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

For Joint and several liability rule · Louisiana, state is Louisiana; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability rule is Damages may be several, joint, or solidary; statutory citation is Louisiana Revised Statutes § 1786, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Louisiana _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Joint and several liability rule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Joint liability rule:** Damages may be several, joint, or solidary. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Louisiana Revised Statutes § 1786. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Damages may be several, joint, or solidary. Louisiana Revised Statutes § 1786.

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
Part of [Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state](https://referencesource.org/state-comparative-fault-joint-liability-rules/).