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Committee approves bill limiting construction indemnity clauses, unanimously amended
Summary
House Bill 1541, sponsored by Representatives Hohenstein and Brown, would restrict indemnity clauses so a party is responsible only for losses caused by its own negligence; an agreed technical amendment was adopted and the committee reported the bill unanimously.
Representatives Hohenstein and Brown presented House Bill 1541 as a reform to construction indemnity law intended to prevent contractors from being required to assume liability for others' negligence. Hohenstein said the change would allow responsible contractors to build without being held liable for mistakes by unrelated parties and noted…
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