From: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 10:17:08 -0400 Hi Liane, My first line of defense on this would be to tell the vendor (assuming this to be true) that you are not authorized to waive sovereign immunity on behalf of your institution, and if they can't strike the clause then the agreement has to be escalated to the office of your university counsel. Your hands are tied. This will most likely significantly delay the establishment of a business relationship between you and the vendor. The ball is in their court. Good luck! Cheers, Tracy Tracy L. Thompson, Executive Director New England Law Library Consortium (NELLCO) Albany Law School Schaffer Law Library Albany, NY 12208 www.nellco.org [log in to unmask] From: "Taylor, Liane R" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 20:17:31 +0000 Greetings all I'm working with a vendor who has requestedd we waive our sovereign immunity. I have never been asked to do this before. They have not yet been willing to strike this clause. I am wondering if anyone else has encountered this and if you have any negotiation tips/effective arguments, before I have to send this off to our legal counsel to try to manage? I am sending this to other listservs, sorry for the duplication. Liane Liane Taylor Continuing Resources Librarian/ Interim Head Acquisitions Librarian Texas State University [log in to unmask] • 512.245.3009