# Joint and several liability rule · Connecticut — Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state

For Joint and several liability rule · Connecticut, state is Connecticut; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; statutory citation is Connecticut General Statutes § 52-572h(c), recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Connecticut _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Joint and several liability rule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Joint liability rule:** Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence. However, if within one year after the final judgment the court determines that all or part of a defendant’s proportionate share is uncollectible, it shall reallocate the uncollectible non-economic damages among other defendants according to their percentages of negligence. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Connecticut General Statutes § 52-572h(c). _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> Yes. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence. However, if within one year after the final judgment the court determines that all or part of a defendant’s proportionate share is uncollectible, it shall reallocate the uncollectible non-economic damages among other defendants according to their percentages of negligence.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statutory citation

> amount greater than that defendant’s percentage of negligence multiplied by such uncollectible amount. Connecticut General Statutes § 52-572h(c).

## Source

- https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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