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2011 Legislature bans subrogation waivers: Is this the end of indemnity as we know it?

tags: construction, construction contracts, Oregon Legislature, Senate Bill 961 —

January 13, 2012

In 2011, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 961, a partial ban on a requirement of subrogation waivers in construction contracts. Since the legislation became effective in June 2010, much confusion, overstatement, hand-wringing, and general angst has ensued.

Click here to read the full article as it appeared in the December 30, 2011 issue of the Daily Journal of Commerce.

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