Legal Question in Business Law in California

Liability Survival

If, within a contract, there is a clause that states, ''Contractor's liability shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement.'', does that mean the liability obligations are ''evergreen'' and survive past the expiration and/or termination of the Agreement?


Asked on 1/07/05, 6:52 pm

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Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

Re: Liability Survival

I'm just guessing, but . . . Some states do not limit contractor liability for latent defects for many years. For instance, if the contractor has completed its work, then the agreement has been fully performed. Nevertheless, a discovery many years later the the contractor's work made the structure defective may still be actionable.

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Answered on 1/07/05, 9:52 pm


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