Coady v. Strategic Resources, Inc.

This appeal involves a “Consulting Agreement” entered into on April 22, 1996, between Strategic Resources, Inc. (SRI) and Jerry J. Coady (Coady) whereby SRI retained Coady as a consultant to perform services at a rate of $50.00 per hour in connection with “SRI’s contract with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.” The focus of the controversy is this provision of the Consulting Agreement:

CONSULTANT shall indemnify SRI . . . and hold [it] harmless from any and all claims, suits, proceedings, costs, losses, expenses, damages and liabilities, including…