Carter v. Tom's Truck Repair, Inc.

LIMBAUGH, Judge.

We granted transfer from the Court of Appeals, Eastern District, to consider important questions concerning the disclosure and validity of partial settlements executed in multiparty lawsuits, settlements known in the vernacular as “Mary Carter” agreements. We affirm the judgment of the trial court, entered in accordance with a jury verdict for $775,000 in favor of plaintiff, Mansel Carter.

On July 3, 1986, Mansel Carter, while stopped in his vehicle at a red light, was struck from behind by a Consolidated Freightways truck (Consolidated) driven by Johnny Bauer. At trial, Bauer…