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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC2005-745 - 7/7/2005 - NA.~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ RELEA~E AND ~ETTL~MENT ACR~~MENT THI~ RELEA~~ AND ~~fTL~ME~~" ~~REE~I~NT i~ b~ and b~~r~~n TEXA~ L.~~AL ~NT~RA~TI11~, LL~ {formerly T~~a~ LacaE In~era~~iv~, Inc. }~"TLI"~, a Texa~ iimited lia~~lit~r cor~~any and ~uh~lEy ov~rned ~u~~idia~y~~ NA~'~~NAL INF~R~IA~I~N ~~N~~~TIUM U~A ~NC. ~"NI~U~A"}, a Kan~~s c~rp~rafion, NI~ IN~., ~"N~~"} and t~r~ ~ITIf ~F ~ORPU~ ~h~RI~T`I ~her~i~afte~ refer~ed to as the "~ity"}, hereir~~ft~r referre~ t~ ~ol~ec~ively ~~ the "Parties"}. ~'hi~ ~e~ea~e ar~d ~etklement A~re~ment ~on~ern~ ~ont~a~t for r~etwork ma~nager serv~~~s betw~en the ~ity and TLI autharized by ~~t~r ~ouncil on Febru~ry 12, ~~~2 ~y ~Ilation n~mber ~~D~-~51 ~nd resultin~ from separ~t~ c~ntra~t~ be~ween the ~i~~ an~ ~'LI or b~tween the ~~~y and NI~L~~A ~~ b~~v~reen th~ ~ity ~n~ NI~ rega~d~ng ~on~~ut~r programr~ir~g or n~~work management servi~~~ to ~e ~rovided for the ~it~~ Ac~ordingl~, in ~~nsideratiar~ ~fthe r~utu~l promise~ ~nd b~ne~its ~et~orth her~in, and vth~r good and va~uable con~id~r~tion, the adequa~y ~n~ suffici~r~~~ af vuhi~h i~ ~cknov~r~e~g~d, 'fLl, ~VICU~A, NI~, and th~ ~it~ v~luntarily a~nd knov~r~ngl~ exe~ute this R~lea~e and ~~t~lementAgr~em~nt ~vith ~he expre~s ir~t~nt o~ex~inguishing th~ rigl~ts and ~blig~tion~ indicated belavu: ~it~ agre~~ to p~y ~n~ TLI~ NI~U~~ and NI~ ~~ree ta ~~cept, t~venty-t~ro tho~~ar~d s~ven hu~dr~~ ~i~hty~even dol~~rs ~nd fo~tyf~ur~ents ~~~~,~~7.44} a~full an~ ~~mplete p~~r~ent of tl~~ ou#~tan~ing TLI, NI~U~A~r N~~ invoic~s, and a~full ~nd c~mp[efe pa~rrr~~nt for all s~rvic~s perforrr~ed by TLI, I~I~U~~ ~r hfl~ ir~ ~elat~~r~ t~ the ~on~ract~ r~enti~ned ~bov~. Thi~ a~reer~ent t~rmin~fes respor~~ibiliti~s of ~he P~r~~e~ under th~ ~~~tra~ts menti~r~e~ ~~ov~. ~04~-7~5 O~I~SIO~ Pa~e 1 of ~ T'ex~s Local In~eractiv~, LL~ ~lu~ual Re[e~~~. TL~, IV~~U~A and N~~ and th~ ~i#y, ~v~th the int~r~ti~n of b~nding thern~elve~ a~nd a~l af the~~, as~ign~, ~gents, emplay~es, at~~rne~~, ~nd su~~e~s~rs in ~nteres# ~xp~essly REL~A~~ AND DI~~HAR~E ea~~ o~her ar~d a~l of ~heir in~urer~, ~~~igns, ~ttarneys, offi~ers, d~re~tors, s~ar~h~lder~, ernp~o~r~es, ~g~nt~, and pred~ces~ars and ~uc~e~sor~ En intere~t fr~n~ ~n~ and a~ll clair~~, demand~, d~bt~, ~~li~ati~ns, liabi~i~ie~, ~a~suits, co~ts, ~xper~~e~, ~ttorney'~ fe~s, ~aus~~ ~f action, ~udgr~ent~ and exe~u~ion~, a~~ ~ommon lav~r, ~ta~uto~y or at~~rwise, ~r~~#her ~~un~ing in ~~nt~act, in ~r~a~h of ~r~rrantyorin t~r~, ~uh~ther~ora~tuai, con~~qu~n~ial, orex~~~lary dama~e~, v~rhetherf~r n~gligent, gra~~ly n~~ligent or int~n~ional ~~ts ~romi~~ions o~ any ~nd a11 kind~, ~rhether li~~idat~d or ur~liqu~dat~d~ v~rhich TL1, I~I~~l~A~r NI~ ~n~ the ~~t~l h~v~ or r~ight ha~~, kn~~n ar unkna~n, nvuv existing or that a~i~e ~rereafter, dire~tly or indir~~tl~ attri~utable tv ~he netw~rk rr~~~ager ~~~vic~s cant~a~t~ betwe~n TLI and the ~ity, orsimii~r rnatt~r~ inc~u~ing, but n~t limite~ ~~, a11 m~tter~ uuhi~h are, or could have been ra~~~d in r~1a#~on ta the con~ract ~or n~t~~rork r~~~~~e~ ~ervi~es ~e~een the ~ity and 'TL1 ~uth~ri~ed b~ ~it~r ~~un~il on February 12, ~00~ b~ ~Il~~ion num~er ~~~~-~5~ ~nd resulting frorn sep~rat~ cvntra~ts bet~u~en tl~e ~~#~ and ~Li or ~etween th~ ~ity a~nd NICU~A, i~any, ar b~tw~en ~he ~ity and NI~, if any~ r~gardir~g c~mput~r programrning or networ~ managernent ser~r~ce~ to ~e pr~v~de~ ~~rthe ~ity. ~t is under~t~od ~nd agreed by the Par~ies that this i~ ~~ull and fina~ rele~~~ ~f ~i~puted ~la~ms, that th~ terms o~thi~ ~elea~~ and ~e~l~mer~~ A~reement ~re c~nt~actual and n~f iner~ly recitals, ~nd thatthis Rele~~e an~ ~et~l~mer~~Agr~ement i~ r~~de as ~~ur~ha~e of peace ~nd in the irr~~rest ~f harr~~n~r ~nd ~~onorny an~ tv avoi~ th~ ~xpen~e vf li~igatio~~ By t~i~ Releas~ and ~~ttle~nent Agreem~nt th~ Partie~ h~ve Pag~ ~ of ~ ~~rever bought their peac~ ~~ to all past, pre~en~ ~r ~uture c~nsequenc~s of the m~~ter~ des~ribed h~rein and in the r~feren~~d ~ett~em~n~~greem~nt, no r~atterv~rhat ~~o~e consequenc~s rnay be~ Entir~ A reement, Yhi~ Release ar~d ~~t#I~m~nt Agr~em~nt se~~ f~rt~ ~h~ ~ntire ~gr~~mer~t an~ understan~ing betw~en TL~, NI~U~A and NI~ a~n~ the ~ity as ta the ~ubject m~tter ~iscu~~~~ in thi~ ~o~ument an~ r~er~e~ an~ su~er~ede~ ~11 pr~or di~~us~i~ns, agr~emer~~~ ~nd underst~ndir~g~ ~f ~v~ry kir~~ and ~atur~ ~n~ong th~m, N~ par~~r ~hal! ~e ~~und b~ ~n~ cvndit~on, defir~ition, v~arr~nty or repre~entati~n, other ~har~ ~s e~cp~essly ~e~ forth or pravide~ f~r in ~his Re~~a~~ ar~d ~~ttlen~en~ Agreemen~. Ar~en~men#. Yhis R~~ease and ~e~tlem~nt Agreer~en~ r~a~ not be ~~nend~d, modifi~d, ~u~i~~d or ter~~nated ara~ly or dischar~~d ex~~~t b~ writin~ ~i~ne~ by a~l p~rtie~ to be ~aund ta ~uch amendm~nt vr r~o~if~c~tion. ~everabilit . In the eve~~ ~~at any one ~r rnor~ ~fthe provi~ior~~ ~f thi~ Re~e~~e and ~ettl~rr~ent ~ reementsh~ll, ~o~any r~~son, ~~r hetd invalid, ill~gal, ar unenfarce~ble in ~ an re~pect, ~u~h invalid~ty, ille~al~ty, ~r ~nenf~~ceablilit~r sha~l n~t aff~~t an~ other Y provisia~ of this ~~lea~~ ~~d ~~ttlerr~ent Agr~~ment. ~vn~tru~tion ~f A reem~nt. Thi~ Re~~ase ~nd Settlement~gr~ernent ~h~ll not ~~ constru~d ~~ f~vor of or ag~~n~t any pa~ty ~n the ba~is that the part~ did or did not author th~s Releas~ ~nd ~ettiernent Agr~em~nt. ~t i~ inter~de~ th~t th~s ~elea~~ ~nd ~e~tlemer~tA reer~~nt~hall be corr~~re~en~i~e i~ nature ~nd ~hall f~e ~~nstrued lib~ra~l}~ ~ to effect ~ts p~rposes. Headin s. A~ic~e ~n~ secti~~ hea~ing~ us~d in thi~ R~lea~e ~nd ~~ttler~~nt ~ reerr~ent ~re ~ar c~nv~nience on~~ and shall not af#ect th~ ~ar~~tr~cti~n, ~ Page 3 a~' G Vl~arranty of Under~~andi~. Th~ un~ersigned have e~ch r~~~ thi~ Release ~n~ ~~t#I~rnen~ ~greer~ent and ~nd~r~tand ~~I of it~ terrrr~. The R~le~~e ~n~ ~ettl~m~nt ~gr~emer~t i~ executed vol~ntariiy, v~rith full ~cno~l~al~e of it~ ~ignific~nc~ and ~i~h the advic~ vf co~ansel. ~, ~~. ~~E~UTE~ on ~hi~ the day of , ~~D~. STAT~ ~ ~ ~ F -~ ~~UNTY ~ TEi~A~ L.