Common use of Limitation of Liability and Standard of Care for the Trustee Clause in Contracts

Limitation of Liability and Standard of Care for the Trustee. In no event shall the Trustee be held personally liable for any and all Claims asserted against the Trustee and/or State Mitigation Trust except for actions or omissions of the Trustee that are determined in a final, non-appealable judgment of the Court to be fraudulent, negligent, or willful misconduct by the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be held personally liable for carrying out the express terms of this State Mitigation Trust or carrying out any directions from the Beneficiaries or the United States issued in accordance with this State Trust Agreement or in accordance with any Court Order entered in connection with or arising out of the State Mitigation Trust. The Trustee shall not be held personally liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising from causes beyond the control of the Trustee (“Force Majeure”). The Trustee may consult with legal counsel, accounting and financial professionals, environmental professionals, and other professionals, and shall not be personally liable for any action taken or omission made by it in accordance with advice given by such professionals, except in the case of a final, non-appealable judgment of the Court determining fraud, negligence, or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee in following such advice. The Trustee shall not be held liable for the negligence, fraud, or willful misconduct of any professional hired by it hereunder provided that the Trustee appointed and engaged the professional with due care. In the absence of willful misconduct, negligence, or fraud by the Trustee, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of the Court, the Trustee shall not be personally liable to persons seeking payment from or asserting any and all Claims against the State Mitigation Trust or the Trustee. The Trustee, which is a trustee of this State Trust that has been established under the Delaware Act, shall only be held to the standards of care set forth in this subparagraph 3.5.2; the standards of common law trust laws or the personal trust laws of any state shall not apply in any circumstances hereunder.

Appears in 14 contracts

Samples: Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement, Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement, Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement

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Limitation of Liability and Standard of Care for the Trustee. In no event shall the Trustee be held personally liable for any and all Claims asserted against the Trustee and/or State the Indian Tribe Mitigation Trust except for actions or omissions of the Trustee that are determined in a final, non-appealable judgment of the Court to be fraudulent, negligent, or willful misconduct by the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be held personally liable for carrying out the express terms of this State Indian Tribe Mitigation Trust or carrying out any directions from the Beneficiaries or the United States issued in accordance with this State Indian Tribe Trust Agreement or in accordance with any Court Order entered in connection with or arising out of the State Indian Tribe Mitigation Trust. The Trustee shall not be held personally liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising from causes beyond the control of the Trustee (“Force Majeure”). The Trustee may consult with legal counsel, accounting and financial professionals, environmental professionals, and other professionals, and shall not be personally liable for any action taken or omission made by it in accordance with advice given by such professionals, except in the case of a final, non-non- appealable judgment of the Court determining fraud, negligence, or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee in following such advice. The Trustee shall not be held liable for the negligence, fraud, or willful misconduct of any professional hired by it hereunder provided that the Trustee appointed and engaged the professional with due care. In the absence of willful misconduct, negligence, or fraud by the Trustee, as determined by a final, non-non- appealable judgment of the Court, the Trustee shall not be personally liable to persons seeking payment from or asserting any and all Claims against the State Indian Tribe Mitigation Trust or the Trustee. The Trustee, which is a trustee of this State Indian Tribe Trust that has been established under the Delaware Act, shall only be held to the standards of care set forth in this subparagraph 3.5.2; the standards of common law trust laws or the personal trust laws of any state shall not apply in any circumstances hereunder.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement, Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement, www.4cleanair.org

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Limitation of Liability and Standard of Care for the Trustee. In no event shall the Trustee be held personally liable for any and all Claims asserted against the Trustee and/or State the Indian Tribe Mitigation Trust except for actions or omissions of the Trustee that are determined in a final, non-appealable judgment of the Court to be fraudulent, negligent, or willful misconduct by the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be held personally liable for carrying out the express terms of this State Indian Tribe Mitigation Trust or carrying out any directions from the Beneficiaries or the United States issued in accordance with this State Indian Tribe Trust Agreement or in accordance with any Court Order entered in connection with or arising out of the State Indian Tribe Mitigation Trust. The Trustee shall not be held personally liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising from causes beyond the control of the Trustee (“Force Majeure”). The Trustee may consult with legal counsel, accounting and financial professionals, environmental professionals, and other professionals, and shall not be personally liable for any action taken or omission made by it in accordance with advice given by such professionals, except in the case of a final, non-non­ appealable judgment of the Court determining fraud, negligence, or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee in following such advice. The Trustee shall not be held liable for the negligence, fraud, or willful misconduct of any professional hired by it hereunder provided that the Trustee appointed and engaged the professional with due care. In the absence of willful misconduct, negligence, or fraud by the Trustee, as determined by a final, non-non­ appealable judgment of the Court, the Trustee shall not be personally liable to persons seeking payment from or asserting any and all Claims against the State Indian Tribe Mitigation Trust or the Trustee. The Trustee, which is a trustee of this State Indian Tribe Trust that has been established under the Delaware Act, shall only be held to the standards of care set forth in this subparagraph 3.5.2; the standards of common law trust laws or the personal trust laws of any state shall not apply in any circumstances hereunder.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: www.epa.gov

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