Publication
Under Construction – March 2016
Letter from the Editor
Welcome to the first edition of our Under Construction newsletter for 2016.
Indemnity laws and clauses are a big part of construction contracts. They can make or break a project. Defend and indemnify obligations have the potential to impose the most drastic consequences on a party to a construction contract, forcing a party to assume a wide variety of obligations and risks that may or may not be insurable and may be beyond the party’s reasonable ability to control. The law of indemnification varies from state to state. It is essential that owners, developers, contractors and subcontractors understand that fact. Because of this, we’ve compiled a set of articles that address some of the nuances of indemnification in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Utah. When negotiating construction contracts, it is important to pay attention to the indemnity clauses, know the applicable law and ask questions before signing any contract.
We hope you will find these articles informative and enlightening on this very important subject. Please let us know if you want us to address a specific construction issue in a future newsletter. Cheers to a great and successful year ahead!
Regards,
Jim Sienicki
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Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 500 attorneys practicing in 16 locations throughout the United States and in Mexico, including Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, California; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C.; Boise, Idaho; Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Portland, Oregon; Dallas, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; and Los Cabos, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit swlaw.com.
