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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Proportional Fault Indemnification Provisions Held Enforceable in Alabama

The Alabama Supreme Court found that an indemnification provision was enforceable that required a subcontractor to indemnify a general contractor on a proportional-fault basis against liability for death or personal injury. ...more

Jackson Walker

Understanding “Action Over” Claims and Third-Party Over Indemnity

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An “action over” (also called a “third-party over action”) is a type of legal action (lawsuit or arbitration) in which an injured employee, after collecting workers’ compensation benefits from his employer, files a tort claim...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Should You Require a Specific Endorsement Naming Your Client as an Additional Insured?

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Additional Insured’s Action Against Insurer Dismissed for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction - The takeaway of this article is for you to consider updating your clients' insurance requirements to require a specific additional...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Second Level of Protection to Indemnitees - Construction and Procurement Law News, Q2 2019

It is not uncommon for indemnitees to attempt to add language to indemnification provisions providing additional liability protections from the indemnitor. And courts and legislators are wary of language in indemnity...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Indemnification Provisions: What They Mean and What You Should Worry About

Presented by Cohen Seglias Partner Jonathan A. Cass on May 16, 2019. Whether you are an owner, a general contractor, or a subcontractor, a critical element to protecting the assets of your company is understanding what...more

Carlton Fields

Appeal it All! Guarding Against Multiple, Independent Grounds

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You’ve identified a killer issue for appeal, no doubt a winner. Congratulations! You still lose. How can that be? In Novum Structures, LLC v. Choate Construction Company, Inc., 698 Fed. Appx. 608 (11th Cir. 2017), the...more

Snell & Wilmer

Under Construction - March 2015

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Welcome to the spring edition of our Under Construction newsletter. There have been some interesting legal changes that have taken place recently with the potential to significantly impact the construction industry. ...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Construct - May 2014

In This Issue: - Green Law Corner - You Decide: Green Globes vs. LEED: The U.S. General Services Administration recently added Green Globes as an additional third-party green building certification system for...more

Baker Donelson

11th Circuit Affirms No Indemnity for a Subcontractor's Deceased Employee Under Employee Exclusion Contained in General...

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On April 24, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit issued an opinion affirming summary judgment deny a claim by the estate of a subcontractor's employee against a general contractor's commercial...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

General Contractors Beware: Coverage Under Additional-Insured Endorsement to Subcontractor’s CGL Policy May End When...

Within the past four months, two courts interpreting Mississippi law have held that an additional-insured endorsement to a subcontractor’s commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policy did not obligate the insurer to...more

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