~~AL I~ITERA~Tl1~~, L.L~ ~- By+ ~ ~ ~ ~~m~: ~~- , ~ ~- Ti#le~ ~,~xa~~r~ r~- I~ ~4r~ ~ ~~ ~~ § ~ i ir~~~rurr~~n~ ~~~ ~~kn~~ried ~ bef re me or~ ~ ,~005, b Th s Y ~ E ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. , ~xa~ Loc~~ Inter~ct~ve, LL~, ~ T~~cas lirr~it~d ~iabilit~ compan~ on b~half af ~aid ~or~p~n~r~ -- - - - ~~..,~-..~.~..~.- ~ Not ~ub1{~~a~e o# ~~nsas ~LI b~ lC ~~~~8 Of ~ ~~ ~Y ~~~~I"~I ~ ~1~~ ~~ ~~ ~ , - . ~R!' ~p~~#me~t ~~!c~ ~~ ~ . Q~' ~ ~~ ~ ~~ :~~, ~~II~~~~ 11~~11~. ~ ~frP'x.. .~Fr~rt~~w.rr i rr•..l..hav-. .. -~arrici~AlIF4 ~~~,. ~ . i . . v~ ~~mm~~~i~n ~xp~res~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~ EX~~UTED on this ~h~ da~r o~ ,~~4~. .~.~.Y..:~.~ :;.Y.....:...,.`~ -- . r, . .R...,...,...... ~ No~~y ~b~~~t~e ~t ~ansas ~ ~~ ~, ~~~ ~,~ . ~-'~ ~~~~~f'I19~~ ~]~?r'~ _ ~.~ : , . ~, ., . - r41.}Y~. .. I~L.i/. :-}ri~~i+Y: ,..1+~tl4`4r~4r:~-+srt.Jr_.s~h ~~~A4."5'-r....ViIL ~~~~ r~+ w ~~_ ~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Tltle ~T~~~ ~~ ~ C~UNTY ~~ ~ ` ~ ~ ` Thi~ instrum~nt v~ra~ ~~kno~le~ged befor~ me ~n 4 ,~~~~, by ~~~~ ~"~ ~ Pre~i~ent of NI~U~A, Inc., a~Cansas c~rpora~ion, or~ ~ ~ behalf o~ s~id corpo~~tian. Pag~ 4 of ~ Nvta Public ~t~te of ~~~~ ~Y ~ k ~~ PrICI#ed nal"r'1e: ~ammis~ion expires~ ~ ~ ~ ~' ~ .~ ~ ~ E~E~UTED on this the ~~y of ,~~~~. NI~, In~. ~~ By: Name: ~ Ti~le: r ~TATE ~F ~ ~~ U NTY ~ F '~`~~ ~ i T~~~ in~~~~r~~nt ~va~ ~c~no~ledg~d ~efor~ me ~n , 20~~, h~ ~ ~ ~~ Au~~~ri~e~ ~ff~cer ~f NI~, ~nc~, a ~olorado ~orpor~~i~n, on ~~~alf o~~ai~ ca~por~tion. -, ~. . ,- -~..=-~ -- - Nvta ~ublic, ~ta~e o~ ~ ~1, b~c~Stat~ ot ~c~~c~ ~ Np~Of~ ~I1 N~`1~1 A' i.~W~~ ~I"111t~C~ Il~l'1''1~: ~ . ~ ~ ~ _ ~ u~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ;~ .~.,, ~ .~'~!~ ~I~~r~t ~x~.,, ~~ .,...,~. ~ . ~ , ~~ L~. . .., _. . .. ,. . . . .~~.. . .~ . _ Comml~~~on exp~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ..~. ~ Ex~~~te~ ~n this th~ ~ da~ ~~ , ~0~5: ~ ~TATE ~F ~~'~'lf ~ ~RPU~ ~HRI~`~I, T~XA~ ~~. , ~eor e ~. o~ ~i~~ an g~r § C~UNTY ~F r ~ his instrurnent ~ra~ ~~kn~~ledged ~~~re me ar~ ,~~0~, b ' ~~ ~'l Gt n ~ (i~ G~ h~- ~- ~' ~' ~~ Q ~~ . ~~ ' o , ,, ~~ ~ ~~~'~~' ~orparatio~, on ~JIJ r ~ - ~ b~half ~f sai~ ~~rparation. .. , .,.. p~ge 5 0~ b ~~: ~~no ~ ~ ~~~ ~ [ ~ i Na~al~y Publl~, State ~~ Print~~ ~r~me; ~~~ ~DI~CI~1~S1~11 ~i~ ir~~: ~~~ ~~~ ~~~, c~~n~e ~ar~s ~ }. , ~t ~~ My ~omm~s~ion ~xpires ~ r ~~~-~"'~~` ~1DY@Rl~@i ~~, ~~~ . . ~, ~~~~ ~ 0~ ~