RELEASE AND SATISFACTION
Claim #XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
WHEREAS, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX AND XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, (hereinafter "the
Undersigned"

has a claim against the WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY
COMMISSION based on damages resulting from underground leak review that
occurred on or about the 13th Day of December 2023 at or near XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, Silver Spring, MD, 20905 (hereinafter "the Occurrence"

; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned desires to settle this claim.
NOW THEREFORE, for the sole consideration of payment to the
Undersigned in the total sum of Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and
Zero Cents ($6,500.00), and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Undersigned,
being of lawful age and with appropriate authority, has released and
discharged, and by these presents does for themselves, their heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns, releases, acquits and forever
discharges the WSSC and any and all other persons, firms and corporations
of and from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, demands,
damages, costs, loss of services, expenses, compensation, and all
consequential damages on account of, or in any way growing out of, any
and all known and unknown property damage resulting from underground leak
review that occurred on or about the 13th Day of December 2023 at or near
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The Undersigned hereby declares and represents that they are
relying wholly upon their own judgment, belief and knowledge of the
nature, extent and duration of property damage, and that they have not
been influenced to any extent whatever in making this Release by any
representations or statements regarding said damages, or regarding any
other matters, made by the WSSC or by any person or persons representing
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it or them.
The Undersigned hereby warrants and represents that they have not
received any payments for the damages that are the subject of this
release from any other person or entity. The Undersigned acknowledges
and agrees that the failure to disclose any such payments would
invalidate this release and settlement agreement and require the return
of any settlement funds paid under it to WSSC.
The Undersigned understands that this settlement is the compromise
of a doubtful and disputed claim, and that the payments made are not to
be construed as an admission of liability on the part of the persons,
firms and corporations hereby released by whom liability is expressly
denied.
The Undersigned agrees and acknowledges that this Release shall act
as a bar against it making any future claim or bringing any future suit
against the WSSC, any of its agents, employees and officers of WSSC or
any other person because of the referenced underground leak review.
Notwithstanding the provisions above, and in and for the
consideration stated herein, if the Undersigned should institute an
action against any party other than the WSSC herein for a cause of
action, claim or damages relating to the underground leak review described
above (hereinafter in this paragraph "Subject Damages"

, and any other
party to such action shall assert any claim against the WSSC for
contribution or indemnity regarding the Subject Damages, the Undersigned
at its sole discretion shall either:
(a) reduce any judgment with respect to the Subject Damages to
the extent necessary to protect WSSC from said claims for
contribution or indemnity; or
(b) indemnify, hold harmless and defend WSSC, at the
Undersigned's sole expense, from said claims for
contributions or indemnity, in which case the WSSC authorizes
the Undersigned to conduct its defense and shall cooperate
fully in the presentation of its defense.
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The Undersigned further states that they have carefully read the
foregoing Release, knows the contents thereof, and signs the same as its
own free act on this day of ,2024.
By:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
By:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
STATE OF MARYLAND :
: SS
COUNTY OF :
ON THIS day of , 2024, before me, the
undersigned officer, personally appeared, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose
name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged that it
executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
In Witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal.
Notary