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Exhibit
10.28
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PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
AND
CLINICAL SUPPLY
AGREEMENT
This Clinical Supply Agreement (the
“ Agreement ”) is made as of June 30, 2004, (the
“ Effective Date ”) by and among Cambrex Bio
Science Walkersville, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
CBSW ”), Smith & Nephew Wound Management (La
Jolla), a Delaware partnership (“ SNWMLJ ”),
Inamed Medical Products Corporation, a California corporation
(“ Inamed ”), and SkinMedica, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“ SkinMedica ”, and each of SNWMLJ,
Inamed or SkinMedica individually referred to as “
Client ” and collectively referred to as “
Clients ”, and each of CBSW and Clients individually
referred to as “ Party ” and collectively
referred to as the “ Parties ”).
RECITALS
A. CBSW operates a
multi-client production facility located at 8830 Biggs Ford Road,
Walkersville, Maryland 21793 (the “ Facility
”).
B. Clients desire to have
CBSW develop one or more processes to produce cell banks containing
human cells and intended for therapeutic use in humans, and
thereafter to produce such cell banks, and CBSW desires to develop
such process and produce such cell banks.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises and
covenants hereinafter set forth, CBSW, SNWMLJ, Inamed and
SkinMedica, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as
follows:
AGREEMENT
1. D
EFINITIONS
When used in this Agreement,
capitalized terms will have the meanings as defined below and
throughout the Agreement. Unless the context indicates otherwise,
the singular will include the plural and the plural will include
the singular.
1.1 “
Affiliate ” means a legal entity that, directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with a Party. For
purposes of this definition only, “control” and, with
correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and
“under common control with” means (a) the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management or
policies of a legal entity, whether through the ownership of voting
securities or by contract relating to voting rights or corporate
governance, or (b) the ownership, directly or indirectly, of more
than 50% of the voting securities or other ownership interest of a
legal entity; provided, however , that if local law
restricts foreign ownership, control will be established by direct
or indirect ownership of the maximum ownership percentage that may,
under such local law, be owned by foreign interests.
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1.2 “
Batch ” means a specific quantity of Product that is
intended to have uniform character and quality, within specified
limits, and is produced according to a single manufacturing order
during the same cycle of manufacture
1.3 “ Batch
Record ” means the production record pertaining to a
Batch.
1.4 “ CBSW
Inventions ” means any know-how, media, assays, methods
or other inventions, whether or not patentable, conceived,
developed or reduced to practice by CBSW: (a) on or before the
Effective Date; or (b)(i) in connection with the performance of the
Development Plan or the Production Plan, and (ii) relating
generally to CBSW’s business of producing biological
materials; but excluding any Client Inventions.
1.5 “ CBSW
Operating Documents ” means the standard operating
procedures, standard manufacturing procedures, raw material
specifications, protocols, validation documentation, and supporting
documentation, such as environmental monitoring, for operation and
maintenance of the Facility and CBSW equipment used in the process
of producing the Product, excluding any of the foregoing that are
unique to the manufacture of Product.
1.6 “ CBSW
Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section
14.1.
1.7 “
cGMP ” means current Good Manufacturing Practices as
contained in 21 CFR Parts 210 and 211 as amended from time to
time.
1.8 “ Change
Order ” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.2.
1.9 “ Client
Development Materials ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3.
1.10 “ Client
Inventions ” means: (a) any know-how or inventions,
whether or not patentable, conceived, developed or reduced to
practice by one or more Clients (i) on or before the Effective
Date, or (ii) in connection with the performance of the Development
Plan or the Production Plan; and (b) any patentable inventions
conceived, developed or reduced to practice by CBSW, solely or
jointly with one or more Clients, directly in the course of
performance of the Development Plan or Production Plan and relating
to Product and/or the manufacture or use thereof, including,
without limitation, the Process and any related Master Production
Record (excluding any CBSW Operating Documents or CBSW Confidential
Information included therein).
1.11 “ Client
Materials ” means the Client Development Materials and
the Client Production Materials.
1.12 “ Client
Personnel ” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.8.1
1.13 “ Client
Production Materials ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2.
1.14 “
Commencement Date ” means the date set forth in the
Production Plan for the commencement of the production of the
Product.
