"Party defendant" refers to a person or organization who is being accused or sued in a legal case or dispute. They are the ones defending themselves against the allegations or claims made by the other party involved in the case. Full definition
Identifying third party defendants can be tough when a truck driver is an independent contractor of a larger company. (accidentvalues.com)
The Plaintiff simply asserts that because they were the controlling minds on all relevant matters involving the running of the companies they are correctly named as party defendants. (ottawaemploymentlaw.com)
Paul J. Kozacky, Narrow Venue Statutes and Third Party Practice: Some Third Party Defendants Get to Go Home, 39 DEPAUL L. REV. 389 (1990). (primerus.com)