UNITED RENTALS HWY. TECHS. v. WELLS CARGO

Nos. 55331, 56701, 56923.

289 P.3d 221 (2012)

UNITED RENTALS HIGHWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC., A Delaware Corporation, Appellant, v. WELLS CARGO, INC., A Nevada Corporation, Respondent. United Rentals Highway Technologies, A Delaware Corporation, Appellant, v. Wells Cargo, Inc., A Nevada Corporation, Respondent. United Rentals Highway Technologies, A Delaware Corporation, Appellant, v. Wells Cargo, Inc., A Nevada Corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen & Sanders and Nathan R. Reinmiller and Sabrina G. Mansanas , Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Hall, Jaffe & Clayton, LLP, and Steven T. Jaffe , Ashlie L. Surur , and Phil W. Su , Las Vegas, for Respondent.

Before SAITTA, PICKERING and HARDESTY, JJ.


OPINION

By the Court, HARDESTY, J.:

In these appeals, we consider what effect specific contract language has on an indemnitor's duty to indemnify and defend an indemnitee in a personal injury action, where that language provides that indemnification will occur "to the extent" that any injury or damage is "caused" by the indemnitor.

Appellant United Rentals Highway Technologies, Inc., contracted to provide traffic control on a road improvement...

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