A writer's indemnity clause nightmare

Dolia Estevez wrote for Forbes that a former aide to a Mexican president was among the "10 most corrupt Mexicans of 2013," and that's when her troubles began, Dawn Fallik and Jonathan Peters write: "Instead of defending its contributor, as it would have if she were a staff writer, Forbes told Estevez she was on her own, invoking a provision of its standard freelance contract stating that web writers are 'responsible for any legal claims arising' from their work."

May 5, 2015

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