Originally Posted by Wasatch Phantom

I don't know this to be fact, but I'm quite sure the agreement(s) between Delta and their non-wholly owned connection carriers requires the connection carriers to indemnify DAL from lawsuits related to the connection carriers.

For example, I believe that Colgan had to indemnify Continental, and as such the lawyers representing the plaintiffs suing as a result of the crash in BUF will have a difficult time getting to Continental.