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California Code Of Civil Procedure Sections 877, 877.5 And 877.6: The Settlement Game In The Ballpark That Tech-Bilt, Emery J. Mishky, Robert Tessier, Patrick G. Vastano Jan 2013

California Code Of Civil Procedure Sections 877, 877.5 And 877.6: The Settlement Game In The Ballpark That Tech-Bilt, Emery J. Mishky, Robert Tessier, Patrick G. Vastano

Pepperdine Law Review

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Apportionment Of Liability And The Intentional Torts: The Time Is Right For Change, Brian C. Crocker Mar 1982

Apportionment Of Liability And The Intentional Torts: The Time Is Right For Change, Brian C. Crocker

Dalhousie Law Journal

In a tort action based solely on the Defendant's wrongful intentional conduct, both parties have been, until recently, at a decided disadvantage. There could be no apportionment of liability between the Plaintiff and Defendant. Fault concepts were seen in absolute terms. Either the Defendant was totally liable for the damages or he was not liable at all. Principles of apportionment of liability generally were not seen as applicable to the intentional torts. Thus, a Plaintiff's contributory fault was irrelevant in determining the Defendant's liability. Likewise, provocation was not a 'defence' and did not, in all jurisdictions, always reduce compensatory damages. …


Shor V. Paoli, 353 So. 2d 825 (Fla. 1977), June Hinson Allen Jan 1979

Shor V. Paoli, 353 So. 2d 825 (Fla. 1977), June Hinson Allen

Florida State University Law Review

Torts-RIGHT OF CONTRIBUTION IS NOT BARRED BY DOCTRINE OF INTERSPOUSAL IMMUNITY IN FLORIDA.