Seventh Circuit Upholds Limitation of Liability Clause in Construction Contract

In Sams Hotel Group, LLC v. Environs, Inc., 2013 WL 2402824, the Seventh Circuit upheld an Indiana district court’s validation of a contractual limitation of liability clause against a hotel developer.  In its ruling, the Court examined some recurring commercial litigation issues including the economic loss rule, and the standards that govern contractual indemnification and limitation of liability clauses.  …