Mary Carter agreement 〈美〉玛丽·卡特协议 「玛丽·卡特协议」的术语源自于1967年的一个着名案件，即「布斯诉玛丽·卡特油漆公司案」〔Booth v. Mary Carter Paint Co.〕。现较广泛适用于原告和部分被告(不是所有被告)间达成的任何协议。据此协议可减轻达成协议的被告的经济责任，其减轻的数额是可变的，往往同原告从未达成协议的被告处获得的赔偿额成反比。在美国某些州中，此类协议被认定违反公共政策而无效，但在另一些州中只要已向陪审团披露即被允许。
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Mary Carter agreement. A contract (usu. a secret one) by which one or more, but not all, codefendants settle with the plaintiff and obtain a release, along with a provision granting them a portion of any recovery from the nonparticipating codefendants. • In a Mary Carter agreement, the participating codefendants agree to remain parties to
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