Article Date: 08/11/2008

CALIFORNIA HIGH COURT ADDRESSES SUBCONTRACTOR'S "DUTY TO DEFEND"

Supreme Court of California

Crawford v. Weather Shield Manufacturing, Inc.

No. S141541
July 21, 2008

Overview

The California Supreme Court has ruled that an indemnification clause in a subcontract obligated the sub to pay the prime contractor’s attorney fees even though the subcontractor was exonerated at trial of any responsibility for the problems.

Background

J. M. Peters Company was the ... Log in to view the full text.

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