Indemnity Obligation Not Owed to Client for Claims Partially Caused by Client’s Negligence. Duty to Defend Only Applies to Claims Directly Attributable to Indemnitor’s Actions within Scope of Work

Where an indemnity clause did not expressly state that the subcontractor was required to indemnify its client, the prime contractor, for all damages including those caused partially by the client’s own negligence, the subcontractor’s indemnification obligations were...

No Common law Indemnification Duty Owed by General Contractor to Project Owner for Subcontractor Employee Injuries Where GC Did Not Control and Supervise the Subcontractor’s Work

Where a general contractor performing a build-out for a store tenant (not the project owner) retained the services of a subcontractor for certain work and an employee of the subcontractor was injured by falling from a ladder, the project owner sued the contractor for...