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Defending Party Control of Claim Settlement

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Indemnifying Party will have the sole authority to defend or settle a Claim

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The indemnified party must tender sole control of the indemnified portion of the Third-Party Legal Proceeding to the indemnifying party, subject to the following: (i) the indemnified party may appoint its own non-controlling counsel, at its own expense...

Synthesia Medium

no settlement may be entered into by an indemnifying party, without the express written consent of the indemnified parties...if (i) the third party asserting the claim is a government agency, (ii) the settlement arguably involves the making of admissions...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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giving the defending party the right to fully control the defense and settlement of the Claim provided, however, that any settlement unconditionally releases Customer Parties or Smartsheet Parties subject to the Claim of all liability...

Excerpt from Smartsheet's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Smartsheet Terms of Service
Entity
Smartsheet
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
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Record ID
CA-P-076223
Document ID
CA-D-00711
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Citation Record
Entity: Smartsheet
Document: Smartsheet Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-076223
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/smartsheet/smartsheet-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-076223/defending-party-control-of-claim-settlement/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Smartsheet's Defending Party Control of Claim Settlement clause do?

The clause states: “giving the defending party the right to fully control the defense and settlement of the Claim provided, however, that any settlement unconditionally releases Customer Parties or Smartsheet Parties subject to the Claim of all liability...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 233 platforms. See the full comparison.

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