Tag: Joint and Several Liability

Tag: Joint and Several Liability

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    Comparative Fault Act

    Summary This Act adopts a modified comparative fault system which bars a plaintiff’s recovery whose fault exceeds that of the defendants and nonparties. This ensures that only…

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    Fair Share Act

    Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Fair Share Act; abolishing joint and several liability and providing for allocation of responsibility. Section 1. {Several liability.} (A) In any civil action based…

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    Joint and Several Liability Act

    Summary ALEC’s model Joint and Several Liability Act provides that each defendant is liable only for damages in direct proportion to that defendant’s fault. The Act also…