14.18.2 Third Party Practice.

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

14.18.2 Third Party Practice. Under Ariz. R. Civ. P. 14, a defendant may bring in a third party at any time after the commencement of the action.²⁴⁹ Rule 14(a) provides that the defendant/third-party plaintiff may join as a third-party defendant a person not a party to the action who is or may be liable to the third-party plaintiff for all or part of the plaintiff's claim against the third-party plaintiff.²⁵⁰ Thus, if a plaintiff sues an insured and the insured believes that he or she should have had...