INSURANCE: Subcontractor’s insurer had duty to defend general contractor as additional insured for subcontractor’s employee’s scissors lift fall, nondelegable duty under Scaffold Act not improperly delegated… indemnity provision not specific in intent to indemnify general contractor for liability for its own negligence, but subcontractor’s policy intended to cover general contractor for this type of incident, subcontractor’s insurer [Read more…]
Product liability, “upstream” chair parts retailer
PRODUCT LIABILITY: “Upstream” retailer of chair components not entitled to bring indemnity claim against “downstream” MSP assembler of chair that collapsed… no right of contribution in product liability case… Harkin. [Read more…]