Implied Indemnity : Multiple Tortfeasors

Implied Indemnity

The Expanding Indemnity Rights of Non-Manufacturing Product Sellers and the Problem of the "Mixed" Case
S. Vance Wittie of Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP

Manufacturers take note: Texas has adopted the most far-reaching sellerÃâs indemnity statute in the country. The law requires manufacturers to indemnify sellers for all "losses" incurred a products liability actions, including the defense of non-product claims. While the Texas statute is the most extreme, it is merely part of a trend toward increasing the rights of product sellers through special seller exceptions and indemnity statutes.
Contribution Rights of A Settling Defendant In Texas
Hughes Watters Askanase, L.L.P.

Traditionally, in Texas, a defendant can settle only its proportionate share of common liability and cannot preserv.