What Is a Responsible Third Party and How Can It Affect My Claim?

A “responsible third party” is defined as “any person who is alleged to have caused or contributed to causing in any way the harm for which recovery of damages is sought, whether by negligent act or omission, by any defective or unreasonably dangerous product, by other conduct or activity that violates any applicable legal standard, or by any combination of these.”[1]  As such, its application casts a broad net over virtually all forms of personal injury litigation.

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