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An indemnification agreement provides additional protection for businesses by ensuring that they are not held liable for damages or losses that occur outside of their control. This agreement allows the company to continue its operations while protecting against lawsuits.
Indemnification provisions are generally enforceable. There are certain exceptions however. Indemnifications that require a party to indemnify another party for any claim irrespective of fault ('broad form' or 'no fault' indemnities) generally have been found to violate public policy.
There are 3 levels of indemnification: broad form, intermediate form, and limited form.
There are different types of indemnity agreements: broad form indemnity, intermediate form indemnity, limited form indemnity, comparative, implied, and so on.
California courts have held that indemnify and hold harmless confer distinct rights: (1) Indemnify is an offensive right, allowing the indemnified party to seek indemnification from the indemnifying party; (2) Hold harmless is a defensive right, protecting the indemnified party from being bothered by the other
The first--often referred to as a "Type I" clause--is one in which the "indemnitor" (that is, the person agreeing to provide protection) agrees to clearly and unequivocally indemnify another person (who is referred to as the "indemnitee") for that person's negligence, whether active or passive.
At their core, indemnification provisions transfer liabilities related to a claim from one party to another party, generally in the event of a breach of contract or a party's negligence or misconduct in the performance of the agreement.
As an initial matter, there are generally three forms of indemnification agreements: (1) the broad form, which includes the sole negligence of the indemnitee; (2) the moderate form, which includes all negligence, but the sole negligence of the indemnitee; and (3) the narrow form, which includes only the negligence of
Tips for Enforcing Indemnification ProvisionsIdentify Time Periods for Asserting Indemnification Rights.Provide Notice in a Timely Fashion.Notify All Concerned Parties.Understand Limitations on Recovery.Exclusive Remedy.Scope of Damages.Claims Process/Dispute Resolution.
An indemnity agreement is a contract that protect one party of a transaction from the risks or liabilities created by the other party of the transaction. Hold harmless agreement, no-fault agreement, release of liability, or waiver of liability are other terms for an indemnity agreement.200c