by Kent Holland | Aug 13, 2019 | indemnification clause, Newsletter Article
Subcontractor’s employee was injured by falling into an expansion joint in a concrete floor that the prime contractor failed to adequately cover with plywood. This employee sued the prime contractor for his injuries. An indemnification clause in the subcontract...
by Kent Holland | Aug 2, 2019 | indemnification clause, Newsletter Article
Pursuant to the indemnification clause of a subcontract, the subcontractor owed its prime contractor a duty to defend against a third party negligence claim. The duty arose when the claim was made. Citing the important case precedent of Crawford v. Weather Shield, the...
by Kent Holland | Jun 19, 2019 | indemnification clause, Newsletter Article
A fire marshal was injured while conducting an inspection at an office building under construction. In suing the building owner, he alleged he tripped on a pile of construction debris. The owner filed an indemnity claim against its fire sprinkler contractor (“STT”)...
by Kent Holland | Mar 26, 2019 | indemnification clause, Newsletter Article
A design-build contractor made changes to the size of steel supports for a bridge contrary to the design specifications and without approval of design engineer. It then built the bridge despite being advised of the non-conformities by its two subcontracted engineering...
by Kent Holland | Mar 26, 2019 | indemnification clause, Newsletter Article
An indemnity clause in an architect’s contract with its client (building developer) was found void for violating anti-indemnity statute applicable to “contractors” performing work on “any contract relating to construction” because it required indemnity “for any and...
Connect