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

For Joint and several liability rule · Nevada, state is Nevada; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; statutory citation is Nevada Revised Statutes § 41.141; Buck v. Greyhound, 105 Nev. 756, 783 P.2d 437 (1989), recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Nevada _(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 only severally liable for economic or non-economic damages in medical liability cases. Defendants are jointly and severally liable in cases involving (a) strict liability, (b) an intentional tort, (c) the emission, disposal, or spillage of a toxic or hazardous substance, (d) the concerted acts of the defendants, (e) an injury to any person or property resulting from a product which is manufactured, distributed, sold, or used in this State or (f) where defendant does not allege comparative negligence as a defense _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Nevada Revised Statutes § 41.141; Buck v. Greyhound, 105 Nev. 756, 783 P.2d 437 (1989). _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Yes. Defendants only severally liable for economic or non-economic damages in medical liability cases. Defendants are jointly and severally liable in cases involving (a) strict liability, (b) an intentional tort, (c) the emission, disposal, or spillage of a toxic or hazardous substance, (d) the concerted acts of the defendants, (e) an injury to any person or property resulting from a product which is manufactured, distributed, sold, or used in this State or (f) where defendant does not allege comparative negligence as a defense Nevada Revised Statutes § 41.141; Buck v. Greyhound, 105 Nev. 756, 783 P.2d 437 (1989).

## 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/).