33 U.S.C. § 2710 : US Code - Section 2710: Indemnification agreements

Search 33 U.S.C. § 2710 : US Code - Section 2710: Indemnification agreements

(a) Agreements not prohibited
Nothing in this Act prohibits any agreement to insure, hold
harmless, or indemnify a party to such agreement for any liability
under this Act.
(b) Liability not transferred
No indemnification, hold harmless, or similar agreement or
conveyance shall be effective to transfer liability imposed under
this Act from a responsible party or from any person who may be
liable for an incident under this Act to any other person.
(c) Relationship to other causes of action
Nothing in this Act, including the provisions of subsection (b)
of this section, bars a cause of action that a responsible party
subject to liability under this Act, or a guarantor, has or would
have, by reason of subrogation or otherwise, against any person.
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