Legal Question in Personal Injury in New York
meaning of sever action
in a personal injury suit, what is the meaning of sever action, between defense attorneys who have filed summary judgets against each other ..
Asked on 12/07/06, 10:33 am
2 Answers from Attorneys
David Simon
Hogan & Rossi
Re: meaning of sever action
Generally speaking, when one refers to "severing an action", it means removing one or more claims from a lawsuit and making it an entirely separate case. In other words, the severed claim will have a separate trial and separate existence on its own.
Answered on 12/07/06, 11:06 am
Mark S. Moroknek
Kelly & Curtis, PLLC.
Re: meaning of sever action
It means to cut one action into two or more separate and distinct actions.
Answered on 12/07/06, 3:13 pm
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