Manage Your Risk - Contract Tips

Each party should be willing to be responsible for losses and claims to the extent that they are caused by that party’s negligence. We offer the following as a contractual provision that addresses this issue:

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Client and Consultant each agree to indemnify the other party and the other party’s officers, directors, partners, employees, and representatives, from and against losses, damages, and judgments arising from claims by third parties, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses recoverable under applicable law, but only to the extent they are found to be caused by a negligent act, error, or omission of the indemnifying party or any of the indemnifying party’s officers, directors, members, partners, agents, employees, or sub consultants in the performance of services under this agreement.

 If claims, losses, damages, and judgments are found to be caused by the joint or concurrent negligence of Client and Consultant, they shall be borne by each party in proportion to its negligence.

 

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