Indiana Panel Reverses Contract Finding In Pollution Indemnification Dispute

Mealey's (November 9, 2022, 9:19 AM EST) -- INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana Court of Appeals panel reversed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment and found that the definitions in a settlement agreement that resolved claims over pollution that allegedly migrated between two adjacent properties said that the current owner of the property agreed to indemnify a paint manufacturer for third-party contribution claims brought against the manufacturer in an environmental suit originally brought by the property owner....