What is a Third-Party Claim? [court legal terminology]

A third-party claim arises when a defendant seeks to bring a claim against a person who is not already a party to the lawsuit. As such, in a court proceeding, a defendant in the originating pleading, be it a complaint or a statement of claim, can make a claim against a person who purportedly is legally liable for the damages giving rise to the original claim, yet was not named as a defendant in the originating pleadings, with that claim against this newly identified person being identified as a third-party claim. Typically, a third-party claim is about the same issue as the original claim brought by the plaintiff.
By way of example, let’s say a pedestrian slips on the ice in front of a shopping complex and proceeds to sue the shopping complex on account of their personal injury from the slip-and-fall incident. Unbeknownst to the pedestrian, the shopping complex had a contract with a maintenance company to maintain the condition of its sidewalks, such that even though the pedestrian has a claim against the shopping complex, the shopping complex might well have a third-party claim against the maintenance company for failing to abide by its contractual responsibility to properly maintain the sidewalk from a build-up of snow and ice thereon. The pedestrian is not a party to the contractual arrangement between the shopping complex and the maintenance company, such that it might seek full recourse and relief from the shopping complex, and the shopping complex having to seek compensation and relief from the maintenance company, yet if the maintenance company is incapable of paying, the entirety of the financial burden must be assumed by the shopping complex as the pedestrian was not a party to the private arrangement between the shopping complex and the maintenance company is inconsequential to the pedestrian attaining full recovery from the shopping complex.
From the perspective of the judicial system, third-party claims avoid multiple lawsuits, especially where the underlying facts and the general dispute has significant overlap. However, as previously noted, the defendant assumes the full burden of the plaintiff’s liability, and only receives contribution against its obligation if it is successful in its third-party claim and the third-party actually pays out on the third-party claim.
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I was driving on my post office route, then t boned by a FedEx tractor trailer, I was transported to a hospital, long story short I sustained herniated disk and knee shoulder injuries, would I have a good case?? Third party claim?? Thanks