Joint and Several Liability in United States

Joint and  Several Liability 

Where two plaintiffs contribute to the defendants injury and where either plaintiffs conduct would have led to the injury they are both liable as as joint-tortfeasors. The plaintiff can recover against either of them for the entire cost of their injury, though the joint tort-feasors may have causes of action inter se.

Joint tortfeasors:

See concurrent tortfeasor

Joint and several liability meaning

When several tort-feasors actions result in a tortious injury to the plaintiff and where each of their actions independantly would have led to the injury they shall be considered jointly and severally liable. The plaintiff may further choose to sue any or all of them either individually or as a group.

Joint and Several Liability Explained

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See Also

• Tort
• Product Liability