Contract Obligated Subcontractor to Indemnify Contractor for Comp

The Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii ruled that a subcontractor's agreement with a general contractor obligated the subcontractor to provide indemnification for the benefits the contractor paid to a worker if the subcontractor was at fault for causing injury. Case: Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. v. Fujikawa Associates Inc., No. CAAP-14-0000842, 02/17/2017, unpublished. Facts: The Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. hired Fujikawa Associates as a subcontractor to perform repairs to Edmondson Hall at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The contract required Fujikawa to indem...