Common use of Jurisdiction; Forum Clause in Contracts

Jurisdiction; Forum. Each Party (a) irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, only if such court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, then in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, or if jurisdiction is not then available in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (but only in such event), then in any Delaware state court sitting in New Castle County) and any appellate court from any of such courts (the “Chosen Courts”), (b) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such Chosen Court, (c) agrees that any Actions arising in connection with or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts, (d) waives any claim of improper venue or any claim that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum and (e) agrees that it shall not bring any Action relating to this Agreement or the Transactions in any court other than the Chosen Courts. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions: (i) any claim that such Party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts as described herein for any reason; (ii) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such Chosen Court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of process, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise); and (iii) that (A) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B) the venue of such Action is improper or (C) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such Chosen Courts.

Jurisdiction; Forum. Each Party party (ai) irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, only if such court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, then in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, or if jurisdiction is not then available in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (but only in such event), then in any Delaware state court sitting in New Castle County) and any appellate court from any of such courts (the “Chosen Courts”), (bii) agrees that it shall will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such Chosen Court, (ciii) agrees that any Actions arising in connection with or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Purchase Agreement shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts, (div) waives any claim of improper venue or any claim that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum and (ev) agrees that it shall will not bring any Action relating to this Agreement or the Transactions transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Purchase Agreement in any court other than the Chosen Courts. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactionstransactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Purchase Agreement: (iA) any claim that such Party party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts as described herein for any reason; (iiB) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such Chosen Court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of process, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise); and (iiiC) that (A1) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B2) the venue of such Action is improper or (C3) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such Chosen Courts.

Jurisdiction; Forum. Each Party (a) irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, only if such court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, then and in the United States District absence of jurisdiction in the Court for of Chancery of the District State of Delaware, each Party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the personal jurisdiction of any federal court or if jurisdiction is not then available other state court located in the United States District Court for the District State of Delaware (but only in such event), then in any Delaware state court sitting in New Castle CountyDelaware) and any appellate court from any of such courts (the “Chosen Courts”), (b) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such Chosen Court, (c) agrees that any Actions arising in connection with or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts, (d) waives any claim of improper venue or any claim that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum and (e) agrees that it shall not bring any Action relating to this Agreement or the Transactions in any court other than the Chosen Courts. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions: (i) any claim that such Party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts as described herein for any reason; (ii) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such Chosen Court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of process, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise); and (iii) that (A) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B) the venue of such Action is improper or (C) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such Chosen Courts.

Jurisdiction; Forum. Each Party (a) irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, only if such court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, then in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, or if jurisdiction is not then available in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (but only in such event), then in any Delaware state court sitting in New Castle County) and any appellate court from any of such courts (the “Chosen Courts”), (b) agrees that it shall will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such Chosen Court, (c) agrees that any Actions arising in connection with or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts, (d) waives any claim of improper venue or any claim that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum and (e) agrees that it shall will not bring any Action relating to this Agreement or the Transactions in any court other than the Chosen Courts. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions: (i) any claim that such Party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts as described herein for any reason; (ii) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such Chosen Court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of process, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise); and (iii) that (A) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B) the venue of such Action is improper or (C) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such Chosen Courts. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Parties hereto acknowledge and irrevocably agree (i) that any Action, whether in law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, involving the Debt Financing Sources arising out of, or relating to, the transactions contemplated hereby, the Debt Financing or the performance of services thereunder or related thereto shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York, and any appellate court thereof and each Party hereto submits for itself and its property with respect to any such Action to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court, (ii) not to bring or permit any of their Affiliates to bring or support anyone else in bringing any such Action in any other court, (iii) that service of process, summons, notice or document by registered mail addressed to them at their respective addresses provided in the documentation pertaining to the Debt Financing shall be effective service of process against them for any such Action brought in any such court, (iv) to waive and hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which any of them may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of, and the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of, any such Action in any such court, (v) to waive and hereby waive any right to trial by jury in respect of any such Action and (vi) that a final judgment in any such Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.

Jurisdiction; Forum. Each Party party (ai) irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the personal jurisdiction of the Court courts of Chancery of Amsterdam, the State of Delaware (or, only if such court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, then in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, or if jurisdiction is not then available in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (but only in such event), then in any Delaware state court sitting in New Castle County) Netherlands and any appellate court from any of such courts therefrom (the “Dutch Chosen Courts”), (bii) agrees that it shall will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such Dutch Chosen Court, (ciii) agrees that any Actions arising in connection with or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Dutch Chosen Courts, (div) waives any claim of improper venue or any claim that the Dutch Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum and (ev) agrees that it shall will not bring any Action relating to this Agreement or the Transactions transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the Dutch Chosen Courts. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactionstransactions contemplated by this Agreement: (iA) any claim that such Party party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Dutch Chosen Courts as described herein for any reason; (iiB) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such Dutch Chosen Court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of process, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise); and (iiiC) that (A1) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B2) the venue of such Action is improper or (C3) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such Dutch Chosen Courts.

