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Indemnities, and Establishing Priority of Multiple Insurance Policies
April 14th, 2017
Contractor lent a vehicle to a sub, and the sub’s employee caused a fatal accident. The subcontract had an indemnity in favor of the contractor. Five insurance policies were in play: (1) sub’s auto policy, (2) sub’s GL, (3) sub’s umbrella, (4…
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How Do Additional Insured Obligations Work with Subcontract Flow-Down Clauses?
March 23rd, 2017
They don’t. Unless the subcontract is carefully drafted, that is. So where the prime contract required the owner to be named as an additional insured, and the subcontract flow-down clause passed along the GC’s obligations to the owner, as the sub…
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About Stan Martin
Stan Martin holds a law degree and an undergraduate degree in architecture. He has been involved with the construction industry for more than 45 years, working in construction prior to law school and beginning his construction law practice. During his career, he has been actively involved with the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts, the Boston Society of Architects, the American Arbitration Association, and the Massachusetts Building Congress.