Substantial Cause Clause Samples
The Substantial Cause clause defines the requirement that a particular event or action must be a significant factor in bringing about a specified result or consequence under the contract. In practice, this means that for a party to be held responsible for an outcome, their conduct must be more than a minor or incidental contributor—it must be a primary or material cause. For example, if a delay in delivery is being assessed, the clause would require that the delay was substantially caused by the party in question, not by unrelated or minor factors. This clause serves to allocate responsibility fairly by ensuring that liability is only assigned when a party's actions are a meaningful cause of the issue, thereby preventing unfair attribution of blame for outcomes influenced by multiple factors.
Substantial Cause. Employee understands that the Company retains its right to terminate this Agreement at any time for Substantial Cause. "Substantial Cause" shall mean, for purposes of this Agreement, a material breach of this Agreement or the Employment Agreement.
Substantial Cause. As used herein, "Substantial Cause" means (i) the willful and continued failure by the Employee to substantially perform the Employee's duties with the Employer (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after the issuance of a notice of termination for Good Reason by the Employee) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Employee by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that the Employee has not substantially performed the Employee's duties, or (ii) the willful engaging by the Employee in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or its subsidiaries, monetarily or otherwise. For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on the Employee's part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Employee's act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the Company and the Employer.
Substantial Cause. If AXOGEN terminates the Employment Period for Substantial Cause, the termination shall be effective immediately upon delivery of written notice of termination from AXOGEN to Employee.
Substantial Cause. As used in this Agreement, the term “Substantial Cause” shall mean:
Substantial Cause. As used in this Agreement, the term “Substantial Cause” shall mean the commission by Employee of any act of fraud, theft, or embezzlement against AXOGEN.