Cause

Cause. Means the termination of the Executive's employment by Company as a result of any one or more of the following: (i) any conviction of, or pleading of nolo contendre by, the Executive for any felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; (ii) any willful misconduct of the Executive which has a materially injurious effect on the business or reputation of the Company and its affiliates; (iii) Executive engaging in any material act of dishonesty, fraud or misrepresentation with respect to the... Company or its affiliates; (iv) Executive's violation of any federal or state law, rule, regulation or order applicable to the Company or its business or affiliates, which results in material harm to the Company, which violation is not cured within thirty (30) days following written notice from the Company detailing such violation; (v) a material and continuous failure to perform Executive's employment duties and responsibilities to the Company, which failure continues for thirty (30) days following written notice from the Company detailing the area or areas of such failure, other than such failure resulting from Executive's Disability or ill health. For purposes of this definition of Cause, no act or failure to act, on the part of the Executive, shall be considered "willful" if it is done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in good faith and with the reasonable belief that Executive's action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. For purposes of clarity, Executive's termination of employment due to death or Disability is not, by itself, deemed to be a termination by the Company other than for Cause or a resignation for Good Reason. View More

Cause. The occurrence while the Employee is employed by the Buyer (as defined below) of one or more of the following: (a) the indictment or conviction of the Employee for any felony or crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty; (b) the Employee's participation in any fraud against the Buyer; (c) the Employee's breach of his duties to the Buyer, including, without limitation, persistent unsatisfactory performance of job duties; (d) the Employee's intentional damage to any property of the Buyer; (e)... willful conduct by the Employee that is demonstrably injurious to the Buyer, monetarily or otherwise; (f) breach by the Employee of any agreement with the Buyer, including the Employee's Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement (or any similar agreement entered into with Buyer relating to proprietary information or confidentiality); or (g) conduct by the Employee that the Buyer reasonably determines demonstrates gross unfitness to serve (other than due to disability) View More

Cause. The same definition as under the Plan

Cause. Means the termination of the Employee's employment with all Innovative Industrial Entities by action of the Board or its delegate for one or more of the following reasons: (i) The Employee's willful and continued failure substantially to perform his duties with the Innovative Industrial Entities (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Employee by the Board,... which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that the Employee has not substantially performed his duties; (ii) The Employee's willful commission of an act of fraud or dishonesty resulting in economic or financial damage to the Innovative Industrial Entities; (iii) The Employee's conviction of, or entry by the Employee of a guilty or no contest plea to, the commission of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude; (iv) A willful breach by the Employee of his fiduciary duty to the Company which results in economic or other damage to the Innovative Industrial Entities; or (v) The Employee's willful and material breach of the Employee's covenants set forth in this Section 16 of this Agreement. View More

Cause. Has the meaning provided in any employment, severance or other agreement governing the relationship between the Executive and the Company that includes a definition of 'cause,' and if no such agreement exists, 'Cause' shall mean one or more of the following: a. any failure by the Executive substantially to perform the Executive's employment or other duties; b. any excessive unauthorized absenteeism by the Executive; c. any refusal by the Executive to obey the lawful orders of the Board or any... other person or committee to whom the Executive reports; d. any act or omission by the Executive that is or may be injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; e. any act by the Executive that is inconsistent with the best interests of the Company; f. the Executive's material violation of any of the Company's policies, including, without limitation, those policies relating to discrimination or sexual harassment; g. the Executive's unauthorized (a) removal from the premises of the Company or an affiliate of any document (in any medium or form) relating to the Company or an affiliate or the customers or clients of the Company or an affiliate or (b) disclosure to any person or entity of any of the Company's, or its affiliates', confidential or proprietary information; h. the Executive's commission of any felony or any other crime involving moral turpitude; and i. the Executive's commission of any act involving dishonesty or fraud. Any rights the Company may have hereunder in respect of the events giving rise to Cause shall be in addition to the rights the Company may have under any other agreement with the Executive or at law or in equity. Any determination of whether the Executive's employment is (or is deemed to have been) terminated for Cause shall be made by the Administrator in its sole discretion. If, subsequent to the Executive's voluntary termination of employment or involuntary termination of employment without Cause, it is discovered that the Executive's employment could have been terminated for Cause, the Administrator may deem the Executive's employment to have been terminated for Cause. The Executive's termination of employment for Cause shall be effective as of the date of the occurrence of the event giving rise to Cause, regardless of when the determination of Cause is made. View More

