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<br />claim in any action or proceeding brought thereon. Tenant, as a material part of the
<br />consideration to Landlord, hereby assumes all risk of damage to property or injury to persons in,
<br />upon or about the Leased Premises from any cause other than and to the extent of
<br />gross negligence or willful misconduct. Tenant shall give prompt notice to Landlord in case of
<br />casualty or accident in the Leased Premises. This Section 15 shall survive the expiration or
<br />termination of this Lease. For the purposes of this Lease, the claims, actions, damages, liability
<br />and expenses for which Tenant must indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City are referred
<br />to as Covered Claims .
<br />(b) Concurrent Fault. This Section does not purport to indemnify Landlord
<br />against liability for Covered Claims caused by or resulting from the sole gross negligence or willful
<br />misconduct of Landlord, its officers, employees and agents. If Covered Claims are caused by or
<br />result from the concurrent negligence of (i) Landlord, its officers, employees or agents, and (ii)
<br />Tenant, its agents, servants, employees, officers, subcontractors, sublicensees, subtenants,
<br />successors or assigns, then this Section will provide Landlord the maximum indemnification
<br />permitted by law.
<br />(c) Washington Law. This Section is specifically and expressly intended to
<br />constitute a waiver of Tenant's immunity under Washington's Industrial Insurance Act, RCW Title
<br />51, to the full extent necessary to provide Landlord with a full and complete indemnity from
<br />claims made by Tenant and its employees, to maximum extent allowed by law. LANDLORD AND
<br />TENANT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION WERE
<br />SPECIFICALLY NEGOTIATED AND AGREED UPON BY THEM.
<br />(d) Waiver and Release. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant, or its directors,
<br />officers, shareholders, agents, employees, invitees, subtenants, contractors or licensees, for any
<br />loss, injury or damage to Tenant or any other person, or to its or their property, irrespective of
<br />the cause of such injury, damage or loss, unless, and then only to the extent, it is caused by or
<br />results from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or its employees without
<br />contributory negligence on the part of Tenant or any of its directors, officers, shareholders,
<br />employees, agents, invitees, subtenants, licensees or contractors. As a material part of the
<br />consideration to Landlord for this Lease, Tenant hereby waives and releases all claims against
<br />Landlord with respect to all matters for which Landlord has disclaimed liability pursuant to the
<br />provisions of this Lease.
<br />16. INSURANCE/WAIVER OF SUBROGATION .
<br />(a) Tenant Insurance. Tenant shall, throughout the Term, at its own expense,
<br />keep and maintain in full force and effect each and every one of the following policies, each of
<br />which shall be endorsed as needed to provide that the insurance afforded by these policies is
<br />primary and that all insurance carried by Landlord -insurance is strictly excess
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<br />(i) A policy of commercial general liability insurance, including a
<br />Section 15 above, insuring against claims of bodily injury and death or
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