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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

concerning the abolition of work vouchers and the repeal of the provisions limiting joint and several liability in the field of contracting were instead...

premises liability waiver). States have, for example, passed laws abrogating primary assumption of risk for employers engaged in dangerous activities and for...

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...

Product liability is the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public are...

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

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

respondeant superiores) is a doctrine that a party is responsible for (and has vicarious liability for) acts of his agents.: 794  For example, in the United States...

architects and engineers: a construction professional may be accused of professional negligence for failing to meet professional standards in the design and construction...

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...

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...

liability" because it does not involve true causation, and to also include "proximate cause" in the chapter title in parentheses to help judges and lawyers...

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

sign a waiver (called a liability waiver) acknowledging and accepting the hazards of an activity. This proves express consent, and prevents the person from...

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...

are unable to appreciate the risk posed by the object, by imposing a liability on the landowner. The doctrine has been applied to hold landowners liable...

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

individuals who are less well known to the general public, public officials and public figures are held to a higher standard of proof to succeed in a defamation...

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...