· 9/14/2010
National Labor College, Inc. v. Hillier Group Architecture New Jersey, Inc.
Citations
- 739 F. Supp. 2d 821
- 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95825
- 2010 WL 3609534
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that “[a]ny implied common law indemnification scheme would either contradict or add to these clearly defined circumstances in the contract”
- granting the defendant's motion to dismiss the plaintiff's common law indemnification claim because an express indemnification agreement existed
- granting the defendant’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s common law indemnification claim because an express indemnification agreement existed
- granting dismissal of intended beneficiary contract claim where a “standard contractor-subcontractor contracts” supported that plaintiff was an incidental beneficiary
- “[Q]uasi-contractual remedies such as implied indemnification are generally unavailable when a contract exists covering the same subject matter.” (citations omitted)
- “Under the economic loss rule, courts generally will not permit negligence claims that allege only economic loss.”
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Judges: Deborah K. Chasanow
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