Supreme Court· 4/20/1994

McDermott, Inc. v. AmClyde

Citations

511 U.S. 202
114 S. Ct. 1461
128 L. Ed. 2d 148
1994 U.S. LEXIS 3122

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recognizing that “making tortfeasors pay for the damage they cause can be more important than preventing overcompensation”
holding that in admiralty cases where partial settlement has been reached, non-settling defendant is entitled to proportionate share judgment reduction as matter of law and may not maintain contribution action against settling defendant
stating that only when “a plaintiff settles with one of several joint tortfeasors [are] the non-settling defendants ... entitled to a credit for that settlement”
noting that in admiralty \[j]oint and several liability applies when there has been a judgment against multiple defendants\
noting that in admiralty “[jjoint and several liability applies when there has been a judgment against multiple defendants”
noting that in admiralty “[jjoint and several liability applies when there has been a judgment against multiple defendants”

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Judges: Stevens

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