RITA MARIE GOMEZ, ET AL. V. CITY OF SANTA ANA

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Plaintiffs hereby agree that they will defend, indemnify and hold the City of Santa Ana harmless, from any and all statutory lions (medical, worker's compensation or otherwise) made in connection with incident(s) which serve as the basis for Plaintiffs' civil action, including all attorney's fees and costs incurred as a result of any liens. 10. TAX CONSEQUENCES The City of Santa Ana has made no representation about and takes no position on the tax consequences of this Settlement and Release. A dispute regarding the tax status of this Settlement and Release shall not affect the validity of this document. Plaintiffs have had an opportunity to discuss the potential tax consequences of this settlement with their own counsel, and/or financial advisors and insurance representatives, and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Santa Ana from any and all costs and assessments including, but not limited to delinquent taxes, penalties and/or assessments levied against the City of Santa Ana in connection with this Settlement and Release. 11. WARRANTY OF CAPACITY TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT Plaintiffs represent and warrant that no other person or entity has, or has had, any interest in the claims, demands, obligations, or causes of action referred to in this Settlement and Release, except as otherwise set forth herein; that Plaintiffs have the sole right and exclusive authority to execute this Settlement and Release and receive the sums specified in it; and that Plaintiffs have not sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed or otherwise disposed of any of the claims, demands, obligations or causes of action referred to in this Settlement and Release. 12. REPRESENTATION OF COMPREHENSION OF DOCUMENT In entering into this Settlement and Release, Plaintiffs represent that they have relied upon the advice of their attorney, who is the attorney of their own choice, concerning the legal and income tax consequences of this Settlement Agreement; that the terms of this Settlement and Release have been completely read and explained to Plaintiffs by their attorney of record; and that the terms of this Settlement and Release are fully understood and voluntarily accepted by Plaintiffs. 13.. GOVERNING LAW This Settlement and Release shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California. 14. SEVERABILITY Should any provision of this Settlement and Release be declared or determined by any court to be illegal or invalid, the validity of the remaining parts, terms or provisions shall not be affected thereby. 15. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS Page 4 of 6