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The California Supreme Court Clarifies the Failure to Warn Test for the Government Claims Act’s Design Immunity Provision
In Tansavatdi v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes (2023) 14 Cal.5th 639, the California Supreme Court held that Government Code section 830.6, which protects public entities from claims alleging dangerous conditions on […]

Indemnification is a term often thrown about in construction litigation, and you will see it in most standard form construction contracts. But what actually is it, and how useful is it to have when it comes to litigation in the construction context?

Indemnification is a means to shift the risk to some other party, regardless of who is at fault, such that one party, the indemnitor, is required to pay for the damages and costs […]