Third-Party Indemnification Claims In Insurer’s Subrogation Damages Suit Denied

Mealey's (June 22, 2022, 9:17 AM EDT) -- MIAMI — A federal judge in Florida on June 7 ruled that dismissal of third-party indemnification claims against a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) subcontractor and its sister company electrical contractor stemming from a lawsuit brought by an insurer in subrogation for damages that resulted from an HVAC contractor’s alleged faulty installation of a temporary chiller and ensuing fire is unwarranted because a master construction subcontract the parties entered into requires that the subcontractors indemnify the contractor in the lawsuit....