What is the name of your state? California.
X is sued, loses and pays damages to the plaintiff.
Does X then have the right to turn around and sue his co-defendent (as having been the "real" cause of the legal problem) or any witnesses that provided testimony in favor of the plaintiff?
I'm confused - I remember hearing something about someone not being sued / tried TWICE for the same issue? In the above case, if a defendent did turn around and sue his co-defendent, isn't the co-defendent basically in court for two different trials arising from the same incident?
If X sues the witness, isn't he simply attempting to "get back" at the witness for the latter's damaging testimony - and that boils down to two lawsuits brewing from the same issue/incident again?
X is sued, loses and pays damages to the plaintiff.
Does X then have the right to turn around and sue his co-defendent (as having been the "real" cause of the legal problem) or any witnesses that provided testimony in favor of the plaintiff?
I'm confused - I remember hearing something about someone not being sued / tried TWICE for the same issue? In the above case, if a defendent did turn around and sue his co-defendent, isn't the co-defendent basically in court for two different trials arising from the same incident?
If X sues the witness, isn't he simply attempting to "get back" at the witness for the latter's damaging testimony - and that boils down to two lawsuits brewing from the same issue/incident again?
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