Common use of Each U.S Clause in Contracts

Each U.S. Borrower and Canadian Borrower and each Lender also agree with each Issuing Lender that such Issuing Lender and the L/C Participants shall not be responsible for, and such Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations under subsection 3.5(a) shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among any Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of any Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee, provided that this paragraph shall not relieve any Issuing Lender or L/C Participant of any liability resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender or L/C Participant (as determined in a final non-appealable decision issued by a court of competent jurisdiction), or otherwise affect any defense or other right that any Borrower may have as a result of any such gross negligence or willful misconduct (as so determined).

Each U.S. Borrower and Canadian Borrower and each Lender also agree with each Issuing Lender that such Issuing Lender and the L/C Participants shall not be responsible for, and such Borrower’s 's Reimbursement Obligations under subsection 3.5(a) shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among any Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of any Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee, provided that this paragraph shall not relieve any Issuing Lender or L/C Participant of any liability resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender or L/C Participant (as determined in a final non-appealable decision issued by a court of competent jurisdiction), or otherwise affect any defense or other right that any Borrower may have as a result of any such gross negligence or willful misconduct (as so determined).