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1.15 “
Development Plan ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.
1.16 “
FDA ” means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and
any successor agency thereof.
1.17 “ Lead
Time ” has the meaning set forth in the Production
Plan.
1.18 “ Master
Production Record ” means the documentation developed
jointly by CBSW and Clients that contains a detailed description of
the Process, Materials, Chemicals, Equipment, Aids and any other
instructions to be followed by CBSW in the production of the
Product.
1.19 “
Materials ” means all raw materials and supplies to be
used in the production of the Product.
1.20 “
Monthly Fee ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule
8.1, attached hereto and hereby incorporated herein by
reference.
1.21 “
Process ” means the manufacturing process for the
Product pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
1.22 “
Product ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule 1.22
attached hereto and hereby incorporated herein by
reference.
1.23 “
Product Unit ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule
1.22.
1.24 “
Product Warranties ” means those warranties as
specifically stated in Section 4.1.
1.25 “
Production Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.1.
1.26 “
Production Suite ” means a production facility and
associated common space that is validated and meets FDA standards
and applicable guidelines.
1.27 “
Production Term ” means the period commencing on the
Commencement Date and terminating on the date of expiration or
termination of this Agreement.
1.28 “
Regulatory Approval ” means the approval by the FDA to
market and sell the Product in the United States.
1.29 “
SOP ” means a standard operating procedure.
1.30 “
Specifications ” means the Product specifications set
forth in Schedule 1.22 attached hereto, or as modified by the
Parties in connection with the production of a particular Batch of
Product hereunder.
1.31 “ Third
Party ” means any party other than CBSW, Clients or their
respective Affiliates.
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2. P ROCESS D
EVELOPMENT
2.1 Development Plan .
If development of the Process is to be performed by CBSW, the
Parties will collaborate to develop a final plan describing the
activities to be performed by the Parties, or to be subcontracted
by CBSW to Third Parties, in the development of the Process and the
Master Production Record (the “ Development Plan
”). A draft outline of the Development Plan is included in
Schedule 2.1. The final Development Plan will be binding on the
Parties if and when signed by all Parties. If development of the
Process is to be performed by CBSW under the terms of this
Agreement and the Parties are unable to agree on a final
Development Plan within 90 days after the Effective Date, any Party
may terminate this Agreement by written notice effective upon
receipt.
2.2 Modification of
Development Plan . Should Clients want to change the
Development Plan or to include additional services to be provided
by CBSW, Clients may in a written notice executed by each of them
propose to CBSW an amendment to the Development Plan with the
desired changes or additional services (“ Change Order
”). If CBSW determines that it has the resources and
capabilities to accommodate such Change Order, CBSW will prepare a
modified version of the Development Plan reflecting such Change
Order and will submit such modified version of the Development Plan
to Clients for review and comment. The modified Development Plan
shall be binding on the Parties only if signed by all Parties,
whereafter such modified version of the Development Plan will be
deemed to have replaced the prior version of the Development
Plan.
2.3 Client
Deliverables . Within the time period specified in the
Development Plan, Clients will provide CBSW with (a) the materials
listed in the Development Plan, and any handling instructions,
protocols, SOPs and other documentation necessary to maintain the
properties of such materials for the performance of the Development
Plan or the Production Plan, and (b) any protocols, SOPs and other
information and documentation in possession or control of Clients
and necessary for the performance of the Development Plan, the
preparation of the Master Production Record, and the manufacture of
Product pursuant to the Master Production Record in conformance
with cGMP, including, without limitation, process information,
SOPs, development data and reports, quality control assays, raw
material specifications (including vendor, grade and
sampling/testing requirements), product and sample packing and
shipping instructions, and product specific cleaning and
decontamination information, (collectively, the “ Client
Development Materials ”).
2.4 Performance by
CBSW . Subject to the provision by Clients of the Client
Development Materials pursuant to Section 2.3, CBSW will use
commercially reasonable efforts to perform, directly or, subject to
written approval by each of the Clients (such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld), through a Third Party contractor, the
Development Plan in a professional and workmanlike manner in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement. CBSW will use
commercially reasonable efforts promptly to notify Clients of any
material delays that arise during the performance of the
Development Plan.
