California Court:  Indemnity Provision Invalidated Asbestos Settlement Offer

Mealey's (July 8, 2021, 2:01 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A settlement offer’s indemnity provision made it impossible to value but threatened potentially high costs and rendered the offer invalid, a California appeals court said July 6 in reversing an award of expert witness fees in an asbestos case brought by an Iranian immigrant....