Recent federal court decisions in the Sixth and Eighth circuits affirm holdings in other circuits - The Sixth Circuit, in Matthews v. Centrus Energy Corporation, affirmed that the Price-Anderson Act broadly preempts state...more
In Texas, most Master Service Agreements related to the oil and gas industry provide indemnities based on who or what was injured rather than who caused the injury. For example, the standard knock-for-knock indemnity will...more
One of the recurring issues I see in my litigation practice is LLC managers engaging in “questionable conduct” with third parties — outsiders to the LLC. By “questionable conduct,” I generally mean binding the LLC to...more
On 11 January 2019, the High Court handed down its judgment in Various Claimants v Giambrone & Law (A Firm) & Others, AIG (Europe) Limited [2019] EWHC 34 (QB)), finding that AIG is liable for claimants’ costs pursuant to a...more
On May 5, 2016, the Fifth Circuit forecasted whether a non-contractual indemnity claim under Mississippi law should be premised on agency or tort theory. In David v. World Marine, L.L.C., No. 15-30464, 2016 WL 2609791, 2016...more
Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that Texas law allows an indemnity agreement to insulate a party from the consequences of its own, allegedly negligent conduct, but only if that feature...more