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2.5 Master Production
Record.
2.5.1 Based on the
Process developed by CBSW and Clients pursuant to the Development
Plan, CBSW will prepare the Master Production Record for the
Process. Clients will inform CBSW of any specific requirements
Clients may have relating to the Master Production Record,
including, without limitation, any information or procedures
Clients wish to have incorporated therein. If CBSW intends to
include in the Master Production Record the use of any assay,
medium, or other technology that is not commercially available,
CBSW will inform Clients of such intention and the Parties will
meet to discuss and attempt to agree in good faith on the terms of
use of such non-commercially available materials or technology in
the Process.
2.5.2 Clients will
cooperate with CBSW to assist CBSW to develop the Master Production
Record and Process, including, without limitation, by providing
CBSW with additional information and procedures as may be required
to create the Master Production Record, Process, and/or any of the
following: (i) manufacturing process information, SOPs, development
reports, (ii) quality control assays, (iii) raw material
specifications (including vendor, grade and sampling/testing
requirements), (iv) Product and sample packing and shipping
instructions, (v) Product specific cleaning and decontamination
information, (vi) Product Specifications.
2.5.3 CBSW will
deliver a draft version of the Master Production Record to Clients
for review and approval, within the time period specified in the
Development Plan. Clients will notify CBSW in writing of any
objections to the Master Production Record, and upon such
notification, representatives of CBSW and Clients will meet
promptly to resolve such objections.
2.5.4 The Process,
Master Production Record, Specifications, and any improvements or
modifications thereto developed during the term of this Agreement,
but excluding any CBSW Operating Documents or CBSW Confidential
Information included in any of the foregoing, will be deemed
Confidential Information of Clients and subject to the provisions
set forth in Section 9. Each of the Clients has the right to use
(itself or through a Third Party) the Process and/or the Master
Production Record, conditioned on the following: such Client and
any such Third Party must agree in writing to protect CBSW
Confidential Information contained therein and such Client’s
and/or any such Third Party’s use shall be limited to uses
related to Product.
3. M ANUFACTURE O
F P RODUCT ; O RDER P
ROCESS ; D ELIVERIES
3.1 Production Plan .
Together with the draft version of the Master Production Record
described in Section 2.5.3 above, CBSW will deliver to Clients for
review and comment, a proposed final plan describing the activities
to be performed by CBSW, or to be subcontracted by CBSW to Third
Parties, in the production of the Product (the “
Production Plan ”). CBSW will deliver the proposed
final Production Plan within the time period set forth in Schedule
3.1. A draft outline of the Production Plan is included in Schedule
3.1, attached hereto and hereby incorporated herein by reference.
The final Production Plan will be binding on the Parties if and
when signed by all Parties. If the Parties are unable to agree on a
final Production Plan within 90 days after the time period
specified in Schedule 3.1 for the first submission of such plan by
CBSW to Clients, Clients may collectively agree to terminate this
Agreement by written notice signed by each of them effective upon
receipt by CBSW.
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3.2 Client
Deliverables. Within the time period specified in the
Production Plan, Clients will provide CBSW with (a) the materials
listed in the Production Plan required for the production of the
Product, and any handling instructions, protocols, SOPs and other
documentation necessary to maintain the properties of such
materials for the performance of the Production Plan (collectively,
the “ Client Production Materials ”).
3.3 Commencement Date
. The Production Plan will include a Commencement Date agreed upon
by the Parties.
3.4 Forecasting and Order
Process . A development and production timeline for delivery of
Product will be jointly developed with CBSW and Clients.
Commercially reasonable efforts on the part of the Parties will be
made to deliver on the dates set forth in the Development Plan and
Production Plan.
3.5 Manufacture by
CBSW . During the Production Term, CBSW will use commercially
reasonable efforts to manufacture, package, ship, handle quality
assurance and quality control for the Product, all as set forth in
the Production Plan, and to deliver to Clients the quantities of
Product requested by Clients pursuant to Section 3.4, all in
accordance with the terms set forth in Section 3.6
below.
3.6 Packaging and
Shipping . CBSW will package and label the Product for shipment
in accordance with the Master Production Record and CBSW’s
standard practices in effect at the time of performance by CBSW.
