Legal Action means and includes any claim, counterclaim, demand, action, suit, counterclaim, arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or investigation before any
Informal proceedings means proceedings for probate of a will or appointment of a personal representative conducted by the probate register without notice to interested persons.
Other Actions means any other actions or proceedings, excluding the Proceedings, relating to Released Claims commenced by a Settlement Class Member either before or after the Effective Date.
Actions or Proceedings means any action, suit, proceeding, arbitration or Governmental or Regulatory Authority investigation or audit.
Litigation means any action, suit or proceeding before any court, mediator, arbitrator or Governmental Authority.
criminal proceedings means criminal proceedings in relation to which the strict rules of evidence apply;
Causes of Action means any claims, interests, damages, remedies, causes of action, demands, rights, actions, suits, obligations, liabilities, accounts, defenses, offsets, powers, privileges, licenses, liens, indemnities, guaranties, and franchises of any kind or character whatsoever, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, existing or hereinafter arising, contingent or non-contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, assertable, directly or derivatively, matured or unmatured, suspected or unsuspected, in contract, tort, law, equity, or otherwise. Causes of Action also include: (a) all rights of setoff, counterclaim, or recoupment and claims under contracts or for breaches of duties imposed by law; (b) the right to object to or otherwise contest Claims or Interests; (c) claims pursuant to sections 362, 510, 542, 543, 544 through 550, or 553 of the Bankruptcy Code; and (d) such claims and defenses as fraud, mistake, duress, and usury, and any other defenses set forth in section 558 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Legal Proceedings means any judicial, administrative or arbitral actions, suits, proceedings (public or private) or governmental proceedings.
Third Party Claims has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
Lawsuit means any lawsuit, arbitration or other dispute resolution filed by either party herein pertaining to any of this Warrant, the Facility Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.
Environmental Proceedings means any judicial or administrative proceedings arising from or in any way associated with any Environmental Requirement.
Actions means all actions, litigation, complaints, claims, charges, accusations, investigations, petitions, suits, arbitrations, mediations or other proceedings, whether civil or criminal, at law or in equity, or before any arbitrator or Governmental Entity.
Formal proceedings means proceedings conducted before a judge with notice to interested persons.
civil proceedings means any proceedings in or before any court or tribunal that are not criminal proceedings;
the decisions means the decisions of the CMA on the questions which it is required to answer by virtue of section 35 of the Act;
Adjudicative proceeding means the procedure to be followed in contested cases, as set forth in RSA 541-A:31 through RSA 541-A:36.
Criminal proceeding means a proceeding instituted by means of the swearing of an information, the laying of a charge or the return of an indictment, before a Court of competent jurisdiction in Canada with jurisdiction to hear and determine the charges referred to therein, alleging or charging that the "Insured" has contravened the provisions of any Provincial or Federal statute, including the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985 ch. C-46 as amended, which creates an offence or crime and which provides for conviction thereunder, whether by way of summary conviction or indictment, and as a result of which the "Insured" is liable to be convicted, fined or sentenced to some form of imprisonment or other punishment.
Litigation Claims means the claims, rights of action, suits or proceedings, whether in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, that any Debtor or any Estate may hold against any Person or Entity, including, without limitation, the Causes of Action of the Debtors or their Estates, in each case solely to the extent of the Debtors’ or their Estates’ interest therein. A non-exclusive list of the Litigation Claims held by the Debtors as of the Effective Date will be Filed with the Plan Supplement, which will be deemed to include any derivative actions filed against any Debtor as of the Effective Date.
Plaintiffs’ Releasees means Plaintiffs, and any and all of their related parties, including, without limitation, any and all members of their immediate families, agents or other persons acting on their behalf, attorneys, advisors, financial advisors, accountants, assigns, creditors, heirs, estates and legal representatives.
Improper governmental action means any action by a district officer or employee:
Action or Proceeding means any lawsuit, proceeding, arbitration or other alternative resolution process, Governmental Authority investigation hearing, audit, appeal, administrative proceeding or judicial proceeding.
Governmental Actions means any and all consents, approvals, permits, orders, authorizations, waivers, exceptions, variances, exemptions or licenses of, or registrations, declarations or filings with, any Governmental Authority required under any Governmental Rules.
Class Action Waiver BY ENTERING INTO THIS CONTRACT, YOU ARE GIVING UP YOUR RIGHT TO ARBITRATE OR LITIGATE IN COURT ANY DISPUTE OR CLAIM AS A CLASS ACTION OR COLLECTIVE ACTION, EITHER AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE OR MEMBER OR COLLECTIVE ACTION PARTICIPANT. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT YOUR RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER UNDER THE CCPA ARE NEITHER WAIVED NOR IMPAIRED BY VIRTUE OF PROCEEDING IN A NON-CLASS, NON-CONSOLIDATED AND NON-JOINT ARBITRATION AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, NOR SHALL PROCEEDING IN A NON-CLASS, NON-COLLECTIVE OR NON-CONSOLIDATED AND NON-JOINT ARBITRATION BE DEEMED OR DETERMINED TO CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OR IMPAIRMENT OF YOUR RIGHTS. IN THE EVENT AN ARBITRATOR DEEMS THIS CLASS ACTION WAIVER INVALID, THEN THE ARBITRATION PROVISION ABOVE SHALL BE NULL AND VOID. Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury: IN ARBITRATION, EACH PARTY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THEIR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING CLAIMS ARISING UNDER THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT OR ANY OTHER FEDERAL OR STATE LAWS. Force Majeure, Uncontrollable Circumstances: XOOM will not be responsible for supplying gas in the event of circumstances beyond its control such as events of Force Majeure, including but not limited to, acts of terrorism, sabotage, or acts of God. XOOM may cancel this Agreement if there is any change in regulation, law, pricing structure, tariff, or change in procedure required by a third party that results in XOOM being prevented, prohibited, or frustrated from carrying out the terms of this Agreement.
Protective proceeding means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued.
Parent Related Parties means, collectively, (i) Parent or Merger Sub; and (ii) the former, current and future holders of any equity, controlling persons, Representatives, Affiliates (other than Parent or Merger Sub), members, managers, general or limited partners, stockholders and assignees of each of Parent and Merger Sub.
Disputes shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.