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Pierringer release

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A quick definition of Pierringer release:

Term: Pierringer Release

Definition: A Pierringer release is an agreement between a plaintiff and one defendant in a lawsuit, where the plaintiff agrees to release one defendant from liability but reserves the right to continue the lawsuit against the other defendants. The plaintiff agrees to reduce the claim against the remaining defendants by the amount of money paid for the release. This type of release is named after a court case called Pierringer v. Hoger. The court ruled that a release could be given immediate effect as long as the plaintiff would satisfy any portion of a judgment against a non-settling party in excess of that party's proportionate share of damages. This means that the court can only enter judgment for the non-settling party's share of damages.

A more thorough explanation:

A Pierringer release is a legal agreement where the plaintiff releases one of the defendants from the lawsuit but reserves the right to continue the case against the other defendants.

For example, if a person is injured in a car accident involving two drivers, the injured person may agree to release one of the drivers from the lawsuit in exchange for compensation. However, the injured person can still pursue the case against the other driver.

The Pierringer release also requires the plaintiff to reduce the claim against the remaining defendants by the amount of compensation received from the released defendant.

The term "Pierringer release" comes from a court case called Pierringer v. Hoger, where the court ruled that a release can be immediately effective as long as the plaintiff agrees to only seek damages from the non-settling defendant's proportionate share of liability.

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KnowledgeableGaudyMillipede

13:03

thats awesome. agree with everything you said! its cool. i was a UPS driver and became a shop-steward at my building. then became an organizer in our amazon division. so ive mostly worked with truck drivers and warehouse workers. its extremely important work! also very difficult. these companies are very powerful and break the law A LOT

KnowledgeableGaudyMillipede

13:04

do you know where you want to end up living?

soapy

13:04

oh that's cool! UPS made some big wins recently, yeah? are there any challenges you've found working w the Amazon division? i've heard some horror stories abt the things Amazon does to suppress worker rights and I wonder if that spills over to UPS

soapy

13:05

I'm pretty open to anywhere! Hbu?

ChowieBean

13:06

i'm still not sure bunny they gave me the accomodation to take it at home on nov 11

ChowieBean

13:06

ive been procrastinating tbh i need to get to work

KnowledgeableGaudyMillipede

13:06

we had a big contract campaign in 2023. i was very involved in that. was an exciting moment. there are a million challenges. to keep it simple: the turnover rate combined with amazon's willingness to illegally retaliate against workers for organizing makes organizing feel like building a house of cards

ChowieBean

13:06

cuz i lowkey just dont wanna retake

soapy

13:09

When the fees for illegal retaliation are low enough, and when any punishment takes years to enstate, many companies just see those fines as the cost of doing business. Amazon is for sure like that

texaslawhopefully

13:15

@Invicat: I'm very interested in First Amendment litigaton & advocacy. I also think appellate work broadly is also interesting.

SirEggan

13:25

yooo we are talking about unions

SirEggan

13:25

im on a first contract campaign rn and when we win i pretty much am a shoe-in for shop steward

SirEggan

13:26

i did say id rather someone else do it bc i'm leaving for law school but theyre like Can You Do It Until You Leave and im like Ok Fine

jackfrost11770

13:46

for big law purposes i want to do biotech law, most likely either patent or ip

jackfrost11770

13:46

and later in life and/or ideally something in healthcare accessibility

jackfrost11770

13:49

reallt two can go hand in hand, especially working for companies such as pfizer which is one of the few companies that actually work towards access like suspending patents and funding manufacturing costs

jackfrost11770

13:49

but overall tbh, will have to shell out first (that sent, so early my bad)

jackfrost11770

13:50

but especially with the advent of technologies such as AI there will be massive ethical and legal issues in their development and implementation, so hopefully i'll be able to work in that field in a way that takes these considerations into account

ChowieBean

14:08

i want to do that too

llama

14:09

Is BSaners right? Do we live in an oligarcy disguised as a 'democracy

ChowieBean

14:11

yes

ChowieBean

14:11

ofc

jackfrost11770

14:22

trying to work on my vandy app rn

jackfrost11770

14:22

no idea how im gonna get my ps down to two pages with 12 point font

llama

14:29

As the next week brings an election, I challenge you to decide which side: won their primary despite receiving 0 votes, has the power of the elites, war mongers, media giants behind them, is endorsed by adversary V Putin, preferred by China, throws concerts instead of addressing voters. The choice is yours dear friend. -Kremlin Operative, KGB grad 1980

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

14:41

walk tuah the polls and vote on that thang

soapy

14:47

my mail in ballot was finally recieved!

[] baddestbunny

15:13

i fucking love saying “what’s a girl like you doing in a place like this” to a middle-aged woman

Dkk

15:21

Glad to see y'all have nice unions. My union was corrupt and sucked.

Scorediot

15:51

@baddestbunny: you and denise richards on bms

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