No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability. Nothing contained in this Agreement constitutes, may be construed as, or is intended to be an admission or an acknowledgment by the Released Parties of any wrongdoing or liability, all such wrongdoing and liability being expressly denied.
No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability. 11.1 This Agreement, whether or not consummated, any communications and negotiations relating to this Agreement or the Settlement, and any proceedings taken pursuant to the Agreement:
No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability. Settling Defendants do not admit or concede any liability or wrongdoing, acknowledge any validity to the Claims asserted in the Litigation, acknowledge that certification of a litigation class is appropriate as to any Claim, or acknowledge any weakness in the defenses asserted in the Litigation or any other suit, action, or proceeding, and nothing in this Settlement Agreement, the Order Granting Preliminary Approval, or the Order Granting Final Approval shall be interpreted to suggest anything to the contrary. Nothing in this Settlement Agreement, any negotiations, statements, communications, proceedings, filings, or orders relating thereto, or the fact that the Parties entered the Settlement Agreement and settled the Released Claims, shall be construed, deemed, or offered as an admission or concession by any of the Parties or Settlement Class Members or as evidentiary, impeachment, or other material available for use or subject to discovery in any suit, action, or proceeding (including the Litigation), except (i) as required or permitted to comply with or enforce the terms of this Settlement Agreement, the Order Granting Preliminary Approval, or the Order Granting Final Approval, or (ii) in connection with a defense based on res judicata, claim preclusion, collateral estoppel, issue preclusion, relative degree of fault, release, or other similar theory asserted by any of the Released Persons. The Settling Defendants retain full rights to contest the certification of any class for litigation purposes.
No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability. Each Party understands and agrees that this Agreement is intended to compromise disputed claims and defenses, to avoid litigation, and that this Agreement shall not be construed or viewed as an admission by any Party of liability or wrongdoing, such liability or wrongdoing being expressly denied by each Party. Except for disputes regarding this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be admissible in any lawsuit, administrative action, or any judicial or administrative proceeding.
No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability. It is understood and agreed that this Release is in compromise of all existing, potential, or disputed claims. Nothing contained in this Release will constitute, or be construed as or is intended to be, an admission or an acknowledgment by the Released Parties of any wrongdoing or liability, all such wrongdoing and liability being expressly denied.
No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability. This Agreement is not intended, and will not be construed, as an admission that Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates, or their respective past and present directors and officers, have violated any federal, state or local law (statutory or decisional), ordinance or regulation, breached any contract or committed any wrong whatsoever.
No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability. This Agreement is not an admission by Exide or any of the Releasees and it is specifically denied that any action Exide and/or any of the Releasees has taken or failed to take with respect to Employee was wrongful, unlawful, or susceptible of inflicting any damages or injury to Employee.
No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability. Defendants have denied, and continue to deny, all allegations and claims asserted in the Litigation. This Settlement is made solely in order to eliminate the burden, expense, and uncertainties of further litigation.
No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability. This Settlement Agreement reflects the compromise and settlement of disputed claims between the Parties. The negotiation and entry of the Settlement Agreement, its constituent provisions, and any and all drafts, communications, and discussions relating thereto, shall not be construed as or deemed to be evidence of an admission or concession of any point of fact or law (including, but not limited to, matters respecting class certification) by any person or entity, and shall not be offered or received in evidence or requested in discovery in the Litigation or any other action or proceeding as evidence of an admission or concession, in accordance with the provisions of Ohio Rule of Evidence 408 and any similar state or federal law. Michaels denied and continues to deny each of the claims and contentions alleged by Plaintiff in the Litigation. Michaels has repeatedly asserted and continues to assert defenses thereto, and has expressly denied and continues to deny any wrongdoing or legal liability arising out of any of the facts or conduct alleged in the Litigation. Further, this Settlement Agreement does not reflect an admission by Plaintiff that Plaintiff’s claims do not have merit or that Defendant’s defenses have merit.
No Admission of Wrongdoing or Liability. Neither this Settlement Agreement (regardless of whether it receives Preliminary Approval or Final Approval), nor the Final Judgment, nor any and all negotiations, documents, or discussions associated with them, nor any proceedings undertaken in accordance with the terms set forth herein, shall be deemed or construed as (i) an admission or concession of liability, wrongdoing, or violation of any statute or law, or (ii) used as evidence of liability, wrongdoing, or violation of any statute or law, for any purpose in any legal proceeding in any forum, claim, regulatory or administrative investigation or proceeding, or government investigation or proceeding.
