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In most cases, contribution claims are brought like the original lawsuit itself. The claim must be personally served on the new, third party defendant, by the third party plaintiff (the defendant bringing the claim for contribution
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asserts that the party (usually a defendant) is entitled to offset the damages awarded to plaintiff by the proportionate share of any responsibility, liability, or fault assigned to the plaintiff by the jury. Finally, a
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is the same as a counter-claim or contribution claim, except that it is asserted by a defendant against other defendants. Counter-claims and cross claims do not require
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of the garage door to contribute to any damages awarded to the plaintiff according to the proportionate share of responsibility,
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caused by a garage door, the defendant homeowner could add a third party, the
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because no new parties are being added to the lawsuit.
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