Indemnity

It is not uncommon for construction contracts to contain indemnity provisions which address instances when one of the parties will indemnify or handle claims against the other party. One example of a situation that an indemnification provision would address is when an owner is sued for personal injury because of faulty or defective work of a contractor or otherwise because of the acts of that contractor. Another common example is when an owner is sued by a subcontractor that is trying to perfect a mechanics or materialmans lien filed by a subcontractor. In those instances the owner will want to rely on an indemnity provision in the contract to require the contractor to provide a defense for and handle the claims.