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prior to the Date of Approval, the City's obligation to pay attorneys fees and costs under this Paragraph 13 shall be null and void, and Plaintiffs and their attorneys shall be obligated to immediately reimburse the City for any and all payments made by the City under this Paragraph 13. This waiver and release shall not apply to claims for attorneys fees and costs incurred after the Date of Approval to enforce the Settlement Agreement. 14. OTHER PROVISIONS 14.1 No Admission of Liability. Nothing in this Settlement Agreement may be used or construed by the Parties or by any other person or entity as an admission of liability or fault. 14.2 Effective Date Counterparts. This Settlement Agreement shall be effective as of the Date of Approval. This Settlement Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Settlement Agreement. 14.3 Integration. This Settlement Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding which exists between the signatories hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, and undertakings. No supplement, modification, or amendment of this Settlement Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by all the parties. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Settlement Agreement shall be deemed, or shall constitute, a waiver of any other provisions whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. No waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party making the waiver. 14.4 Gender /Tense. Whenever required by the context hereof, the singular shall be deemed to include the plural, and the plural shall be deemed to include the singular, and the masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall each be deemed to include the other. 14.5 Heading_s. The headings in this Settlement Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be used to define, limit, or describe the scope of this Settlement Agreement or any of the obligations herein. All attachments that are labeled Exhibits are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 14.6 California Law. This Settlement Agreement shall be construed, interpreted, and governed by the laws of California without regard to the choice of law provisions thereof. 25°61991 Settlement Agreement and Covenant Not to Sue - Page 12 of 15 -' •