Common use of Specified Litigation Clause in Contracts

Specified Litigation. Without limiting Section 5.10, following the Closing Date, Seller shall have exclusive authority and control over the investigation, prosecution, defense and appeal of all Actions relating to or arising in connection with the Excluded Businesses, the Excluded Assets or the Retained Liabilities (each, a “Seller Action”), and may settle or compromise, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any such Action without the consent of Buyer; provided, however, that if both Seller (or a Retained Subsidiary) and Buyer (or any of its Subsidiaries, including any Transferred FH Company or its Closing Subsidiaries) are named as parties to any Seller Action (a “Joint Action”), Seller shall not settle such Joint Action without the written consent of Buyer (not to be unreasonably withheld) unless such settlement releases Buyer (or such of its Subsidiaries named as parties) from all Liabilities in connection with such Joint Action and provides relief consisting solely of money damages borne by Seller (or a Retained Subsidiary), and provided further that, to the extent this Section 5.22 conflicts with Section 7.3 (with respect to Tax Audits), Section 7.3 shall govern.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Purchase Agreement (Circor International Inc), Purchase Agreement (Colfax CORP)

Specified Litigation. Without limiting Section 5.10, following the Closing Date, Seller shall have exclusive authority and control over the investigation, prosecution, defense and appeal of all Actions relating to or arising in connection with the Excluded Businesses, the Excluded Assets or the Retained Liabilities (each, a “Seller Action”), and may settle or compromise, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any such Action without the consent of Buyer; provided, however, that if both Seller (or a Retained Subsidiary) and Buyer (or any of its Subsidiaries, including any Transferred FH Company or its Closing Subsidiaries) are named as parties to any Seller Action (a “Joint Action”), Seller shall not settle such Joint Action without the written consent of Buyer (not to be unreasonably withheld) unless such settlement releases Buyer (or such of its Subsidiaries named as parties) from all Liabilities in connection with such Joint Action and provides relief consisting solely of money damages borne by Seller (or a Retained Subsidiary), and provided further that, to the extent this Section 5.22 conflicts with Section 7.3 (with respect to Tax Audits), Section 7.3 shall govern.. 51 Section 5.23

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Purchase Agreement