Employee represents and warrants that no portion of any of the matters released by this Agreement and no portion of the Consideration or any recovery or settlement to which Employee might be entitled has been assigned or transferred to any other person, firm, or corporation not a party to this Agreement in any manner, including by way of subrogation or operation of law or otherwise. If any claim, action, demand, or suit should be made or instituted against the Releasees, or any of them, because of any such purported assignment, subrogation, or transfer, Employee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Releasees, and each of them, against such claim, action, demand, or suit, including damages, expenses of investigation, attorney fees, and costs.