This Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. No modification, termination, or attempted waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon the Companies unless reduced to writing and signed by a duly authorized official of the Companies. Each provision of this Agreement is severable from each other provision of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed according to a plain reading of its terms and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision in this Agreement.