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Porter Hedges LLP

The Sweeping Application of the Texas Construction Anti-Indemnity Act

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Although generally known as the “Texas Construction Anti-Indemnity Act,” the sweep of Subchapter C of Chapter 151 of the Texas Insurance Code (the “TCAIA”) is much broader than its name would seem to suggest.[1] ...more

Cozen O'Connor

Is Your Indemnity Agreement Enforceable? How to Not Miss Out on this Critical Step in Risk Management

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Generally, indemnity agreements in construction contracts are a promise by which one party (the indemnitor) agrees to defend, indemnify, or hold harmless the other party (the indemnitee) for acts or omissions related to the...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

NC Anti-Indemnity Statute Update, New Changes Now in Effect

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On July 8, 2019, Governor Roy Cooper signed into law HB 871, significantly altering North Carolina's anti-indemnity statute, N.C. Gen. Stat § 22B-1 ("Anti-Indemnity Statute"), particularly as it relates to indemnity...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Oregon Anti-Indemnity Statute Voids Sub-sub’s Duty to Indemnify Sub for the Sub’s Own Negligence

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the application of Oregon’s anti-indemnity statute to a contractual indemnity provision requiring a sub-subcontractor’s insurer to indemnify the subcontractor for the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Managing Project Risk With Enforceable Indemnity Agreements

Most contracts in the construction industry supply chain require the “downstream” project participant to indemnify those “upstream” against a spectrum of losses or claims relating to the project. Upstream participants, such...more

Stinson LLP

Construction Alert: Insuring Contractual Indemnity Obligations—A Lesson In Careful Contract Drafting

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The Minnesota Supreme Court issued a decision last week in the case of Engineering & Construction Innovations, Inc., v. L. H. Bolduc Co., interpreting a subcontractor's agreement to indemnify a contractor, the subcontractor's...more

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