Many agreements involving stock or asset purchases contain indemnification clauses – that is, clauses under which one party to the agreement promises to indemnify the other party in the event of ...

Indemnification clauses appear in nearly every agreement, but they are often overlooked as mere boilerplate provisions after the parties have painstakingly negotiated all of the other terms. It is not ...

Many commercial real estate contracts – including purchase and sale agreements, loan documents, construction contracts, joint venture agreements, and commercial leases – contain an indemnity clause, ...

Business executives often spend a considerable amount of time negotiating the contract terms they deem the most critical while others are merely glanced over. As such, monetary terms, warranties, lead ...

Indemnity clauses are included in contracts to provide a means by which the contracting parties can shift the responsibility of risk. “Indemnity clauses can expand, limit or even eliminate the ...

There is often an argument to be made that certain indemnification and exculpatory clauses should be against public policy. When entering into a residential lease, for instance, many future tenants ...

February 05, 2025 - In the complex landscape of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), cybersecurity and data privacy have become pivotal concerns. Cyber threats can significantly impact the value and ...

As used in website development contracts, indemnification typically concerns whether the vendor will defend you in court if you later get sued for your use of the technology, including Intellectual ...

Learn how indemnity protects against loss or damage in insurance and law. Discover key concepts, examples, and how it shields ...

This story appears in the March 30 print edition of Transport Topics. Spurred by trucking industry leaders, more states this year are banning contracts that shift liability for any incident that ...