Antitrust Claims If this Agreement resulted from a competitive solicitation, this section is applicable. Contractor shall assign to the Judicial Council all rights, title, and interest in and to all causes of action it may have under Section 4 of the Xxxxxxx Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 15) or under the Xxxxxxxxxx Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), arising from purchases of goods, materials, or services by Contractor for sale to the Judicial Council. Such assignment shall be made and become effective at the time the Judicial Council tenders final payment to the Contractor. If the Judicial Council receives, either through judgment or settlement, a monetary recovery for a cause of action assigned under this section, the Contractor shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for actual legal costs incurred and may, upon demand, recover from the Judicial Council any portion of the recovery, including treble damages, attributable to overcharges that were paid by the Contractor but were not paid by the Judicial Council as part of the bid price, less the expenses incurred in obtaining that portion of the recovery. Upon demand in writing by the Contractor, the Judicial Council shall, within one year from such demand, reassign the cause of action assigned under this part if the Contractor has been or may have been injured by the violation of law for which the cause of action arose and (a) the Judicial Council has not been injured thereby, or (b) the Judicial Council declines to file a court action for the cause of action.
Antitrust Contractor hereby irrevocably assigns to the State of Connecticut all rights, title and interest in and to all Claims associated with this Contract that Contractor now has or may or will have and that arise under the antitrust laws of the United States, 15 USC Section 1, et seq. and the antitrust laws of the State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Statute § 35-24, et seq., including but not limited to any and all Claims for overcharges. This assignment shall become valid and effective immediately upon the accrual of a Claim without any further action or acknowledgment by the parties.
Litigation; Government Proceedings No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company, or to the Company’s knowledge, the Sponsor, or any executive officer or director of the Company, or its or their property is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened that (i) would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
Arbitration Proceedings Arbitration between the parties will be subject to the following:
Statutes; Court Orders No Law shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Entity that prohibits the consummation of the Merger, and no Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final, non-appealable order or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Environmental Justice Executive Order 12898 of February 11, 1994—Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, (59 FR 7629), 3 C.F.R., 1994 Comp. p. 859.
Antitrust Matters Seller shall (a) file and cause its Affiliates to file, within four (4) weeks of the date hereof or such other date as the Parties agree based on the advice of antitrust counsel, all reports, filings and other documents required or requested of it or its Affiliates by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the United States Department of Justice (“Justice Department”) or any other Government Entity, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, under the Xxxxxxx Act, the Xxxxxxx Act, the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”), or the Federal Trade Commission Act, each as amended, or any other federal, state or other statutes, laws, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, administrative or judicial doctrines that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade (collectively, the “Antitrust Laws”), (b) comply at the earliest practicable date with any request received by Seller or any of its Affiliates from the FTC, the Justice Department or any such other Government Entity under any applicable Antitrust Laws for additional information concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (c) cooperate with Buyer in connection with any filing under applicable Antitrust Laws with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and in connection with resolving any investigation or other inquiry concerning such transactions that is commenced by any of the FTC, the Justice Department or any other Government Entity pursuant to any applicable Antitrust Laws, (d) promptly inform Buyer of any material communication made to or received by Seller from the FTC, the Justice Department or any other Government Entity regarding any of the transactions contemplated hereby, (e) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all licenses, permits, consents, approvals, exemptions, authorizations or waivers necessary or appropriate under the Antitrust Laws from the FTC, the Justice Department and any other Government Entity in order to avoid or terminate any action or proceeding by any of them with respect to, and to permit the consummation of in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (f) promptly furnish to Buyer such information concerning Seller as Buyer needs to perform its obligations under Section 6.2 of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, Seller shall not (i) withdraw and re-file its Premerger Notification and Report Form, (ii) extend any waiting period or comparable period or (iii) enter into any agreement not to consummate the Contemplated Transactions, except, in each case, with the prior written consent of Buyer. The foregoing covenants in this Section 5.5 do not require Seller or any of its Affiliates to (A) defend against or oppose any formal administrative complaint, lawsuit, motion for preliminary or permanent injunction, temporary restraining order or other actions brought by any Governmental Authority or private party seeking to block the Transaction under the Antitrust Laws, or (B) propose, negotiate, offer to commit to enter into or effect, by consent decree, hold separate order or otherwise, sell, offer to sell or otherwise dispose of, any acute care hospital of the Seller Entities or hold separate such acute care hospital properties pending such sale or other disposition.