Cause. Has the meaning provided in any employment, severance or other agreement governing the relationship between the Employee and the Company that includes a definition of 'cause,' and if no such agreement exists, 'Cause' shall mean one or more of the following: a. any failure by the Employee substantially to perform the Employee's employment or other duties; b. any excessive unauthorized absenteeism by the Employee; c. any refusal by the Employee to obey the lawful orders of the Board or any other... person or committee to whom the Employee reports; d. any act or omission by the Employee that is or may be injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; e. any act by the Employee that is inconsistent with the best interests of the Company; f. the Employee's material violation of any of the Company's policies, including, without limitation, those policies relating to discrimination or sexual harassment; g. the Employee's unauthorized (a) removal from the premises of the Company or an affiliate of any document (in any medium or form) relating to the Company or an affiliate or the customers or clients of the Company or an affiliate or (b) disclosure to any person or entity of any of the Company's, or its affiliates', confidential or proprietary information; h. the Employee's commission of any felony or any other crime involving moral turpitude; and i. the Employee's commission of any act involving dishonesty or fraud. Any rights the Company may have hereunder in respect of the events giving rise to Cause shall be in addition to the rights the Company may have under any other agreement with the Employee or at law or in equity. Any determination of whether the Employee's employment is (or is deemed to have been) terminated for Cause shall be made by the Administrator in its sole discretion. If, subsequent to the Employee's voluntary termination of employment or involuntary termination of employment without Cause, it is discovered that the Employee's employment could have been terminated for Cause, the Administrator may deem the Employee's employment to have been terminated for Cause. The Employee's termination of employment for Cause shall be effective as of the date of the occurrence of the event giving rise to Cause, regardless of when the determination of Cause is made. View More

Cause. The Participant's Termination of Service because of: (i) an act or acts of theft, embezzlement, fraud, or dishonesty; (ii) any willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Participant with regard to the Company; (iii) any violation by the Participant of any fiduciary duties owed by him to the Company; (iv) the Participant's conviction of, or pleading nolo contendere or guilty to, a felony or misdemeanor (other than a traffic infraction) that may cause damage to the Company or the Company's... reputation; (v) a material violation of the Company's written policies, standards or guidelines, which the Participant failed to cure within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice from the Board specifying the alleged violation; (vi) the Participant's willful failure or refusal to satisfactorily perform the duties and responsibilities required to be performed by the Participant under the terms of the Employment Agreement or necessary to carry out the Participant's job duties, which the Participant failed to cure within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice from the Board specifying the alleged willful failure or refusal; and (vii) a material breach by the Participant of the Employment Agreement or any other agreement to which the Participant and the Company are parties that is not cured by the Participant within twenty (20) days after receipt by the Participant of a written notice from the Company of such breach specifying the details thereof. View More

Cause. The occurrence of any of the following: (i) the Executive's willful act (or failure to act) that causes material and demonstrable injury, monetarily, reputationally or otherwise, to the Company or its affiliates, (ii) the Executive's indictment for, conviction of, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a crime constituting (A) a felony (or similar crime outside the United States) or (B) a misdemeanor (or similar crime outside the United States) involving moral turpitude; or (iii) the... Executive's willful and material breach of a provision of any employment agreement, of any of the Company Group's written code of conduct, code of ethics or any other material written policy or of a fiduciary duty or responsibility to the Company Group, in each case that is reasonably expected to have a material and demonstrable impact on the Company Group. Any determination that the Executive has engaged in conduct for which the Board wishes to terminate the Executive's employment for "Cause" will be made after a meeting of the nonemployee directors of the Board at which the Executive will be invited to appear, with counsel, to respond to the allegations set forth in the written notice to the Executive of such meeting (which notice will provide sufficient specificity to allow the Executive to respond to such allegations). For purposes of this Agreement, an act (or failure to act) will only be considered "willful" if done (or failed to be done) by the Executive intentionally and in bad faith. View More

Cause. That the Executive (i) continuously failed or refused to substantially perform assigned job duties and responsibilities, other than any such failure resulting from the Executive's incapacity due to physical or mental illness; (ii) failed to abide by Company policies, standards and procedures as may be established from time to time; (iii) engaged in fraudulent conduct; (iv) engaged in dishonesty with respect to the Company's assets or business; (v) is convicted of a felony or other crime that... affects the Executive's suitability for employment; (vi) engages in conduct which is reasonably considered to be detrimental to the Company's reputation, character or standards within the local community or the industry in general; or (vii) engaged in gross negligent or willful misconduct relating to the business of the Company. The determination of the existence of Cause shall be made in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors View More

Cause. The occurrence of any of the following: (i) any willful, material violation by the Executive of any law or regulation applicable to the business of any Company Group member, the Executive's conviction for, or plea of guilty or no contest to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, or any willful perpetration by the Executive of a common law fraud, (ii) the Executive's commission of an act of personal dishonesty which involves personal profit in connection with any Company Group member or... any other entity having a business relationship with any Company Group member; (iii) any material breach by the Executive of any provision of any agreement or understanding between any Company Group member and the Executive regarding the terms of the Executive's service as an employee, officer, director or consultant to any Company Group member, including without limitation, the willful and continued failure or refusal of the Executive to perform the material duties required of the Executive as an employee, officer, director or consultant of any Company Group member, other than as a result of having a Disability, or a breach of any applicable invention assignment and confidentiality agreement or similar agreement between any Company Group member and the Executive, (iv) the Executive's disregard of the policies of any Company Group member so as to cause loss, damage or injury to the property, reputation or employees of any Company Group member, or (v) any other misconduct by the Executive which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of, or is otherwise materially injurious to, any Company Group member. View More