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9.8 Binding Effect; Enforcement. The covenants, agreements, representations, and warranties contained herein will be binding upon, be enforceable by and inure to the benefit of the representatives, successors, and permitted assigns of the respective parties hereto. 9.9 Applicable Law. This Agreement will be construed and interpreted under, and governed and enforced according to, the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely therein. 9.10 Venue. In the event of any legal action to enforce or interpret this Agreement, the sole and exclusive venue shall be the Superior Court of California in Orange County and the Parties hereby agree to and do hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such court. 9.11 Attorneys' Fees. If any Party to this Agreement shall bring any action or proceeding for any relief against the other, declaratory or otherwise, in any way arising out of or in connection this Agreement and/or the Property,the losing Party shall pay to the prevailing Party a reasonable sum for attorneys' fees and costs (including without limitation expert witness fees) incurred in bringing or defending such action or proceeding or enforcing any judgment granted therein, all of which shall be deemed to have accrued upon the commencement of such action or proceeding and shall be paid whether or not such action or proceeding is prosecuted to final judgment. Any judgment or order entered in such action or proceeding shall contain a specific provision providing for the recovery of attorneys' fees and costs, separate from the judgment, incurred in enforcing such judgment. The prevailing Party shall be determined by the trier of fact based upon an assessment of which Party's major arguments or positions taken in the proceedings could fairly be said to have prevailed over the other Party's major arguments or positions on major disputed issues. For the purposes of this Section, attorneys' fees shall include, without limitation, fees incurred in the following: (1)post-judgment motions; (2) contempt proceedings; (3)garnishment, levy and debtor and third party examinations; (4) discovery; and (5)bankruptcy litigation. 9.12 Construction. The provisions of this Agreement shall not be construed in favor of or against either Party, but shall be construed as if both Parties prepared this Agreement. 9.13 Interpretation. The paragraph and section headings in this Agreement are solely for convenience and will not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect the meaning or construction of any part of this Agreement. Any pronoun used in this Agreement will be deemed to cover all genders. The terms "include," "including," and similar terms will be construed as if followed by the phrase "without being limited to." The term "or" has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase "and/or." The words "hereof," "herein," "hereby," "hereunder," and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision or section of this Agreement. Words in this Agreement importing the singular number will mean and include the plural number,and vice versa. 9.14 No Waiver. No waiver by a Party of a breach of any of the terms,covenants, or conditions of this Agreement by the other shall be construed or held to be a waiver of any succeeding or preceding breach of the same or any other term, covenant or condition contained herein. No waiver of any default by a Party shall be implied from any omission by the other Party to take any action on account of such default if such default persists or is repeated and no express 21