Severability Contract Clauses (27,855)

Severability. The invalidity of any provision of this Lease, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall in no way affect the validity of any other provision hereof. 19. Days. Unless otherwise specifically indicated to the contrary, the word "days" as used in this Lease shall mean and refer to calendar days.

Severability. In the event that any one or more provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be illegal or unenforceable, such illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining legal and enforceable provisions hereof, which shall be construed as if such illegal or unenforceable provision or provisions had not been inserted. 6 17. Governing Law. This Agreement will be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to ...its principles of conflicts of law. In the event that either party is compelled to bring a claim related to this Agreement, to interpret or enforce the provisions of the Agreement, to recover damages as a result of a breach of the Agreement, or from any other cause (a "Claim"), such Claim must be processed in the manner set forth below: (i) THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE METHOD TO RESOLVE ANY CLAIM IS ARBITRATION, AND EACH PARTY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OR COURT TRIAL. Neither party shall initiate or prosecute any lawsuit in any way related to any Claim covered by this Agreement. (ii) The arbitration shall be binding and conducted before a single arbitrator in accordance with the then-current JAMS Arbitration Rules and Procedures for Employment Disputes or the appropriate governing body, as modified by the terms and conditions of this paragraph. Venue for any arbitration pursuant to this Agreement will lie in Seattle, Washington. The arbitrator will be selected by mutual agreement of the parties or, if the parties cannot agree, then by striking from a list of arbitrators supplied by JAMS or the appropriate governing body. The Corporation shall pay the arbitrator's fees and arbitration costs (recognizing that each side bears the cost of its own deposition(s), witness, expert and attorneys' fees and other expenses as and to the same extent as if the matter were being heard in a court of law). Upon the conclusion of the arbitration hearing, the arbitrator shall issue a written opinion revealing, however briefly, the essential findings and conclusions upon which the arbitrator's award is based. The award of the arbitrator shall be final and binding. Judgment upon any award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. View More

Severability. The provisions hereof are severable and in the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be detem1ined to be invalid or w1enforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof shall not be affected, but shall, subject to the discretion of such court, remain in full force and effect, and any invalid or unenforceable provision shall be deemed, without further action on the part of the parties hereto, amended and limited to the extent necessary to r...ender the same valid and enforceable. View More

Severability. The parties agree that each of the provisions included in this Agreement is separate, distinct and severable from the other provisions of this Agreement and that the invalidity or unenforceability of any Agreement provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. Further, if any provision of this Agreement is ruled invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction because of a conflict between the provision and any applicable law or p...ublic policy, the provision shall be redrawn to make the provision consistent with and valid and enforceable under the law or public policy. 11 11. No Set-Off by the Executive. The existence of any claim, demand, action or cause of action by the Executive against the Bank whether predicated upon this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Bank of any of its rights hereunder. View More

Severability. Each part, term or provision of this Agreement is severable from the others. Notwithstanding any possible future finding by a duly constituted authority that a particular part, term or provision is invalid, void or unenforceable, this Agreement has been made with the clear intention that the validity and enforceability of the remaining parts, terms and provisions shall not be affected thereby. Initials: /s/ LW 11. Construction. This Agreement shall be deemed drafted equally by all the parties. I...ts language shall be construed as a whole and according to its fair meaning. Any presumption or principle that the language is to be construed against any party shall not apply. The headings in this Agreement are only for convenience and are not intended to affect construction or interpretation. The plural includes the singular and the singular includes the plural; "and" and "or" are each used both conjunctively and disjunctively; "any," "all," "each," or "every" means "any and all, and each and every;" "including" and "includes" are each "without limitation;" and "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other similar compounds of the word "here" refer to the entire Agreement and not to any particular paragraph, subparagraph, section or subsection. View More

Severability. If any provision of this Separation Agreement is declared or determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining parts, terms or provisions will not be affected thereby, and such illegal, unenforceable or invalid part, term or provision will be deemed not to be part of this Separation Agreement.

Severability. If any provision (or any portion thereof) of this Agreement or the application thereof to any circumstance shall, for any reason and to any extent, be held to be void, invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement (and the remaining portions of any provision held void, invalid or unenforceable) shall not be affected thereby (and the application of such provision to other circumstances shall not be affected thereby), but rather shall continue in full force and effect and be... enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law. 7 12. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the Parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, express or implied, by any affiliate, officer, employee or representative of any Party hereto. View More

Severability. If any competent authority declares null and void in any jurisdiction any provision of this Agreement or the application of any provision to any person or situation, the validity or legality of the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of said provision to persons or situations different than those with respect to which it was declared null, shall not be affected. The prohibited or unenforceable provision shall be considered replaced by a provision valid and enforceable, which will be ...the closest to the expression of the intention of the forbidden or unenforceable provision. To the extent permitted by the applicable laws, the Parties hereby waive any legal provision that prohibits or declares unenforceable in arty respect any provision of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision on the contrary herein contained, if determined that any of said provision is prohibited or unenforceable with respect to any of the Parties, said provision shall not be enforceable with respect to the other Party. View More

Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted.

Severability. Any provision of this Waiver held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.