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it, at the same or different times, of any other rights or remedies for the same default or any other default by the other party. 13. Litigation Matters. The Municipal and Superior Courts of the State of California in the County of Orange shall have the exclusive jurisdiction of any litigation between the parties arising out of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed under, the laws of the State of California. In addition to any other rights or remedies, either party may take legal action, in law or in equity, to cure, correct, or remedy any default, to recover damages for any default, to compel specific performance of this Agreement, to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief, or to obtain any other remedy consistent with the purposes of this Agreement. The rights and remedies of the parties are cumulative and the exercise by any party of one or more of such rights or remedies shall not preclude the exercise by it, at the same or different times, of any other rights or remedies for the same default or any other default by any other party. First American shall indemnify the City from any lawsuit brought within the applicable statute of limitations by any direct assignee of First American referred to in this Agreement, but only as to any cause of action in such lawsuit that specifically asserts that such direct assignee's development rights, as existing on the Effective Date of this Agreement, were detrimentally affected by City and First American having entered into this Agreement. Service of process on the public entity parties to this Agreement shall be made in the manner required by law for service on a public entity. Service of process on the private entity parties to this Agreement shall be made in any manner permitted by law and shall be effective whether served within or outside of California. 14. Interpretation; Severability, The terms of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the meaning of the language used and shall not ,be construed for or against either party by reason of the authorship of this Agreement or any other rule of construction which might otherwise apply. The Paragraph/Section headings are for purposes of convenience only, and shall not be construed to limit or extend the meaning of this Agreement. Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable from the whole. If any provision of this Agreement shall be found contrary to law, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force. 15. Notices. Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices required to be delivered under this Agreement or under applicable law shall be (i) personally delivered, or (ii) delivered by United States mail, prepaid, certified, return receipt requested, or (iii) delivered by reputable document delivery service that provides a receipt showing date and time of delivery, or (iv) by telecopier or facsimile transmission provided the original of the notice is concurrently delivered by one of the methods prescribed in clauses (i) through (iii). Notices personally delivered or delivered by a document delivery service or shall be effective upon, receipt. Notices delivered by mail shall be effective at Noon on the third business day following dispatch. Notices delivered by telecopier/ 394/016555-0002/3124650.19 05/26/00 - 1 4 -