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persons and property, including death, arising out of or related to Licensee's use of the License Area, the entry by any Licensee Party on the License Area or surrounding property, or Licensee's breach or default in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that Licensee will not be obligated to indemnify the Covered Parties from any claims arising solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of a Covered Party or as to the adjudicated extent of a Covered Parties negligence. If any action or proceeding is brought against any Covered Party by reason of any such claim, Licensee, upon receipt of written notice from Covered Party, shall defend the same at Licensee's expense with legal counsel reasonably acceptable to Covered Party. Payment shall not be a condition precedent to recovery under any indemnification in this Agreement, and a finding of liability or an obligation to indemnify shall not be a condition precedent to the duty to defend. The provisions of this Section 10 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement. 10. Miscellaneous. 10.1 Entire Agreement, Waiver and Amendments. This Agreement incorporates all of the terms and conditions mentioned herein, or incidental hereto, and supersedes all negotiations and previous agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. All waivers of the provisions of this Agreement must be in writing and signed by the appropriate authorities of the party to be charged. Any amendment or modification to this Agreement must be in writing and executed by the appropriate authorities of the City and Licensee. 10.2 Severabilitv. If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, unless and to the extent the rights and obligations of one or both parties has been materially altered or abridged by such holding. 10.3 No Assignment. Licensee shall not assign or transfer or otherwise convey any interest in this Agreement to any party without the express prior written consent of City, which consent may be withheld in City's sole and absolute discretion. 10A Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California. 10.5 Litigation Ex e>) nses If either party to this Agreement commences an action against the other party to this Agreement arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees, expert witness fees, costs of investigation, and costs of suit from the losing party. 10.6 Authority. The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of the parties hereto represent and warrant to the other party that they are duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of such party, and by so executing this Agreement, said party is formally bound to the provisions of this Agreement. Page 4 of 5