United States Seventh Circuit

Failure of a party seeking indemnity, to give the other party formal notice of opportunity to protect its interests, whether by impleader or otherwise, is not a defense to a claim for indemnity. A product retailer or distributor, sued under a strict liability theory, can obtain indemnity from the manufacturer.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/17/2002
• Published 10/17/2002

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Leo W. Nelsen (argued), Holtkamp, Liese, Beckemeier & Childress, St. Louis, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellee., John P. McGahey, Curt J. Schlom (argued), Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.