Jury Duty and Court Appearances (1) An employee who is summoned as a member of a jury panel or subpoenaed as a witness in a matter not involving the employee's personal interests, shall be granted leave with pay and any jury or witness fees shall be retained by the employee; leave granted hereunder shall not affect an employee's annual or sick leave balance.
Litigation; Governmental Proceedings There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, arbitration, investigation, litigation or governmental proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against, or involving the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any executive officer or director which has not been disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or in connection with the Company’s listing application for the listing of the Public Securities on the Exchange.
Bankruptcy Court Approval (a) As soon as practicable, but in any event within four business days following the execution of this Agreement, the Sellers shall file a motion in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser (the "Motion") under Sections 105, 363 and 1146(c) of the Bankruptcy Code seeking entry of an order (the "Bankruptcy Court Approval") approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and containing the provisions set forth in (i) through (xi) below. The Bankruptcy Court Approval, substantially in the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B, shall, among other things: (i) grant the relief requested in the Motion; (ii) ratify and approve the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Sellers and the Trustee on behalf of the Sellers and authorize the Sellers' performance hereunder and to authorize them to execute and deliver any additional documents and instruments requested by the Purchaser and to perform thereunder in order to carry out the provisions of and transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) authorize and direct the Sellers to sell the Target Securities held by them, pursuant to the terms and conditions herein, to the Purchaser, free and clear of all and any Liens, liabilities and Claims of every kind or nature; (iv) authorize and direct the Trustee on behalf of the Sellers to vote the Target Securities in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.4; (v) determine that the Purchaser is a good faith purchaser pursuant to Section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code; (vi) determine that the Purchaser is not deemed to have, de facto or otherwise, merged with or into the Sellers or to be a mere continuation of the Sellers; (vii) determine that the Purchase Price is a fair and reasonable price for the Target Securities held by the Sellers; (viii) confirm the adequacy of notice to all creditors and parties in interest; (ix) provide for the retention of jurisdiction in the Bankruptcy Court over matters relating to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement as they relate to the Sellers; (x) exempt the transactions contemplated hereby from transfer taxes pursuant to Section 1146(c) of the Bankruptcy Code; and (xi) declare that neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company nor any of their respective assets or properties is directly or indirectly liable for or subject to any Claim that has been or may be asserted against the Sellers or any of them, the Consolidated Estate, or any affiliate (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) of the Sellers or of the Company or its Subsidiaries to the extent that such Claim is based in whole or in part upon (i) actions (or inactions) of or by the Sellers, the Consolidated Estate, any of their affiliates or any Person acting in concert with them (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) or (ii) the fact that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries were at any time affiliates of the Sellers or any of them, including, without limitation, (A) claims that have been scheduled in the Bankruptcy Case, (B) claims evidenced by proofs of claim filed in the Bankruptcy Case, (C) claims relating to Taxes, (D) claims under ERISA, and (E) Environmental Claims, and enjoin any and all holders of any such claim from asserting, prosecuting or otherwise pursuing any such claim against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or properties; provided, that if the Bankruptcy Court will not grant such declaration and injunction for all or any of the matters enumerated in subparagraphs (A) through (E) above, the Sellers and the Consolidated Estate shall and hereby do (in the event that such injunction and declaration is not granted and subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court without any stay thereof being in force), jointly and severally, indemnify Parent, the Purchaser and their successors, permitted assigns and affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives and affiliates (collectively, the "Purchaser Indemnified Parties") from and against and shall reimburse the same for and in respect of any and all losses, costs, fines, liabilities, claims, penalties, damages (other than consequential damages) and expenses (including all legal fees and expenses) of any nature or kind, known or unknown, fixed, accrued, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated (collectively "Losses") which may be suffered, sustained or incurred by, or claimed or assessed against, any of them or to which any of them may be subject, in connection with any and all Claims, suits or Losses which arise from or are related to the matters set forth above but not so covered by such declaration and injunction; provided, however, that any claims for indemnification under this Section 5.5(a) that are not asserted against the Sellers and the Consolidated Estate by the Purchaser Indemnified Parties on or before substantial consummation of any Chapter 11 plan for the Sellers shall be forever barred and discharged. The Sellers shall promptly notify the Purchaser of any action taken by the Bankruptcy Court with respect to the approval required hereunder.