CBSW will ship the Product FCA (Incoterms 2000) delivered at the
Facility to a common carrier designated by Clients to CBSW in
writing not less than ten days prior to scheduled delivery date set
forth in the applicable order submitted pursuant to Section 3.4.
Clients will provide to CBSW one or more account numbers with the
selected carrier and will pay for all shipping costs in connection
with each shipment of Product. Each shipment will be accompanied by
the documentation listed in the Production Plan. CBSW will use
commercially reasonable efforts to deliver each shipment of Product
to Clients (or the designated individual Client agreed to by the
Clients) on the requested delivery date for such shipment. Should
CBSW at any time during the term of this Agreement have reason to
believe that it will be unable to meet a delivery date, CBSW will
promptly notify each of the Clients.
3.7 Records . CBSW
will maintain accurate records for the production of the Product,
as required by applicable laws and regulations. CBSW will retain
possession and ownership of the Master Production Record, all Batch
Records and CBSW Operating Documents, and will make copies thereof
available to Clients upon any Client’s request and at the
requesting Client’s expense. CBSW Operating Documents will
remain CBSW Confidential Information. Clients will have the right
to use and reference any of the foregoing in connection with a
filing for Regulatory Approval of the Product or as otherwise
authorized by the Agreement.
3.7.1
Accessibility . All documents developed and produced by one
or more Clients and CBSW or documents that have been jointly
developed by the Parties
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relating to or used in the preparation
or production of Product shall be accessible and provided to
Clients and, upon written request from each of the Clients or
pursuant to applicable law, to a Third Party (examples: Regulatory
agency, partner of SNWMLJ). However, if such documents are given to
a Third Party other than a regulatory agency, any such Third Party
must agree in writing to protect CBSW Confidential Information
contained therein, and each Client’s and/or any such Third
Party’s use shall be limited to uses related to Product. One
(1) year after the Effective Date, the reasonable cost of providing
accessibility of the documentation to any Third Party other than a
regulatory agency shall be passed through to the Client requesting
such access.
3.7.2 Retention . All
documents used in the production of Product will be maintained and
retained by CBSW for a minimum time period of 30 years after
manufacture of Product. Any exceptions must be approved by each of
the Clients in writing.
3.8 C LIENT
A CCESS .
3.8.1 Each
Client’s employees and agents (including its independent
contractors) (collectively, “ Client Personnel
”) may participate in the production of the Product in such
capacities as may be approved in writing in advance by CBSW. Client
Personnel working at the Facility are required to comply with
CBSW’s Operating Documents and any other applicable CBSW
facility and/or safety policies.
3.8.2 Client Personnel
working at the Facility will be and remain employees of the
applicable Client, and the applicable Client will be solely
responsible for the payment of compensation for such Client
Personnel (including applicable Federal, state and local
withholding, FICA and other payroll taxes, workers’
compensation insurance, health insurance, and other similar
statutory and fringe benefits). The applicable Client covenants and
agrees to maintain workers’ compensation benefits and
employers’ liability insurance as required by applicable
Federal and Maryland laws with respect to all Client Personnel
working at the Facility.
3.8.3 The applicable
Client will pay for the reasonable cost of repairing or replacing
(to the extent that CBSW determines, in its reasonable judgment,
that repairs cannot be adequately effected) any property of CBSW
damaged or destroyed by its Client Personnel, provided such Client
shall not be liable for repair or replacement costs resulting from
ordinary wear and tear.
3.8.4 Client Personnel
authorized to have access to the Facility will abide by the
security procedures established by CBSW. The applicable Client will
be liable for any breaches of security by its Client Personnel. In
addition, the applicable Client will reimburse CBSW for the cost of
any lost security cards issued to its Client Personnel, at the rate
of $50 per security card. All Client Personnel will agree to abide
by CBSW policies and SOPs established by CBSW, and will sign a
confidentiality agreement in the then-current form used by
CBSW.
3.9 Disclaimers .
Clients acknowledge and agree that CBSW will not engage in any
Product refinement or development of the Product, other than as
expressly set forth in this Agreement. Clients acknowledge and
agree that CBSW Parties have not participated in the invention or
testing of any Product, and have not evaluated its safety or
suitability for use in humans or otherwise.
