Topic
Third Party Liability
50 published works
Drug & Device Law
Don’t Shoot the Piano Player
It’s an old time Western movie cliché: after a shoot-out commences in a saloon, the piano-player meekly holds up his hands and pleads, “Don’t shoot me, I’m only the piano…
The Faculty Lounge
Audience Participation
Greetings, and thanks to Al and everyone here at the Faculty Lounge for hosting me. As a longtime reader and lurker, it's exciting to finally "de-lurk" and more actively join…
TortsProf Blog
Swan on Tort Law, Sexual Assault, and Third Parties
Sarah Swan (JSD Candidate, Columbia) has posted to SSRN Triangulating Rape. The abstract provides:Civil actions for rape and sexual assault have recently been undergoing significant changes in both quantity and…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Suing a third party for a work injury
By Mike Helfand
The third party in this instance is someone who is not your employer. Even if your injury occurs on the job, there may be someone else at fault for what…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Legal Malpractice Towards A Third-Party
Law firm is retained by A and knows that A and B have a contractural relationship. During the representation A notifies the law firm that if the case is settled…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Policy Limited to Third Party Liabiltiy Does not Provide First Party Coverage
When the additional insured argued it was entitled to coverage for loss to its cars due to a rain storm, the court disagreed because the endorsement only provided for third party…
TortsProf Blog
Civil Litigation About James “Whitey” Bulger’s Alleged Crimes Continues
In litigation that presents some good examples of the limits (or not) of third-party liability, families of some alleged victims of Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger have been engaged…
Personal Injury Law Journal
Can A Third-party Tortfeasor Maintain a Cause of Action Against an Employer or Negligent Co-Worker in a Workers’ Compensation Case?
The workers' compensation statute contains a provision that prevents an injured worker from pursuing a tort action against his employer and his co-workers, N.J.S.A. 34:15-8. The Appellate Division recently issued…
Pennsylvania Law Monitor
Third Party Contractors Can Be Liable When Injuries Are Suffered
A custodian at a Bucks County High School recently recovered over $100,000 for injuries that she suffered as a result of tripping over an exposed pipe in the school's kitchen.…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Public Adjusters Should Not Adjust Third Party Liability Claims Because That is the Unauthorized Practice of Law
By Chip Merlin
Public adjusters should adjust first party claims and not third party liability claims. To do otherwise is the practice of law. I am warning public adjusters about this topic because…