Summary

• Jurisdiction: Washington

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Summary

§14.1Introduction

§14.2Text of Rule

§14.3Historical Development

§14.4Comparison With Federal Rule

§14.5Purpose and Procedure (1)Purpose Indemnification or Contribution (2)Procedure to Commence Third-Party Action

§14.6Analysis (1)Alternatives to CR 14 (2)Distinction From "Vouching In" (3)Distinction From Joinder and Intervention (4)The Court Must Have Jurisdiction (5)Discretion of the Court (6)Third-Party Answer and Motion to Strike (7)Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors (8)Allocation of Fault and the Empty Chair (9)Effect of Settlement Agreement (10)Actions Against Insurers in Tort Cases (11)Statute of Limitations (12)Venue (13)Plaintiff's Options (14)Third-Party Plaintiff's Options (15)Third-Party Defendant's Options §14.7Significant Authorities (1)Purpose of the Rule (2)Claims Against Third Parties (3)Trial Court Discretion (4)Jurisdiction (5)Alternatives to Third-Party Impleader (6)Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors §14.8Strategic and Practical Considerations (1)Tactical Considerations (2)Tactical Summary Judgment and the Preservation of Joint Liability (3)"No Action" Clauses (4)Industrial Insurance (5)Collateral Estoppel and the Third-Party Defendant (6)Separate Juries, Free Defense Costs, and Severance of Claims (7)Covenants Not to Sue in Multiple-Defendant Litigation (8)"Loan Agreements": Caveat Emptor

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