Contribution claim (legal)
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A contribution claim is a claim brought by one or more defendants to a lawsuit for money damages brought by a plaintiff.[1] A contribution claim asserts the party (usually a defendant) is entitled to "contribution" from a third party for any money damages awarded to the plaintiff.
For example, if a plaintiff sues a
manufacturer of the garage door to contribute to any damages awarded to the plaintiff according to the proportionate share of responsibility, liability, or fault assigned to the homeowner and the manufacturer by the jury
.
In most cases, contribution claims are brought like the original lawsuit itself. The claim must be personally served on the new, third party defendant, by the third party plaintiff (the defendant bringing the claim for contribution
cross-claim is the same as a counter-claim or contribution claim, except that it is asserted by a defendant against other defendants. Counter-claims and cross claims do not require personal service
because no new parties are being added to the lawsuit.
In some
index number
. In other states, however, no additional fee is required.
See also
- Joint and several liability
- Tort law
References
- ^ Liu, Benjamin (2016-12-01). "Contribution Claims". Rochester, NY.
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