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5 <br />complete satisfaction of the Safety Insurers’ purported obligations, past, present and future, to or <br />on behalf of City under the Safety Policies with respect to the Environmental Claims. <br /> <br />3.6 Release of Extra-contractual Claims. For and in consideration of the payment of <br />the Settlement Amount and the mutual covenants stated in this Settlement Agreement, City <br />further releases and forever discharges the Safety Insurers from and against any and all claims or <br />causes of action, including claims for interest, attorneys’ fees and litigation costs and for punitive <br />damages, coverage by estoppel and extra-contractual claims based upon alleged acts or omissions <br />of the Safety Insurers, if any, known or unknown, arising out of any alleged breach of a duty of <br />good faith and fair dealing, or allegedly constituting unfair defense or settlement practices, <br />insurance or other statutory code violations, bad faith or breach of fiduciary duty in connection <br />with any coverage claims asserted by City arising out of or relating to the Environmental Claims. <br /> <br />3.7 Contribution Claim Bar Order. The Parties shall cooperate in the filing, in a court <br />of competent jurisdiction and at Safety’s sole discretion, of any action for a good faith settlement <br />determination and contribution claims bar order. Any such filing by Safety of an action for a good <br />faith settlement determination and contribution claims bar order regarding the Site shall be brought <br />in Snohomish County Superior Court. The City agrees to provide reasonable support for the <br />court’s entry of a claims or contribution bar order or ruling that, as a result of this Settlement <br />Agreement, Safety Insurers are entitled to a bar with respect to any claims or potential claims by <br />other insurance companies regarding any Environmental Claims at or relating to the Site, <br />including by the City’s submission of a Declaration containing sufficient detail for the court to <br />conclude that this Settlement Agreement has been negotiated in good faith and is the product of <br />arms’ length negotiations and informed negotiations between the Parties and involves <br />compromises of previously-stated legal positions. Pursuant to RCW 4.22.060(3), in the event of <br />a determination that the amount paid for a release, covenant not to sue, covenant not to enforce <br />judgment, or similar agreement was unreasonable, shall not affect the validity of the agreement <br />between the released (in this respect the Safety Insurers) and releasing (in this respect City) <br />persons, nor shall any adjustment be made in the amount paid between the Parties to this <br />Settlement Agreement. <br /> <br />3.8 Judgment Reduction/Credit Offset: The City warrants that as of the Effective Date <br />it does not have a judgment against any other person, including without limitation its insurers, in <br />connection with any of the Claims released under this Settlement Agreement. If the City makes <br />a Claim or obtains a judgment against any person or settles any Claim with any person with <br />respect to any Claims released by this Settlement Agreement and in the further event that such <br />other person asserts any Claim against any of the Safety Insurers for contribution, subrogation <br />or indemnification relating to such Claims, the City will offer to voluntarily reduce its settlement, <br />judgment or Claim against such other person, or will return or reimburse any collected judgment <br />or other monies paid by such other person to the same extent that Safety would otherwise have to