Cause

Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" means conduct involving one or more of the following: (i) the conviction of Executive of, or plea of nolo contendere by Executive to, a felony involving moral turpitude (including under federal securities laws), resulting in material harm to the Company; (ii) the substantial and continuing failure of Executive after written notice thereof to render services to the Company in accordance with the terms or requirements of Executive's employment for reasons... other than illness or incapacity; (iii) willful misconduct, gross negligence, fraud, embezzlement, theft, misrepresentation or dishonesty by Executive involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, resulting in any case in material harm to the Company; or (iv) Executive's violation of any confidentiality or non-competition agreements with the Company or its subsidiaries, resulting in material harm to the Company. View More

Cause. (i) you are convicted of, or plead guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony; (ii) in carrying your duties hereunder, including any fiduciary duties or duties of loyalty you owe to the Company, you engage in conduct that constitutes willful gross neglect or willful gross misconduct that, in either case, results in material harm to the Company; (iii) you willfully breach any provision of the Agreement, and such breach results in material harm to the Company; (iv) you engage in willful gross... misconduct in the operation of the Company that brings the Company into public disgrace or disrepute; (v) you repeatedly refuse or fail to perform your duties or responsibilities in accordance with the CEO's reasonable directives; or (vi) you engage in willful gross misconduct resulting in or intended to result in direct personal gain at the Company's expense. View More

Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" means conduct involving one or more of the following: (i) the conviction of Executive of, or plea of nolo contendere by Executive to, a felony involving moral turpitude (including under federal securities laws), resulting in material harm to the Company; (ii) the willful, substantial and continuing failure of Executive to perform the reasonable duties of his position for a period of at least thirty (30) days following written notice from the Board to the... Executive that describes the basis for the Board's belief that Executive has not substantially performed his reasonable duties for reasons other than illness or incapacity; (iii) willful misconduct, gross negligence, fraud, embezzlement, theft, misrepresentation or dishonesty by Executive involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, in each case that is intended to result in the substantial personal enrichment of Executive and that results in substantial, material harm to the Company; or (iv) Executive's violation of the Confidentiality Agreement or any other confidentiality or non-competition agreements with the Company or its subsidiaries, which violation results in substantial, material harm to the Company. Other than for a termination pursuant to Section 12(b)(i), Executive will receive notice and an opportunity to be heard before the Board with Executive's own attorney before any termination for Cause is deemed effective. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if Executive wishes to avail himself of his opportunity to be heard before the Board prior to the Board's termination of Executive's employment for Cause, the Board may immediately place Executive on administrative leave (with full pay and benefits to the extent legally permissible) and suspend all access to Company information, employees and business. If Executive avails himself of his opportunity to be heard before the Board, and then fails to make himself available to the Board within five (5) business days of such request to be heard, the Board may thereafter cancel the administrative leave and terminate Executive for Cause. View More

Cause. A determination by the Company of the Participant's (1) intentional misappropriation of funds from the Company; (2) conviction of a felony; (3) commission of a crime or act or series of acts involving moral turpitude; (4) commission of an act or series of acts of dishonesty that are materially inimical to the best interests of the Company; (5) breach of any material term of this Employment Agreement, if any; (6) willful and repeated failure to perform the duties associated with the... Participant's position, which failure has not been cured within thirty (30) days after the Company gives notice thereof to the Participant; or (7) failure to cooperate with any Company investigation or with any investigation, inquiry, hearing or similar proceedings by any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Participant or the Company View More

Cause. Executive's: (i) gross negligence in the performance of his duties or willful failure to substantially perform his reasonably assigned duties as an officer of Company, which has not been Cured (as defined below) by Executive within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notification from Company of such negligence or failure; (ii) breach of Company's Board-approved material corporate policies designed to prevent violations of law, such as, without limitation, Company's Insider Trading Policy;... (iii) material breach of the Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement between Executive and Company (attached hereto as Exhibit A) or any other agreement between Executive and Company; (iii) conviction, or plea of nolo contendre to a charge, of a felony; (iv) threats or acts of violence in the workplace or in the course and scope of any business activity, or unlawful harassment of any employee or independent contractor of Company; or (v) engagement in fraud, theft, embezzlement, or material dishonesty in connection with the business of Company. Moreover, for purposes of this Agreement, Executive's death or Total Disability shall constitute "Cause" for termination of his employment by Company. View More

Cause. Shall mean any one or more of the following: (i) a material act of dishonesty, fraud, or misconduct by the Executive that is in connection with Executive's responsibilities as an Executive of the Company; (ii) Executive's commission of acts constituting a felony which the Board reasonably believes has had or will have a material detrimental effect on the Company's reputation or business; or (iii) repeated willful failure by the Executive to perform Executive's duties as an employee of the... Company after there has been delivered to the Executive a written demand for performance from the Company which describes the basis for the Company's belief that the Executive has not substantially performed Executive's duties and had a 30-day opportunity to cure, no cure having been made. View More

Cause. Executive engaged in any one or more of the following: (i) a material act of dishonesty, fraud, misconduct, or willful violation of any material law, ethical rule or fiduciary duty that is in connection with Executive's responsibilities as an executive of the Company; (ii) acts constituting a felony or moral turpitude which the Board reasonably believes has had or will have a material detrimental effect on the Company's reputation or business; or (iii) repeated willful failure to perform... Executive's duties as an executive of the Company and the failure to effect such cure within 30 days after written notice of such violation or breach is given to Executive; or (iv) the willful violation of any material Company policy or procedure, or breach of any material provision of this Agreement or other agreement with the Company, and if such violation or breach is susceptible of cure, the failure to effect such cure within 30 days after written notice of such violation or breach is given to Executive. View More

Cause. Shall have the same meaning as in Executive's Severance Agreement.

Cause. Shall mean Executive engaged in any one or more of the following: (i) an act of dishonesty, fraud or misconduct relating to Executive's responsibilities with the Company that in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors materially and adversely PAGE 1 - Employment Agreementaffects the Company; (ii) conviction of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude that in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors materially and adversely affects the Company; (iii) repeated... willful failure to perform Executive's duties as an employee or officer of the Company and the failure to effect such cure within thirty (30) days after written notice of such violation or breach is given to Executive; or (iv) the willful violation of any material Company policy or procedure, or breach of any material provision of this Agreement or other agreement with the Company, and if such violation or breach is susceptible of cure, the failure to effect such cure within thirty (30) days after written notice of such violation or breach is given to Executive. View More

Cause. With respect to the termination of this Agreement, fraud, criminal conduct, willful misconduct or willful or negligent breach of fiduciary duty by the Manager that, in each case, is determined by a majority of the Independent Directors to be materially adverse to the Company, or a breach of a material term or condition of this Agreement by the Manager and the Manager has not cured such breach within 30 days of written notice thereof or, in the case of any breach that cannot be cured within 30... days by reasonable effort, has not taken all necessary action within a reasonable time period to cure such breach. View More