After suffering negative effects from over-sedation during a knee surgery, appellee
sued multiple defendants including appellant, a hospital district management contractor for negligence.
In any case, you can
sue multiple defendants.
The Court essentially said that when a plaintiff
sues multiple defendants, each defendant has a right to call his or her own witness in any relevant discipline, though ultimately the trial court retains discretion under KRE 403 to exclude testimony that would result in undue delay or needless presentation of cumulative evidence.
Moreover, patent trolls have been able to
sue multiple defendants at once, increasing the likelihood of a favorable cash - out.
Not exact matches
So, what does this mean when you are
sued in a matter with
multiple defendants who are spread across jurisdictions, and where federal court may be a preferred venue?
This means the plaintiff can
sue one
defendant even if
multiple defendants are to blame.
Therefore, people who are hurt at a business may have
multiple defendants to
sue for premises liability: the owner, the tenant, the property management company, etc. may all be
defendants in a case.