Be Careful Or You May Have to Indemnity Others For Their Own Negligence
Indemnity obligations are often found in construction contracts. The function of these undertakings, generally speaking, is to pass liability through from one party to the other where one party is...
View ArticleThe Dreaded Surety Collateral Call
SURETY’S RIGHT TO MAKE A COLLATERAL CALL ON BONDED CONTRACTOR AND ITS PRINCIPALS By: Robert S. Tanner, Esq. It is pretty much a rule that a surety will not issue performance or payment bonds to a...
View ArticleOwner/Contractor Under Duty To Ensure Safe Site
Worthington Communities, Inc., was both the property owner and the general contractor for a condominium project in Fort Meyers. Worthington contracted with Sunshine Masonry, Inc. (“Sunshine”) to...
View ArticleA Contractor May Be Held Liable For Its Supplier’s Defective Materials. But...
Retailers are sometimes held liable for product defects, even though they did nothing more than sell a product without knowledge of its defects. The same thing can happen to contractors and...
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