3. Release.
(a) For good and valuable consideration, including the Consulting Fee, Consultant knowingly and voluntarily (for Consultant and Consultants heirs,
executors, administrators, beneficiaries, trustees, successors, and assigns) releases and forever discharges the Company and each of its respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of their present, former and future direct or indirect
owners, managers, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, members, insurers, shareholders and representatives, and each of their predecessors, successors and assigns (collectively, the Released Parties) from any and all
claims, suits, controversies, actions, causes of action, cross-claims, counter-claims, demands, debts, compensatory damages, liquidated damages, punitive or exemplary damages, other damages, claims for costs
and attorneys fees, or liabilities of any nature whatsoever in law, contract, statute, equity or otherwise, both past and present and whether known or unknown, suspected, unsuspected or claimed (collectively, Claims) against
the Released Parties that Consultant or any of Consultants heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, may have (i) from the beginning of time through the date upon which Consultant executes this Agreement; (ii) arising out of, or
relating to, Consultants service with any Released Parties through the date upon which Consultant executes this Agreement; (iii) arising out of, or relating to, any agreement with any Released Parties, including, but not limited to, any
other awards, policies, plans, programs or practices of the Released Parties that may apply to Consultant or in which Consultant may participate, including, but not limited to, any rights under bonus plans or programs of Released Parties and/or any
other short-term or long-term equity-based or cash-based incentive plans or programs of the Released Parties; (iv) arising out of, or relating to, Consultants termination of service from any of the Released Parties; and/or
(v) arising out of, or relating to, Consultants status as a service provider, member, officer, or director of any of the Released Parties, including, but not limited to, any allegation, claim or violation, arising under Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act
of 1988, as amended; the Consultant Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (with respect to unvested benefits); the Fair Labor Standards Act; the Equal Pay Act, as amended; Section 1981 of U.S.C. Title 42; the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act, as amended (including the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act); the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended; and the Texas Labor Code or their federal, state or local counterparts; or under any other federal, state or local civil or human
rights law, or under any other local, state, or federal law, regulation or ordinance; or under any public policy, contract or tort, any doctrine of good faith and fair dealing, or under common law; or arising under any policies, practices or
procedures of the Released Parties; or any Claim for wrongful discharge, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, defamation; or any Claim for costs, fees, or other expenses, including attorneys fees incurred in these matters.
This is a general release that is intended to apply to all Claims Consultant may have against the Released Parties through the date Consultant executes this Agreement, except those Claims that cannot be waived pursuant to applicable laws.
(b) Consultant understands that Consultant may later discover Claims or facts that may be different than, or in addition to, those which Consultant now knows
or believes to exist with regards to the subject matter of this Agreement and the releases in this Section, and which, if known at the time of executing this Agreement, may have materially affected this Agreement or Consultants decision to
enter into it. Consultant hereby waives any right or Claim that might arise as a result of such different or additional Claims or facts.
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