Does a settling tortfeasor have an obligation to indemnify a non-settling defendant in a claim for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hoch v. Allied-Signal, Inc., 24 Cal.App.4th 48, 29 Cal.Rptr.2d 615 (Cal. App. 1994):
7 Even if the settling tortfeasor sought indemnity, the nonsettling defendant would be able to limit its liability to its own fault-share. (Evangelatos v. Superior Court, supra, 44 Cal.3d at p. 1217, 246 Cal.Rptr. 629, 753 P.2d 585.)
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