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SECTION 14. INDEMNITY.
<br />LESSEE shall indemnify and hold harmless LESSOR (including its elected officials, officers,
<br />employees and agents) from and against any and all claims, costs, losses and damages (including
<br />but not limited to all fees and charges of architects, attorneys, and other professionals, and all
<br />court or other dispute resolution costs), liabilities, expenditures, or causes of action of any kind
<br />(including negligent, reckless, or willful or intentional acts or omissions of LESSEE, any
<br />Subtenant, any subcontractor, any supplier, any person or organization directly or indirectly
<br />employed by any of them to perform or furnish any work or anyone for whose acts any of them
<br />may be liable), arising from, relative to, or caused in connection with this Lease except, and only
<br />to the extent, that such claim is caused by LESSOR's negligence or misconduct (subject to
<br />applicable sovereign immunity). This indemnity includes, but is not limited to, claims
<br />attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease or death, or to injury or destruction of tangible
<br />pro", including the Improvements, and including the loss of use resulting from them.
<br />Payment of any amount due pursuant to this Section shall, after receipt of Notice by LESSEE
<br />from LESSOR that such amount is due, be paid by LESSEE if LESSOR becomes legally
<br />obligated to pay same, or LESSEE agrees that it is responsible for such claim, or in the
<br />alternative, LESSOR, at LESSOR's option, may make payment of an amount so due and
<br />LESSEE shall promptly reimburse LESSOR for same. When the basis for a claim for damages
<br />brought against LESSOR by a third party is that LESSOR has breached a contract or other duty
<br />to the third party, and the action ormaciion which constitutes the breach was a result of the
<br />megligmt or wn ngf61 act ui omission of LESSEE, then LESSEE agrees, at LESSEE's expense,
<br />after written notice from LESSOR to defend any action against LESSOR that falls within the
<br />scope of this Section, or LESSOR, at LESSOR's option, may elect not to bender such defense
<br />and may elect instead to secure its own attorney to defend any such action. If the claimant
<br />prevails in a lawsuit on the basis that the breach was a result of the negligent or wrongful act or
<br />omission of LESSEE, then the reasonable costs and expenses of LESSOR incurred in defending
<br />such action shall be payable by LESSEE. If either LESSOR or LESSEE is required to incur
<br />attorney fees and costs to enforce this Section, the prevailing party in any litigation shall recover
<br />all of its attorney fees and costs at both trial and appellate levels. LESSEE agrees to also
<br />indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless LESSOR (including its elected officials, officers,
<br />employees and agents), from all damages, liabilities, losses, claims, fines and fees and from any
<br />and all suits and actions of every type and description that may be brought against LESSOR, its
<br />officers, agents and employees on account of any claims, fees, royalties, or costs for any
<br />infringement of any and all copyrights or patent rights claimed by any person, firnn, or
<br />corporation.
<br />The provisions of this Section shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this
<br />Lease.
<br />SECTION 15. RIGHTS OF ENTRY RESERVED AND RESERVATION OF SPACE.
<br />(a) Access. LESSOR, by its officers, employees, agents, representatives and
<br />contractors shall have the right at all reasonable times and upon reasonable advance notice to
<br />enter upon the Premises for the purpose of inspecting the same, for observing the performance by
<br />LESSEE of its obligations under this Lease and for the doing of any act or thing for which
<br />LESSOR may be obligated or have the right to do under this Lease or otherwise, subject to the
<br />provisions of this Lease, provided that, in connection with such access, such party shall use
<br />reasonable efforts to minimize disruption to the operations being conducted upon the Premises.
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