{"id":2726,"date":"2025-05-12T18:01:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T22:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hpindiana.law\/business-blog\/?p=2726"},"modified":"2025-05-13T01:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T05:10:53","slug":"advanced-indemnification-topics-for-indiana-attorneys-and-business-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hpindiana.law\/business-blog\/advanced-indemnification-topics-for-indiana-attorneys-and-business-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Indemnification Topics for Indiana Attorneys and Business Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TwoThree of our recent articles addressed allocating risk with business contracts. In this one, we expand on our earlier articles by focusing on techniques experienced business attorneys use to write better indemnification clauses.<\/p>\n

Use Defined Terms to Improve Readability<\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s start with the following clause setting out the basic indemnification rights and duties in a contract for the sale and purchase of equipment. It consists of one sentence, long and difficult to follow, but typical as indemnification clauses go.<\/p>\n

Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Three of our recent articles addressed allocating risk with business contracts. In this one, we expand on our earlier articles by focusing on techniques experienced business attorneys use to write better indemnification clauses. Use Defined Terms to Improve Readability Let\u2019s start with the following clause setting out the basic indemnification rights and duties in a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,114,113],"tags":[109,115,118,108,62],"class_list":["post-2726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-contract-law","category-indemnification-clauses","category-risk-allocation","tag-indemnification","tag-indemnification-clauses","tag-indiana-contract-law","tag-risk-allocation","tag-small-business"],"yoast_head":"\nAdvanced Indemnification Topics for Indiana Attorneys and Business Owners — Indiana Business Law Blog — May 12, 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Three of our recent articles addressed allocating risk with business contracts. 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