Eslon Thermoplastics v. Dynamic Systems, Inc.

BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.

After a water line broke causing $800,000 in damages to a semiconductor wafer processor and the new building in which it was installed, owner Tokyo Electron America, Inc. (Tokyo Electron) and its property insurer Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Company (Tokio Marine) 1 sued Dynamic Systems, Inc., which installed the water line, and Eslon Thermoplastics (Es-lon), which manufactured the pipe fitting that broke. Eslon, in turn, sued Dynamic Systems for indemnity and contribution. Dynamic Systems was granted summary judgment against Tokyo Electron and Es-lon based on a waiver…