Joint and several liability rule · California
For Joint and several liability rule · California, state is California; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; statutory citation is California Civil Code § 1431.2(a) (2015), recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- California our reading
- Rule type
- Joint and several liability rule our reading
- Joint liability rule
- Defendants are proportionately liable for non-economic damages. However, they are jointly and severally liable for economic damages. verified
- Statutory citation
- California Civil Code § 1431.2(a) (2015). verified
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What the source says
Yes. Defendants are proportionately liable for non-economic damages. However, they are jointly and severally liable for economic damages. California Civil Code § 1431.2(a) (2015).
— ama-assn.org, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- ama-assn.orghttps://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf