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compensation for any other claimed damages, costs, or attorneys fees in connection with the matters
<br /> encompassed in this Agreement.
<br /> 5. Plaintiffs acknowledge and agree that Defendants have made no representations
<br /> regarding the tax consequences of any amounts received pursuant to this Agreement. Plaintiffs agree
<br /> that they and they alone are liable for all taxes, if any, which are owed by them on any amount
<br /> received hereunder including interest and penalties.Plaintiffs will hold Defendants harmless from any
<br /> and all claims made by federal,state,or local taxing authorities against Plaintiffs on amounts owed by
<br /> them.
<br /> 5. Separate and apart from tax liens, Plaintiffs will hold the City harmless from any and all
<br /> lien holders of any kind, including liens for medical care or medical expenses owed to private insurance
<br /> companies,Medi-Care or Medi-Cal, or any other medical providers,to whom Plaintiffs or their attorneys
<br /> are indebted.Plaintiffs further acknowledge that they and not the City are responsible for compromising
<br /> any liens related to,or arising from,this Action.
<br /> (Plaintiff,Telesfora Mendoza de Ascension Initials)
<br /> (Plaintiff,Matilde Ascencio de Juarez Initials)
<br /> 7. Plaintiffs represent that,with the exception of this Action and the government tort claim
<br /> associated therewith and submitted to the City of Santa Ana, t h e y h a v e not filed any
<br /> complaints, claims, or actions against Defendants including any of its officers, agents, directors,
<br /> supervisors,employees, or representatives of Defendants with any state,federal,or local agency or court
<br /> and that they will not do so at any time hereafter as it relates to this Action and that if any agency or
<br /> court assumes jurisdiction of any complaint, claim, or action against Defendants on Plaintiffs'behalf,
<br /> Plaintiffs will direct that agency or court to withdraw and dismiss the matter with prejudice.
<br /> S. The Parties hereto hereby agree that all rights under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the
<br /> State of California are hereby waived. Civil Code Section 1542 provides as follows:
<br /> "A general release noes not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or
<br /> suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release,which if
<br /> known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the
<br /> debtor."
<br /> 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of Civil Code section 1542, each party hereby
<br /> irrevocably and unconditionally releases and forever discharges each other party and each and all of its
<br /> officers, agents, directors, supervisors, employees, representatives, and its successors and assigns and
<br /> all persons acting by,through,under,or in concert with each other party from any and all charges,
<br /> complaints,claims,and liabilities ofany kind or nature whatsoever,known or unknown,suspected or
<br /> unsuspected(hereinafter referred to as"claim"or"claims")which each releasing party at any time
<br /> heretofore had or claimed to have or which each releasing party at any time hereafter may have or claim
<br /> to have,incidental to the incident(s)which form the basis of the Action.
<br /> 10. Each person signing below represents that they have reviewed all aspects of this
<br /> Agreement,that the Agreement has been carefully read and fully explained to therm and that they
<br /> understand every provision of this Agreement,that they understand that in agreeing to this document
<br /> they are releasing each party hereby from any and all claims they may have against each party released,
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