same liability, in most common law legal systems they may either be: severally liable, or jointly liable, or jointly and severally liable. In several or...

According to the Cato Institute, legal theories of joint and several liability (e.g. under Superfund) and requirements by courts that insurers pay to help...

Vicarious liability is a form of a strict, secondary liability that arises under the common law doctrine of agency, respondeat superior, the responsibility...

flood. The perceived injustice aided the acceptance of "strict, joint, and several liability," so that a "non-negligent defendant could be held liable for...

share the profits of the firm in predefined proportions, and have joint and several liability for the debts of the partnership. As in a general partnership...

injured by the Partnership. General partners may have joint liability or joint and several liability depending upon circumstances. The limited partnership...

recognizes the concept of joint and several liability among tortfeasors, while many states do not. Under joint and several liability, where two or more people...

actions, indirect liability for the tortious acts of others may arise by operation of law, notably through joint and several liability doctrines as well...

rule of joint and several liability, often replacing it with a rule of proportionate liability. Of the forty-six states that had a joint and several liability...

injury). In Australia, civil liability is governed by the Australian common law and the relevant statutes of the States and Territories. Most jurisdictions...

negligence nor contributory negligence should be confused with joint and several liability, which generally holds each of two or more culpable defendants responsible...

law and academia on this issue is very complex, but typically support holding intentional tortfeasors in a suit subject to joint and several liability. Further...

also known as the McDonald's coffee case and the hot coffee lawsuit, was a highly publicized 1994 product liability lawsuit in the United States against the...

In criminal and civil law, strict liability is a standard of liability under which a person is legally responsible for the consequences flowing from an...

of a joint-stock company is often synonymous with incorporation (possession of legal personality separate from shareholders) and limited liability (shareholders...

three general categories of torts: intentional torts, negligence, and strict liability torts. Intentional torts involve situations in which the defendant...

accident, even if the employee was on a frolic at the time. Joint and several liability "SAMPLE MARYLAND Q & A". barexamstrategy.com. Archived from the...

next to nothing." Senators Feinstein and Grassley described the bill's solution as joint and several liability and Senator Grassley said it would overturn...

may decide on joint and several liability regulated by § 421 BGB, while internally there is sometimes a release from this liability. Joint ventures often...

Supreme Court case in which the court held that there is no joint and several liability for forfeitures in federal conspiracy judgments when a party...

are said to exist to some extent by both influence of constitution and tort liability, but cases filed to enforce such rights against shopping malls have...

law form of assault. The common law tort of assault did not allow for liability when a threat of battery was not imminent. A common case would be a future...

of proximity between the plaintiff and defendant and (3) it must be "fair, just, and reasonable" to impose liability. However, these act as guidelines...

alienation claim is difficult to establish because it comprises several elements and there are several defenses. To succeed on an alienation claim, the plaintiff...

acceptance, in later cases, of a new definition of "strict, joint, and several liability," so that even a "non-negligent defendant could be held liable...

" Several categories of activities are commonly recognized as being inherently hazardous; those who engage in them are subject to strict liability. These...

actions, there may be no liability. This rule does not usually apply to intentional torts (for example, tort of deceit), and also has stunted applicability...

be very surprising if our law drew the line between liability for ordinary negligence and liability for gross negligence. In this respect English law differs...

included in civil liability legislation, thus excluding the threshold of injury and damages payouts from various legislated limitations and caps. But it is...

to a four point test to determine liability: Directness. Is the sequence of events connecting initial conduct and the harmful contact an unbroken series...