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Indemnity
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Infrastructure Law Blog
2007 Legislation Affecting the Construction Industry
New laws concerning the construction industry will go into effect in 2007, some of which are previewed below. These laws encompass a wide variety of issues including indemnification of design professionals,…
California Employment Law Update
Attorney Entitled To Indemnity From Law Firm For Alleged Malpractice
By Tony Oncidi
Cassady v. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 145 Cal. App. 4th 220 (2006) Ralph Cassady was employed as “of counsel” to Morgan Lewis for a 13-month period, during which time…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Indemnification in California Legal Malpractice
Not satisfied with common law indemnifiation and respondeat superior, this case demonstrates that indemnification for defense of a legal malpractice case may be based upon state Labor laws. Here is…
Legal Profession Blog
First Circuit Ruling on Indemnifying Exec’s Defense Costs May Skew Incentives
Posted by Alan ChildressA recent First Circuit ruling allows a corporation to recoup the massive legal fees it had paid (over an indemnity agreement under Delaware law) to finance an…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada v. Crosbie Industrial Services ltd. [2006] N.J. No. 276, Newfoundland Court of Appeal
Where an insurance policy provides indemnification for legal actions commenced against an insured, but is silent about providing indemnification for enforcing the insurer’s duty to defend a claim, the insurer…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
B.C. Master Blasters Inc. v. Aviva Insurance Co. of Canada [2006] B.C.J. No. 2620, British Columbia Supreme Court
On a summary trial application, the Court denied the Insured’s claim for indemnification and defence from its Insurer after finding that damage caused by the Insured while cleaning a boiler…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Hanis v. University of Western Ontario, [2006] O.J. No. 2696, Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Application by Third Party Defendant Guardian Insurance Company of Canada ("Guardian") for a determination of whether it could claim credit for costs awarded to the University of Western Ontario ("UWO")…
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
Board Member Indemnification – Is it for You?
Occasionally, we receive questions about whether the Association should be responsible for indemnifying its board members and officers. The answer is resoundingly “yes”, but there are some qualifications. The Association’s…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Winch v. Kedgh [2006] O.J. No. 3182, Ontario Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of motion judge’s decision dismissing the Plaintiff’s claim against the Defendant’s Insurer pursuant to s.258(1) of the Insurance Act because the Insured was…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Prosecutors Chided for Discouraging Indemnification
The Wall Street Journal Blog reports on a recent decision by a U.S. District Court judge who ruled that prosecutors violated both the rights to due process and to a…