Indemnification by Seller Seller shall, indemnify, defend, save and hold Purchaser, any assignee of Purchaser and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and Affiliates (collectively, "Purchaser Indemnitees") harmless from and against all demands, claims, allegations, assertions, actions or causes of action, assessments, losses, damages, deficiencies, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees, interest, penalties, and all reasonable amounts paid in investigation, defense or settlement of any of the foregoing and whether or not any such demands, claims, allegations, etc., of third parties are meritorious; collectively, "Purchaser Damages") asserted against, imposed upon, resulting to, required to be paid by, or incurred by any Purchaser Indemnitees, directly or indirectly, in connection with, arising out of, which could result in, or which would not have occurred but for, a breach of any representation or warranty made by Seller in this Agreement, in any certificate or document furnished at Closing pursuant hereto by Seller or any Ancillary Agreement to which Seller is or is to become a party, a breach or nonfulfillment of any covenant or agreement made by any Seller in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement to which Seller is or is to become a party, and any and all liabilities of Seller of any nature whatsoever, whether due or to become due, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, existing on the Closing Date or arising out of any transaction entered into, or any state of facts existing, prior to the Closing Date, except for any Assumed Liability. To the extent any Purchaser Indemnitee is entitled to collect Purchaser Damages, Purchaser shall, at its option and subject to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, be entitled to withdraw sufficient funds from the Escrow Fund pursuant to the Escrow Agreement in lieu of payment directly from Seller, and to the extent the amount due any Purchaser Indemnitee exceeds the balance of the funds held under the Escrow Agreement, Purchaser shall be entitled to collect such balance owned to Purchaser Indemnitee directly from Seller.
Indemnification by Owner To the fullest extent permitted by law, Owner shall indemnify and hold harmless Engineer, Engineer’s officers, directors, partners, agents, employees, and Consultants from and against any and all claims, costs, losses, and damages (including but not limited to all fees and charges of engineers, architects, attorneys, and other professionals, and all court, arbitration, or other dispute resolution costs) arising out of or relating to the Project, provided that any such claim, cost, loss, or damage is attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death or to injury to or destruction of tangible property (other than the Work itself), including the loss of use resulting therefrom, but only to the extent caused by any negligent act or omission of Owner or Owner’s officers, directors, partners, agents, consultants, or employees, or others retained by or under contract to the Owner with respect to this Agreement or to the Project.
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 (Yes) Alternative Dispute Resolution Limitations 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, 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 Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees (Yes) No Waiver of TIPS Immunity This is a requirement of the TIPS Contract and is non-negotiable. 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. 5 Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees (Yes)
