Deborah Trotter | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | May 26, 2019 It has been almost eight months since Hurricane Michael devastated the eastern side of the Florida Panhandle. Not surprisingly, many residents and business owners are exhausted. Exhausted in the deepest sense—exhausted from waiting, exhausted from hoping, exhausted from failed promises made by their… Continue reading Attorneys’ Fees and Costs for the Prevailing Insured
Tag: Indemnification
California Limits Indemnification Obligations of Design Professionals
William L. Doerler | The Subrogation Stategist | August 18, 2017 The California legislature recently enacted legislation – SB 496 – limiting a design professional’s indemnification obligations in private contracts related to design services. The term “design professional” refers to licensed architects, landscape architects and professional land surveyors, and registered professional engineers. As revised, Cal.… Continue reading California Limits Indemnification Obligations of Design Professionals
What Is Inefficient Risk Transfer? The Use of Indemnification in Construction Contracts
Matthew DeVries | Burr & Furman LLP | May 3, 2017 As a father of seven children, I am always being asked to determine the “responsible party” when something breaks, gets lost, or is simply missing. In parenting, there is no written contract between the adult and to child to transfer the responsibility for the… Continue reading What Is Inefficient Risk Transfer? The Use of Indemnification in Construction Contracts
Practical Advice: Indemnification and Additional Insured Issues Revisited
John P. Ahlers | Ahlers & Cressman | August 24, 2016 Lawyers love writing about indemnification. There are seventeen blog articles on our website alone that deal with the subject. Before you click out of this email in disgust that we are rehashing a stale topic, this post contains some practical advice for contractors and… Continue reading Practical Advice: Indemnification and Additional Insured Issues Revisited
General Contractor Not a “Seller” Entitled to Indemnity in Product Liability Case
J. Laurens Wilkes, Andrew D. Ness and William R. Taylor | Jones Day | July 15, 2016 On June 17, 2016, the Texas Supreme Court held that a general contractor was not a “seller” under Chapter 82 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code and, therefore, not entitled to indemnification from the manufacturer of an… Continue reading General Contractor Not a “Seller” Entitled to Indemnity in Product Liability Case