Common use of Contribution Procedure Clause in Contracts

Contribution Procedure. In a circumstance where responsibility for Losses arising out of any Third Party Claim is to be apportioned between Genzyme and BioMarin pursuant to Sections 11.1, 11.2, and 11.3, a Party that intends to seek partial indemnification or contribution from the other Party for any such Losses must notify the other Party as promptly as practical. The failure to deliver such notice within a reasonable time will not relieve a Party of any obligations for indemnification or contribution hereunder with respect to such Losses, except to the extent that such failure materially prejudiced the Indemnitor’s ability to defend such Third Party Claim. If the Parties agree that one Party will have responsibility for more than fifty percent (50%) of the Losses arising out of a Third Party Claim, such Party shall have the right to assume the defense of the Third Party Claim with counsel of its choice, subject to the consent of the non-Indemnifying Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided, however, the Party not defending the Third Party Claim shall have the right to retain its own counsel to participate in the defense of the Third Party Claim at its own expense. In the absence of such agreement, each Party seeking indemnification or contribution may defend the Third Party Claim with counsel of its choosing at its own expense, and each Party’s counsel fees and costs related to the Third Party Claim will be excluded from the Losses to be apportioned in accordance with Section 11.1, 11.2, and 11.3. No Party shall be required to contribute to or indemnify the other Party for any Losses arising out of a Third Party Claim if the claim is settled without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. Each Party, its employees and agents, shall cooperate fully with the other Party and its legal representatives in the investigation of any Third Party Claim covered by this Section 11.

Contribution Procedure. In a circumstance where responsibility for Losses arising out of any Third Party Claim is to be apportioned between Genzyme and BioMarin pursuant to Sections 11.1, 11.2, and 11.3, a Party that intends to seek partial indemnification or contribution from the other Party for any such Losses must notify the other Party as promptly as practical. The failure to deliver such notice within a reasonable time will not relieve a Party of any obligations for indemnification or contribution hereunder with respect to such Losses, except to the extent that such failure materially prejudiced the Indemnitor’s ability to defend such Third Party Claim. If the Parties agree that one Party will have responsibility for more than fifty percent (50%) of the Losses arising out of a Third Party Claim, such Party shall have the right to assume the defense of the Third Party Claim with counsel of its choice, subject to the consent of the non-Indemnifying Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided, however, the Party not defending the Third Party Claim shall have the right to retain its own counsel to participate in the defense of the Third Party Claim at its own expense. In the absence of such agreement, each Party seeking indemnification or contribution may defend the Third Party Claim with counsel of its choosing at its own expense, and each Party’s counsel fees and costs related to the Third Party Claim will be excluded from the Losses to be apportioned in accordance with Section 11.1, 11.2, and 11.3. No Party shall be required to contribute to or indemnify the other Party for any Losses arising out of a Third Party Claim if the claim is settled without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. Each Party, its employees and agents, shall cooperate fully with the other Party and its legal representatives in the investigation of any Third Party Claim covered by this Section 1111.4.2. The Parties shall negotiate in good faith to enter into a joint defense agreement with respect to the defense of any Third Party Claim covered by this Section 11.4.2.