Jurisdiction; Forum. Each Party (a) Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction, including the personal jurisdiction jurisdiction, of the Court of Chancery of the (i) any New York State of Delaware (or, only if such court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, then in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, or if jurisdiction is not then available in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (but only in such event), then in any Delaware state court sitting in New Castle York County, and (ii) and any appellate Federal court from of the United States sitting in New York County in the State of New York, solely for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding between any of such courts (the “Chosen Courts”), (b) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such Chosen Court, (c) agrees that any Actions parties hereto arising in connection with or relating to out of this Agreement or the Transactions shall be broughtany transaction contemplated hereby. Each Party agrees to commence any suit, tried and determined action or proceeding relating hereto only in any Federal court of the Chosen CourtsUnited States sitting in New York County in the State of New York or, (d) if such suit, action or other proceeding may not be brought in such court for reasons of subject matter jurisdiction, in any New York State court sitting in New York County. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any claim objection to the laying of improper venue of any suit, action or proceeding between any claim that of the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum and (e) agrees that it shall not bring any Action relating to parties hereto arising out of this Agreement or the Transactions any transaction contemplated hereby in (i) any New York State court other than the Chosen Courts. Each sitting in New York County, and (ii) any Federal court of the Parties United States sitting in New York County in the State of New York, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives, waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion plead or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions: (i) any claim that such Party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts as described herein for any reason; (ii) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such Chosen Court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of process, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise); and (iii) that (A) the Action in any such court is that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each Party further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such suit, (B) action or other proceeding by the venue mailing of copies thereof by registered mail to such Action is improper or (C) party at its address set forth in this Agreement, such service of process to be effective upon acknowledgment of receipt of such registered mail; provided that nothing in this Section 8.7 shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law. The consent to jurisdiction set forth in this Section 8.7 shall not constitute a general consent to service of process in the State of New York and shall have no effect for any purpose except as provided in this Section 8.7. The parties agree that a final judgment in any such suit, action or the subject matter hereof, proceeding shall be conclusive and may not be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by such Chosen Courtslaw.

Jurisdiction; Forum. Each Party (a) irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, only if such court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, then in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, or if jurisdiction is not then available in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (but only in such event), then in any Delaware state court sitting in New Castle County) and any appellate court from any of such courts (the “Chosen Courts”), (b) agrees that it shall will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such Chosen Court, (c) agrees that any Actions arising in connection with or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts, (d) waives any claim of improper venue or any claim that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum and (e) agrees that it shall will not bring any Action relating to this Agreement or the Transactions in any court other than the Chosen Courts. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions: (i) any claim that such Party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts as described herein for any reason; (ii) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such Chosen Court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of process, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise); and (iii) that (A) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B) the venue of such Action is improper or (C) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such Chosen Courts.

Jurisdiction; Forum. Each Party party hereto (ai) irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, only if such court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, then in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, or if jurisdiction is not then available in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (but only in such event), then in any Delaware state court sitting in New Castle County) and any appellate court from any of such courts (the “Chosen Courts”), (bii) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such Chosen Court, (ciii) agrees that any Actions arising in connection with or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts, (div) waives any claim of improper venue or any claim that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum and (ev) agrees that it shall not bring any Action relating to this Agreement or the Transactions transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the Chosen Courts. Each of the Parties parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactionstransactions contemplated by this Agreement: (iA) any claim that such Party party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts as described herein for any reason; (iiB) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such Chosen Court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of process, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise); and (iiiC) that (A1) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B2) the venue of such Action is improper or (C3) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such Chosen Courts. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party hereto agrees that service of process on such party in accordance with Section 10(h) shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.

Jurisdiction; Forum. Each Party (a) irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, only if such court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, then and in the United States District absence of jurisdiction in the Court for of Chancery of the District State of Delaware, each Party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the personal jurisdiction of any federal court or if jurisdiction is not then available other xxxxx xxxxx located in the United States District Court for the District State of Delaware (but only in such event), then in any Delaware state court sitting in New Castle CountyDelaware) and any appellate court from any of such courts (the “Chosen Courts”), (b) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such Chosen Court, (c) agrees that any Actions arising in connection with or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts, (d) waives any claim of improper venue or any claim that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum and (e) agrees that it shall not bring any Action relating to this Agreement or the Transactions in any court other than the Chosen Courts. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions: (i) any claim that such Party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts as described herein for any reason; (ii) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such Chosen Court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of process, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise); and (iii) that (A) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B) the venue of such Action is improper or (C) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such Chosen Courts.