NO ADVERSE INFERENCE. This Agreement shall not be construed more strongly against one party or the other. The parties to this Agreement had equal access to, input with respect to, and influence over the provisions of this Agreement. Accordingly, no rule of construction which requires that any allegedly ambiguous provision be interpreted more strongly against one party than the other shall be used in interpreting this Agreement.
NO ADVERSE INFERENCE. This Agreement is the result of negotiations between sophisticated parties of equal bargaining power represented by counsel. This Agreement has been jointly drafted by the Parties, and, if an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises with respect to any provision of this Agreement, no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
NO ADVERSE INFERENCE. The Parties agree that proposals made by the City or Union during the negotiations that led to the conclusion of this MOU between them that were withdrawn will not be raised or submitted in any future labor relations forum (e.g. grievances, grievance arbitration, etc.) as evidence that either party sought but did not obtain or did not already possess rights, authority, or privileges addressed in those proposals.
NO ADVERSE INFERENCE. The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is the product of negotiations and that no inference shall be drawn regarding the drafting or preparation of this Agreement. In addition, the Parties acknowledge and agree that in no event shall negotiation history, prior discussions and/or proposals or the withdrawal thereof, or any prior understanding or statements control or affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
NO ADVERSE INFERENCE. The parties acknowledge that they have each been represented by counsel and each has participated in the drafting of the Employment Agreement and that no adverse inference shall be drawn against either party in the event of any ambiguity contained in the Employment Agreement.
