This is only possible in very limited circumstances, such as if you did not know about the decree because you did not receive the court papers and you have
a valid defence to the claim.
Not exact matches
By the way, will «proportionality» be a
valid defence to the e & o
claim againt me when my failure turn over that last rock, because of «proportionality» means I didn't get
to the «Pinto smoking gun» memo?
It acknowledged there were
valid arguments on both sides of the issue but preferred the conclusion that the expiration of the limitation period for P's hypothetical damages action against D2 — hypothetical because P did not sue D2 in time or did not sue D1 at all — did not provide D2 a
defence to D1's contribution
claim.
Many US state courts, and the Federal Court, require lawyers
to sign a declaration of some sort that the lawyer (s) responsible for the contents of the
claim or
defence have reasonable grounds for believing that the
claim or
defence is a
valid in law.