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3.10 Client Insurance
. Each Client will maintain, at all times during the Term of this
Agreement and for *** years thereafter, a products liability
insurance policy (the “ Insurance Policy ”) with
limits of not less than *** per occurrence, and will provide a
Certificate of Insurance to CBSW that the Insurance Policy has been
endorsed to designate CBSW as an additional named insured. Each
Client will maintain the Insurance Policy with an insurance company
that is licensed to do business in the State of Maryland and that
is reasonably acceptable to CBSW. Each Client must give at least 30
days’ prior written notice to CBSW before the Insurance
Policy can be terminated.
3.11 CBSW will
maintain during the Term of this Agreement and for *** years
thereafter, a liability insurance policy (the “ CBSW
Insurance Policy ”) with limits of not less than ***
per occurrence, and will provide a Certificate of Insurance to each
Client that the Insurance Policy has been endorsed to designate
each Client as an additional named insured. CBSW will maintain the
CBSW Insurance Policy with an insurance company that is licensed to
do business in the State of Maryland and that is reasonably
acceptable to each Client. CBSW must give at least 30 days’
prior written notice to each Client before the Insurance Policy can
be terminated.
4. P RODUCT W
ARRANTIES ; A CCEPTANCE A
ND R EJECTION O F P
RODUCTS
4.1 Product Warranties
. CBSW warrants that any Product manufactured by CBSW pursuant to
this Agreement, at the time of delivery pursuant to Section 3.6:
(a) conforms to the Specifications; (b) was manufactured in
accordance with the Master Production Record; and (c) was
manufactured in accordance with cGMP. Documentation demonstrating
the above statement will be provided at the request of any Client
in the form of certificates of conformance, certificates of
analysis or other forms of documentation reasonably requested by
such Client.
4.2 Approval of
Shipment.
4.2.1 When a shipment
of Product ordered by Clients pursuant to Section 3.4 is ready for
delivery, CBSW will notify Clients and supply Clients with the
required shipping documentation set forth in the Production Plan.
CBSW will not ship any shipment of Product until the required
shipping documentation for such shipment has been approved in
writing by each of the Clients.
4.2.2 Clients will
have *** after receipt of all documentation specified in the
Production Plan for each shipment of Product (such period, the
“ Acceptance Period ”) to review such
documentation. If any Client asserts that the Product does not
comply with the warranties set forth in Section 4.1 above (“
Product Warranties ”), such Client will deliver to
CBSW, in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in Section
16.4 hereof, written notice of disapproval (the “
Disapproval Notice ”) of such Product, stating in
reasonable detail the basis for such assertion of non-compliance
with the Product Warranties. If a valid Disapproval Notice is
received by CBSW during the Acceptance Period, then CBSW and
Clients will provide one another with all related paperwork and
records (including, but not limited to, quality control tests)
relating to both the production of the Product and the Disapproval
Notice.
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4.2.3 If one or more
Clients do not approve or disapprove the shipment of Product
, within the Acceptance Period, CBSW will charge storage
fees at the then current rate for such Product. CBSW’s
current storage rates are set forth in Schedule 8.1.
4.3 Dispute
Resolution.
4.3.1 CBSW and Clients
will attempt to resolve any dispute regarding the conformity of a
shipment of Product with the Product Warranties. If such dispute
cannot be settled within 45 days of the submission by each Party of
such related paperwork and records to the other Parties,
and:
(a) if the Product is
alleged not to conform with the Product Warranties set forth in
Section 4.1(a), then Clients will submit a sample of the batch of
the disputed shipment to an independent testing laboratory of
recognized repute selected by Clients and approved by CBSW (such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) for analysis,
under Quality Assurance approved procedures, of the conformity of
such shipment of Product with the Specifications. The costs
associated with such analysis by such independent testing
laboratory will be paid by the Party whose assessment of the
conformity of the shipment of Product with the Specifications was
mistaken. The determination by the independent testing laboratory,
unless clearly erroneous, will be final and binding on the
Parties.
