Comments on: Can Boeing Make the U.S. Government Pay Up?: Human Rights Litigation and “Who Pays” Arbitration http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/06/can_boeing_make.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:10:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: David Cheifetz http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/06/can_boeing_make.html/comment-page-1#comment-53587 David Cheifetz Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:03:26 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/06/can-boeing-make-the-us-government-pay-up-human-rights-litigation-and-%e2%80%9cwho-pays%e2%80%9d-arbitration.html#comment-53587 <p>What's the legal basis for the contribution or indemnity claim between corporation and the US gov't, assuming there's no express or implied contractual basis? Does US state or federal law allow contribution between joint tortfeasors even if the contribution defendant could never have been held to the injured person for the damages sought from, or recovered from the joint tortfeasor claiming contribution?</p> <p>David Cheifetz</p> <p>Canada</p> What’s the legal basis for the contribution or indemnity claim between corporation and the US gov’t, assuming there’s no express or implied contractual basis? Does US state or federal law allow contribution between joint tortfeasors even if the contribution defendant could never have been held to the injured person for the damages sought from, or recovered from the joint tortfeasor claiming contribution?

David Cheifetz

Canada

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