(c) This Forbearance Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be a satisfaction, reinstatement, novation or release of the Notes or any other Transaction Document.
Section 7. Releases; Non-Disparagement.
(a) Releases. Each Obligor, on behalf of itself, each Subsidiary and each of their past and/or present, officers, directors, employees, predecessors, successors, assigns, affiliates, parents and subsidiaries (together, the “Fisker Releasing Parties”) fully, irrevocably and generally releases the Noteholder (in such capacity and in its capacity as Collateral Agent) and each of its past and present parents, subsidiaries, funds, affiliates, successors, assigns, owners, officers, directors, trustees, shareholders, unitholders, members, partners, employees, contractors, agents, insurers, attorneys, investment bankers, advisors, auditors, accountants, partners, general partners, heirs, executors, administrators, and representatives (collectively the “Released Parties”), from any and all claims (whether direct, class, derivative, representative or otherwise), actions, suits, liabilities, damages (whether compensatory, punitive or otherwise), losses, costs, expenses, and rights and causes of action, known or Unknown Claims (as defined below), that they now have or have ever had or may ever have in the future, whether resulting from any action or inaction with respect to, based upon, arising with respect to, or directly or indirectly relating to, as applicable, this Forbearance Agreement, the Prior Forbearance Agreement, the Notes, the Transaction Documents and/or any of the Securities, or the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder (collectively, the “Released Claims”). Released Claims shall not include claims to enforce this Forbearance Agreement or for breach of this Forbearance Agreement.
“Unknown Claims” means claims which the Fisker Releasing Parties do not know or do or do not suspect to exist in their favor at the time of the release of the Released Claims, which, if known by them might have affected their release of the Released Claims, or might have affected their decision(s) with respect to this Forbearance Agreement. With respect to any and all Released Claims, the Fisker Releasing Parties stipulate and agree that they expressly waive, the provisions, rights, and benefits of California Civil Code §1542, which provides:
A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.
The Fisker Releasing Parties hereby further waive any and all provisions, rights and benefits conferred by any law of any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law, which is similar, comparable, or equivalent to California Civil Code §1542. The Fisker Releasing Parties acknowledge that they may hereafter discover facts in addition to or different
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