(b) If the Product is
alleged not to conform with the Product Warranties set forth in
Section 4.1(b) or 4.1(c), such dispute will be submitted to an
arbitrator located in the state where the Product is manufactured,
with adequate scientific background and training, and selected
jointly by CBSW and Clients. Such arbitrator, employing the
Commercial Arbitration rules of the American Arbitration
Association, will determine whether the Product is in
non-conformance with the Product Warranties set forth in Section
4.1(b) or 4.1(c), and such arbitrator’s findings, unless
clearly erroneous, will be final and binding on the Parties. The
costs and expenses associated with the retention of such arbitrator
will be shared equally by each Party that does not prevail in the
arbitration proceeding.
4.4 Remedies for
Non-Conforming Product.
4.4.1 In the event
that the Parties agree, or an independent testing laboratory or an
arbitrator determines, pursuant to Section 4.3, that a Batch of
Product fails to conform to the Product Warranties due to the
failure of: (a) CBSW personnel properly to execute the Master
Production Record, (b) CBSW personnel to comply with cGMP, (c) the
Facility utilities, then CBSW will initiate and produce, within
three (3) months of a final determination by either the Parties,
the laboratory or the arbitrator as to that Batch of
Products’ failure to conform to the Product Warranties, for
Clients sufficient quantities of Product to replace the
non-conforming portion of such Batch of Product (the “
Production Rerun ”), in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement and at no additional cost to Clients, or (d) CBSW
to otherwise comply with its the obligations under this
Agreement.
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4.4.2 In the event
that the Parties agree, or an independent testing laboratory or an
arbitrator determines, pursuant to Section 4.3, that a Batch of
Product fails to conform to the Product Warranties for any reason
other than as set forth in Section 4.4.1, then CBSW will produce
for Clients a Production Rerun at Clients’
expense.
4.4.3 The Parties
acknowledge and agree that after the first *** consecutive attempts
at replacement, Clients shall be entitled to request that CBSW
continue to perform Production Reruns until Product is produced
that conforms with the Product Warranties or Clients may terminate
the Agreement by providing written notice executed by each of them
to CBSW. Clients acknowledge and agree that the remedies with
respect to the failure of Product to conform with any of the
Product Warranties are the remedies as set forth in this Section
4.4, and in furtherance thereof, Clients hereby waive all other
remedies at law or in equity regarding the foregoing
claims.
5. D AMAGE
OR D ESTRUCTION OF M
ATERIALS AND / OR P
RODUCT
5.1 Remedies . If
during the manufacture of Product pursuant to this Agreement,
Product and/or Materials are destroyed or damaged by CBSW
Personnel, and such damage or destruction resulted from
CBSW’s failure to execute the Process in conformity with the
Master Production Record, then, except as provided in Section 5.2
below, CBSW will provide Clients with additional Product production
time equal to the actual time lost because of the destruction or
damage of the Product and/or Materials, without charging Clients a
Monthly Fee for such additional time and will replace such Product
and/or Materials at no additional cost to Clients. Clients
acknowledge and agree that the sole remedy with respect to damaged
or destroyed Materials and/or Product (except for the
non-conformity of shipped Product described in Section 4) is as set
forth in this Section 5.1, and in furtherance thereof, Clients
hereby waive all other remedies at law or in equity regarding the
foregoing claims.
5.2 Limitations .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the preceding
Section 5.1, if during the manufacture of Product pursuant to this
Agreement, Product or Materials are destroyed or damaged by CBSW
Personnel while CBSW Personnel were acting at the direction of
Client Personnel and the destruction or damage was a result of such
direction, then CBSW will have no liability to any Client as the
result of such destruction or damage.
5.3 Dispute Resolution
. CBSW and Clients will attempt to resolve any dispute including
the liability of CBSW under Section 5.1 or 5.2, but if such dispute
cannot be settled within 30 days after the occurrence of the
applicable damage or destruction, then the dispute will be
submitted to an arbitrator located in Maryland, with the requisite
scientific background and training, and selected jointly by CBSW
and Clients. Such arbitrator, employing the Commercial Arbitration
Rules of the American Arbitration Association, will determine the
cause of such damage or destruction, and such arbitrator’s
findings, unless clearly erroneous, will be final and binding. The
costs and expenses of such arbitrator will be shared equally by
each Party that does not prevail in the arbitration
proceeding.
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