Employer Must Indemnify Contractor for $108 Million Paid to Settle Suits

A unanimous Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that an employer was not shielded from an obligation to indemnify a contractor for the $108.9 million the contractor had paid to settle lawsuits after a fatal explosion. Case: Jacobs Engineering Group v. Conagra Foods, No. S-16-896, 09/14/2018, published. Facts: In 2007, ConAgra Foods hired the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. to perform work at its food manufacturing facilities. The contract contained requirements that each party indemnify the other for "claims, losses, costs, penalties, damages and/or expenses" caused by negligence. In 2008...