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DocuSign Envelope ID: A50351 El -5303-437E-99C1-329F1 E98858A
<br />(b) Brightline, on behalf of itself and its present and former parent entities,
<br />subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, and assigns, hereby releases, acquits, and forever discharges
<br />Indian River, the special districts it administers, and their respective present and former elected
<br />officials, employees, agents, representatives, and insurers, from all claims, causes of action,
<br />demands, debts, liabilities, and obligations, of every name and nature, known or unknown, asserted
<br />or unasserted, accrued or unaccrued, both at law or in equity, from the beginning of time to the
<br />Effective Date.
<br />(c) The foregoing releases are intended to be given the broadest possible
<br />interpretation but shall not eliminate any obligations arising under this Settlement Agreement.
<br />8. Binding Effect. This Settlement Agreement is final and binding on the Parties,
<br />including their heirs, successors, and future assigns.
<br />9. No Assignment. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that it has not assigned,
<br />transferred, conveyed, or encumbered any claim, debt, liability, or obligations released herein.
<br />10. Compromise. This Settlement Agreement is made in compromise of a dispute.
<br />Nothing herein shall be construed or deemed an admission of liability or wrongdoing.
<br />11. Entire Agreement. This Settlement Agreement contains the entire agreement of the
<br />Parties, and supersedes any and all prior negotiations, representations, understandings,
<br />and agreements, whether oral or in writing, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
<br />12. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall at any time
<br />contravene, in whole or part, any applicable law, ruling or regulation, then such provision shall
<br />remain in effect only to the extent permitted, and the remaining provisions hereof shall remain in
<br />full force and effect.
<br />13. Modification. This Settlement Agreement may not be amended, modified,
<br />released, discharged, or otherwise terminated, in whole or part, except by an instrument in writing
<br />signed by authorized representatives of the parties hereto.
<br />14. Construction. This Settlement Agreement was drafted by counsel for the Parties
<br />and shall not be construed more strictly against any Party on the ground that it was the drafter.
<br />If there is a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of any Exhibit hereto, the
<br />terms of this Agreement shall control and prevail over the terms of the Exhibit.
<br />15. Governing Law; Venue; Remedies; Attorneys' Fees. This Settlement Agreement
<br />shall be construed and the legal relations between the Parties shall be determined in accordance
<br />with Florida law. The exclusive forum for all disputes relating to this Agreement shall be the
<br />Circuit Court in and for St. Lucie County, Florida, or the Ft. Pierce Division of the U.S. District
<br />Court for the Southern District of Florida. In any litigation or other legal proceeding arising out
<br />of or related to this Agreement, the remedies available to the Parties shall include but not be limited
<br />to specific performance, and the Parties agree to waive any claim for recovery of attorneys' fees
<br />and costs.
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