Joint and several liability rule · New Jersey
For Joint and several liability rule · New Jersey, state is New Jersey; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability fault threshold is less than 60% at fault; statutory citation is New Jersey Statutes § 2A:15-5.3 (1995), recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- New Jersey our reading
- Rule type
- Joint and several liability rule our reading
- Joint liability rule
- Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence if they are found to be less than 60% at fault. Defendants found to be 60% at fault are subject to a modified rule. verified
- Joint liability fault threshold
- less than 60% at fault verified
- Statutory citation
- New Jersey Statutes § 2A:15-5.3 (1995). verified
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What the source says
Yes. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence if they are found to be less than 60% at fault. Defendants found to be 60% at fault are subject to a modified rule. New Jersey Statutes § 2A:15-5.3 (1995).
— ama-assn.org, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- ama-assn.orghttps://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf