Indemnification; Insurance (a) The Local Church shall defend, indemnify, and hold the Annual Conference (including its officers, directors, trustees, agents, employees, members and the like) harmless against any and all investigations, actions, claims, demands, lawsuits, loss, costs, damages, judgments, liabilities, settlement or expenses incurred, claimed, obtained, or sustained, including without limitation attorneys’ fees and costs, of any nature whatsoever, whether in law or in equity, including without limitation claims relating to or allegedly relating to employment matters, personal injuries, the Real Property, the Personal Property, contracts, agreements, loans, Subsidiary operations or claims related thereto, or relating to the transactions contemplated in this Disaffiliation Agreement, including the disaffiliation of the Local Church. Annual Conference reserves the right to select counsel to defend and/or bring any such claims. Notwithstanding the Annual Conference’s right to the choice of counsel, Local Church shall solely be responsible for any and all attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses relating to any and all such actions. The Annual Conference shall promptly notify the Local Church of any claims hereunder, and the Annual Conference shall have the sole right to control and direct all litigation and settle any and all claims hereunder.
Limitation of Liability Indemnification (a)None of the Asset Manager, its affiliates, or any of their respective directors, members, stockholders, partners, officers, employees or controlling persons (collectively, “Managing Parties”) shall be liable to the Series or the Company for (i) any act or omission performed or failed to be performed by any Managing Party (other than any criminal wrongdoing) arising from the exercise of such Managing Party’s rights or obligations hereunder, or for any losses, claims, costs, damages, or liabilities arising therefrom, in the absence of criminal wrongdoing, willful misfeasance or gross negligence on the part of such Managing Party, (ii) any tax liability imposed on the Series or the Series #TICKER Asset, or (iii) any losses due to the actions or omissions of the Series or any brokers or other current or former agents or advisers of the Series.
