Joint and several liability rule · Iowa
For Joint and several liability rule · Iowa, state is Iowa; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability fault threshold is 50% or more; statutory citation is Iowa Code § 668.4, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Iowa our reading
- Rule type
- Joint and several liability rule our reading
- Joint liability rule
- Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence where a defendant is found to bear less than 50% of the total fault. If a defendant is 50% or more liable, he is jointly and severally liable for economic damages only. verified
- Joint liability fault threshold
- 50% or more verified
- Statutory citation
- Iowa Code § 668.4. verified
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What the source says
Yes. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence where a defendant is found to bear less than 50% of the total fault. If a defendant is 50% or more liable, he is jointly and severally liable for economic damages only. Iowa Code § 668.4.
— ama-assn.org, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- ama-assn.orghttps://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf