Hoffman Construction Co. of Alaska v. U.S. Fabrication & Erection, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the duty to indemnify \is not triggered until the indemnitee is liable for damages\ and finding that one party had no liability only because the claims were settled without payment
• stating that AS 45.45.900 limits enforceability of indemnification clauses in private contracts
• discussing contractual indemnity clause and holding that “the phrase ‘arising out of’ . . . is very broad”
• injuries held to “arise out of’ steel work where the wind blew scraps of asbestos onto the work site
• “As a general rule, we will not consider arguments for the first time on appeal.”
• “As a general rule, we will not consider arguments for the first time on appeal.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).