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.
Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance LESSEE will carry and maintain in effect, at its own expense, with Approved Insurers, public liability insurance (including, without limitation, contractual liability, and passenger legal liability), and property damage insurance with respect to the Aircraft, in amounts per occurrence of not less than the Minimum Liability Coverage, or such greater amounts as LESSEE may carry from time to time on other similar aircraft in its fleet. LESSEE shall not discriminate against the Aircraft in providing such insurance. Each and any policy of insurance carried in accordance with this Subsection (A), and each and any policy obtained in substitution or replacement for any of such policies, (i) shall designate each Indemnitee as additional insureds as their interests may appear (but without imposing upon any obligation imposed upon the insured, including, without limitation, the liability to pay any premiums for any such policies, but the Indemnitees shall have the right to pay such premiums if it shall so elect), and (ii) shall expressly provide that, in respect of the interests of the Indemnitees in such policies, the insurance shall not be invalidated by any action or inaction of the LESSEE or any other Person (other than the Indemnitees, each for their respective interests), and shall insure, regardless of any breach or violation by LESSEE or any other Person (other than the Indemnitees, each for their respective interests) of any warranty, declaration or condition contained in such policies, (iii) shall provide that if such insurance is canceled for any reason whatsoever, or is adversely changed in any way with respect to the interests of the Indemnitees, or if such insurance is allowed to lapse for nonpayment of premium, such cancellation, change or lapse shall not be effective as to the Indemnitees for thirty (30) days (seven (7) days in the case of any war risks and allied perils coverage or such lesser time which may be standard in the insurance industry and ten (10) days in the event of nonpayment of premium), in each instance, after receipt by each of the Indemnitees of written notice by such insurer or insurers sent to the Indemnitees of such prospective cancellation, change or lapse, (iv) shall include coverage for any country in which the Aircraft is located, (v) shall provide that, as against the Indemnitees, the insurer shall waive any rights of set-off, counterclaim or any other deduction, whether by attachment or otherwise, and waives any rights it may have to be subrogated to any right of any insured against the Indemnitees, with respect to the Aircraft, (vi) shall provide war risk and allied perils coverage pursuant to the AVN52 extended coverage endorsement or its equivalent, and (vii) shall insure (to the extent of the risks covered by the policies) the indemnity provisions of Section 14. Each liability policy shall be primary without right of contribution from any other insurance which may be carried by any Indemnitee, and shall expressly provide that all of the provisions thereof (except the limits of liability) shall operate in the same manner as if there were a separate policy covering each insured. No liability policy shall permit any deductible or self-insurance provision except for baggage as is customary in the industry and such other deductibles only with the consent of the LESSOR, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, which from time to time LESSEE can demonstrate are standard in comprehensive liability insurance and, in particular, public liability risks (including, inter alia, contractual liability and passenger liability coverage) for U.S. Air Carriers in the then current United States insurance market.
Lender’s Liability for Collateral So long as Lender complies with its obligations, if any, under the Code, Lender shall not in any way or manner be liable or responsible for: (a) the safekeeping of the Collateral; (b) any loss or damage thereto occurring or arising in any manner or fashion from any cause other than Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct; (c) any diminution in the value thereof; or (d) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, forwarding agency, or other Person whomsoever. All risk of loss, damage or destruction of the Collateral shall be borne by Borrower.