Tortfeasor: One who commits a tort.
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When two or more people are involved for in one wrongful act or negligence, by which they cause injury or damage to the same person or the same property, ...
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Joint Tortfeasor
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tortfeasor
n. a person who commits a tort (civil wrong), either intentionally or through negligence.
tortious
adj. referring to an act which is a tort (civil wrong).
tortfeasor: A person that commits or is found guilty of a tort.
transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said at a trial or some other formal conversation like a hearing or deposition.
TORTFEASOR. A wrong-doer, one who does wrong; one who commits a trespass or is guilty of a tort.
Term: Tortfeasor
Definition: One who commits a tort.
Term: Trade Name
Definition: The name under which a person does business, and which identifies the business.
joint tortfeasors
n. two or more persons whose negligence in a single accident or event causes damages to another person.
Successive tortfeasor
Definition - Noun
: any of two or more tortfeasors whose negligent acts are independent though causing injury to the same third party
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makes the TortFeasor liable for the plaintiff's injuries even if the injuries are unexpectedly severe owing to a pre-existing condition.
'Conspiracy is not a cause of action, but a legal doctrine that imposes liability on persons who, although not actually committing a tort themselves, share with the immediate tortfeasors a common plan or design in its perpetration.
Tort: Non-contractual breach of duty which allows the injured person to claim compensation (or damages) from the tortfeasor. Torts include wrongs such as negligence, nuisance, defamation, false imprisonment and trespass.
A rule of tort law which holds that the tortfeasor is not allowed to deduct from the amount he or she would be held to pay to the victim of the tort, any goods, ...
Collateral source rule - A rule of tort law that holds that the tortfeasor is not allowed to deduct from the amount he or she would be held to pay to the victim of the tort, any goods, ...
maritime law recognizes the concept of joint and several liability among tortfeasors, while many states do not.
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