Sections
8 entriesSection 428.10Allows a party facing a complaint or cross-complaint to file claims against the opposing filer and certain other persons when related to…Section 428.20Allows a person filing an authorized cross-complaint to join any person as a cross-complainant or cross-defendant, whether or not already a party,…Section 428.30Allows a person filing an authorized cross-complaint to combine the asserted cause of action with any other causes of action the person…Section 428.40Requires a cross-complaint to be filed as a separate document. The provision imposes that document-separation requirement on the cross-complaint rather than allowing…Section 428.50Requires a cross-complaint against a party who filed the complaint or cross-complaint to be filed before or with the answer, while allowing…Section 428.60Requires a cross-complaint to be served on every party, using summons-style service on parties who have not appeared and service on counsel,…Section 428.70Defines third-party plaintiff and third-party defendant based on a cross-claim seeking recovery from a third person for liability asserted against the original…Section 428.80Bars use of the former counterclaim pleading and requires any cause previously asserted as a counterclaim, including one referenced that way by…