Resolution of Conflicts; Arbitration. (i) In case an Indemnifying Party shall object to any indemnification claim or claims by an Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall attempt in good faith for thirty (30) days to agree upon the rights of the respective parties with respect to each of such claims. (ii) If no such agreement can be reached after good faith negotiation, either the Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Party may, by written notice to the other, demand arbitration of the matter unless the amount of the Damages is at issue in pending litigation with a third party, in which event arbitration shall not be commenced until such amount is ascertained or both the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party agree to arbitration; and in such event the matter shall be settled by arbitration conducted by a single arbitrator. The Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall jointly select an arbitrator. If the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party fail to agree upon an arbitrator within ten (10) days, an arbitrator shall be selected for them by the American Arbitration Association. The decision of the arbitrator so selected as to the validity and amount of any indemnification claim shall be binding and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement. (iii) Judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Any such arbitration shall be held in ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County, Pennsylvania under the commercial rules then in effect of the American Arbitration Association. The non-prevailing party to an arbitration shall pay its own expenses, the fees of each arbitrator, the administrative fee of the American Arbitration Association, and the expenses, including without limitation, attorneys' fees and costs reasonably incurred by the other party to the arbitration.