Litigation
May 31, 2012
Justices weigh a fix to multidefendant damages
The state Supreme Court's justices on Tuesday appeared willing to overturn the common law holding that a release of one is a release of all, at least when a settlement with one defendant wasn't based on good faith.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - The state Supreme Court's justices on Tuesday appeared willing to overturn the common law holding that a release of one is a release of all when a settlement with one defendant wasn't based on good faith.
The case came before the high court after the 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 4 overturned a $96 million verdict against a hospital for its liability in causing irrever...
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