Standard of Liability Indemnifications Clause Samples
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Standard of Liability Indemnifications
Limits of Liability; Indemnification The Adviser assumes no responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the services called for hereunder. The Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by the Trust or the Fund in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to receipt of compensation for services (in which case any award of damages shall be limited to the period and the amount set forth in Section 36(b)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) or a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of, or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under, this Agreement. It is agreed that the Adviser shall have no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the Trust's registration statement under the Act or the Securities Act of 1933, except for information supplied by the Adviser for inclusion therein. The Trust agrees to indemnify the Adviser to the full extent permitted by the Trust's Declaration of Trust.
Standard of Care Limits of Liability Indemnification 10.1. Standard of Care. Each party's duties are limited to those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the parties do not assume any implied duties. In performing all of its duties and obligations hereunder, Ultimus shall use the reasonable care and diligence that a professional service provider would observe in these affairs. Each party shall use its best efforts in the performance of its duties and act in good faith in performing the Services or its obligations under this Agreement. Each party shall be liable for any damages, losses or costs arising out of such party’s failure to perform its duties under this Agreement to the extent such damages, losses or costs arise out of its willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder.
Limitation of Liability; Indemnification (a) None of the Property Manager, its affiliates, or any of their respective directors, members, stockholders, partners, officers, employees or controlling persons (collectively, “Managing Parties”) shall be liable to the Company for (i) any act or omission performed or failed to be performed by any Managing Party (other than any criminal wrongdoing) arising from the exercise of such Managing Party’s rights or obligations hereunder, or for any losses, claims, costs, damages, or liabilities arising therefrom, in the absence of criminal wrongdoing, willful misfeasance or gross negligence on the part of such Managing Party, (ii) any tax liability imposed on the Company or the Asset, or (iii) any losses due to the actions or omissions of the Company or any brokers or other current or former agents or advisers of the Company. (b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will indemnify the Property Manager and its Managing Parties against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, judgments, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) and amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) to which such person may become subject in connection with any matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Loss results solely from the acts or omissions of a Managing Party that have been determined in a final, non-appealable decision of a court, arbitrator or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to have resulted primarily from such Managing Party’s fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence. If this Section 5 or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by a court of competent jurisdiction, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify the Managing Party for any Losses incurred to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Section that shall not have been invalidated. (c) The Property Manager gives no warranty as to the performance or profitability of the Asset or as to the performance of any third party engaged by the Property Manager hereunder. (d) The Property Manager may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from action upon any instruction from, or document signed by, any authorized person of the Company or other person reasonably believed by the Property Manager to be authorized to give or sign the same whether or not the authority of such person is then effective.
Standard of Care; Limitation of Liability; Indemnification (a) ALPS shall be under no duty to take any action except as specifically set forth herein or as may be specifically agreed to by ALPS in writing. ALPS shall use its best judgment and efforts in rendering the services described in this Agreement. ALPS shall not be liable to the Trust, the Funds or any of the Funds’ stockholders for any action or inaction of ALPS relating to any event whatsoever in the absence of bad faith, reckless disregard, gross negligence or willful misfeasance in the performance of ALPS’s duties or obligations under this Agreement. Further, ALPS shall not be liable to the Trust, the Funds or any of the Funds’ stockholders for any action taken or failure to act in good faith reliance upon: (i) the advice and opinion of Trust counsel; and (ii) any certified copy of any resolution of the Board; and ALPS shall not be under any duty or obligation to inquire into the validity or invalidity or authority or lack thereof of any statement, oral or written instruction, resolution, signature, request, letter or transmittal, certificate, opinion of counsel, instrument, report, notice, consent, order or any other document or instrument which ALPS reasonably believes in good faith to be genuine. (b) The Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless ALPS, its employees, agents, directors, officers and managers and any person who controls ALPS within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) (each, an “ALPS Indemnitee”), against and from any and all claims, demands, actions, suites, judgments, administrative proceedings or investigations, liabilities, losses, damages, costs, charges, reasonable counsel fees and other expenses of every nature and character arising out of or in any way related to ALPS’s actions taken or failure to act in connection with the performance of any of its duties or obligations under this Agreement (an “ALPS Claim”); provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall entitle an ALPS Indemnitee to indemnification with respect to any ALPS Claim arising from ALPS’s own bad faith, reckless disregard, gross negligence or willful malfeasance, or breach of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, ALPS’s bad faith, reckless disregard, gross negligence or willful malfeasance shall not include any action taken or not taken by ALPS consistent with the last sentence of Section 9(a) hereof. Further, the Trust shall not be required to indemnify any ALPS Indemnitee if, prior to confessing any ALPS Claim against the ALPS Indemnitee, ALPS or the ALPS Indemnitee does not give the Trust written notice of and reasonable opportunity to defend against the ALPS Claim in its own name or in the name of the ALPS Indemnitee. (c) ALPS agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and the Funds’ investment adviser and their employees, agents, trustees/directors, officers and managers and any person who controls the Trust or the Funds’ investment adviser within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act (each, a “Trust Indemnitee”), against and from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits, judgments, administrative proceedings and investigations, liabilities, losses, damages, costs, charges, reasonable counsel fees and other expenses of every nature and character arising out of or in any way related to any breach of this Agreement by ALPS (a “Trust Claim”); provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall entitle a Trust Indemnitee to indemnification with any Trust Claim arising from (i) bad faith, reckless disregard, gross negligence or willful malfeasance or breach of this Agreement by a Trust Indemnitee, (ii) action or inaction by ALPS or the CCO in good faith reliance upon (a) Instructions received from a Trust Indemnitee, (b) the advice and opinion of Trust counsel, or (c) any certified copy of any resolution of the Trustees. Further, ALPS shall not be required to indemnify any Trust Indemnitee if, prior to confession any Trust Claim against the Trust Indemnitee, the Trust or the Trust Indemnitee does not give ALPS written notice of any reasonable opportunity to defend against the Trust Claim in its own name or in the name of the Trust Indemnitee. (d) The Board of the Trust, the Trustees in their individual capacities and the shareholders of each Fund shall not be liable for any obligation of the Trust or the Funds under this Agreement, and ALPS agrees that in asserting any rights or claims hereunder it shall look only to the assets and property of each Fund to which the right(s) or claim(s) relate. (e) ALPS shall not be liable for the errors of Service Providers or their systems.
Liability Indemnification Controlled Affiliate and Plan hereby agree to save, defend, indemnify and hold BCBSA harmless from and against all claims, damages, liabilities and costs of every kind, nature and description (except those arising solely as a result of BCBSA's negligence) that may arise as a result of or related to Controlled Affiliate's rendering of services under the Licensed Marks and Name.