Except for the remedies expressly contained in Section 16.2(a)  for which Seller has agreed to indemnify the Indemnified Purchaser Parties under this Agreement or Seller’s special warranty of title set forth in the Assignment, at each applicable Closing Purchaser, on its own behalf and on behalf of the other Indemnified Purchaser Parties, shall be deemed to have waived and released the Indemnified Seller Parties from, and Purchaser shall assume, any and all Claims and Losses the Purchaser or the Indemnified Purchaser Parties might now or subsequently may have, based on, relating to or arising out of this Agreement or Seller’s ownership, use or operation of the applicable Acquired Assets that are the subject of such Closing, or the condition, quality, status or nature of the Acquired Assets that are the subject of such Closing, including rights to contribution under any Environmental Laws, breaches of statutory and implied warranties, nuisance or other tort actions, rights to punitive damages, common law rights of contribution, any rights under insurance policies issued or underwritten by the other Party or any Affiliate of such Party and any rights under agreements between Seller and any Indemnified Seller Party, EVEN IF CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER GROSS, SOLE, JOINT, ACTIVE, PASSIVE, COMPARATIVE OR CONCURRENT), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL FAULT OF ANY RELEASED PERSON, INVITEES OR THIRD PARTIES, but excluding, however, any remaining balance owed by Seller to any other Affiliate of Seller at the end of the applicable Closing Date for provision of goods or services, or employment related costs, or other ordinary course of business expenses, with respect to the ownership or operation of the Assets that are the subject of such Closing.