Severability Contract Clauses (27,855)

Severability. The provisions of this Agreement will be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any one provision will not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement.

Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any clause of this Agreement to be unenforceable for any reason, that clause shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to reflect the intent of the parties and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force effect.

Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable and/or construed in remaining part to the full extent allowed by law, with the remaining provisions of this Agreement continuing in full force and effect.

Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or application thereof under any circumstances is adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or application of this Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid or unenforceable provision or application and shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision or application in any other jurisdiction. If any provision is held void, invalid or unenforce...able with respect to particular circumstances, it shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect in all other circumstances. View More

Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement is found invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, in whole or in part, then such provision or provisions will be modified or restricted so as to effectuate as nearly as possible in a valid and enforceable way the provisions hereof, or will be deemed excised from this Agreement, as the case may require, and this Agreement will be construed and enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, as if such provision or provisions had been originally incorpo...rated herein as so modified or restricted or as if such provision or provisions had not been originally incorporated herein, as the case may be. 10 12. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed under the internal laws of the state of Illinois without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Executive agrees that the state and federal courts located in the state of Illinois will have exclusive jurisdiction in any action, lawsuit or proceeding based on or arising out of this Agreement, and Executive hereby (a) submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts, (b) consents to the service of process in connection with any action, suit, or proceeding against Executive, and (c) waives any other requirement (whether imposed by statute, rule of court, or otherwise) with respect to personal jurisdiction, venue or service of process. View More

Severability. Should any provision of this Agreement be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions hereof, and if such provision or provisions are not modified as provided above, this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions had not been set forth herein.

Severability. Any term or provision of this Guarantee which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the sole extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remainder of such term or provision or the remaining terms and provisions of this Guarantee in any jurisdiction and, if any provision of this Guarantee is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enfo...rceable. No party hereto shall assert, and each party shall cause its respective affiliates and subsidiaries not to assert, that this Guarantee or any part hereof is invalid, illegal or unenforceable. View More

Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity of unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. 13 17. ARBITRATION. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement, other than injunctive relief under Section 12(h) hereof or damages for breach of Section 12, shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a single arbitrator in St. Louis, Missouri, adminis...tered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules then in effect. The single arbitrator shall be selected by the mutual agreement of the Company and Executive, unless the parties are unable to agree to an arbitrator, in which case, the arbitrator will be selected under the procedures of the AAA. The arbitrator will have the authority to permit discovery and to follow the procedures that Executive or she determines to be appropriate. The arbitrator will have no power to award consequential (including lost profits), punitive or exemplary damages. The decision of the arbitrator will be final and binding upon the parties hereto. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction. Each party shall bear its own legal fees and costs and equally divide the forum fees and cost of the arbitrator. View More

Severability. If any provision of this Note or the application thereof shall for any reason and to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, then neither the remainder of this Note nor the application of such provision to other persons, entities, or circumstances nor the other documents or instruments referred to herein shall be affected thereby, but rather shall be enforceable to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law.

Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more phrases, sentences, clauses or sections in this Guaranty shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining portions of this Guaranty or any part thereof.