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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...
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...
Any settlement requiring the indemnified party to admit liability, pay money, or take (or refrain from taking) any action, will require the indemnified party's prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld...
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"An indemnifying party's obligations under Section 9.1 do not apply to the extent that the Claim or Losses arise out of an indemnified party's negligence, fraud, willful misconduct, or breach of this Agreement.Excerpt from Stripe's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “An indemnifying party's obligations under Section 9.1 do not apply to the extent that the Claim or Losses arise out of an indemnified party's negligence, fraud, willful misconduct, or breach of this Agreement.”
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