Common use of General Indemnity and Defense Obligations of Contractor Personnel Clause in Contracts

General Indemnity and Defense Obligations of Contractor Personnel. To the maximum extent permitted by law Contractor Personnel shall, with counsel acceptable to the Owner, and at no expense to the Indemnified Parties, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any Claim; provided that, except as expressly provided otherwise below, and then only to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, Contractor’s obligations of indemnity and defense hereunder shall not apply to any Claim to the extent it is attributed to an Indemnified Party’s negligence or fault (including fault based upon strict liability, whether arising by statute or common law, including strict liability arising out of the performance or failure to perform any non-delegable duty), or breach or violation of a statute, ordinance, governmental regulation, standard, or rule, or breach of contract. Contractor’s obligations hereunder shall survive the termination of this Contract for any reason, and shall not be limited in any way by any limitation on the amount or type of damages, compensation or benefits payable by any insurance procured or maintained by Contractor or any Contractor Personnel.