Joint and several liability rule · New Mexico
For Joint and several liability rule · New Mexico, state is New Mexico; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability rule is Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence except in cases where defendant intended to inflict injury, strict liability, vicarious liability or situations “having a sound basis in public policy.”; statutory citation is N.M. Stat. § 41-3A-1, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- New Mexico our reading
- Rule type
- Joint and several liability rule our reading
- Joint liability rule
- Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence except in cases where defendant intended to inflict injury, strict liability, vicarious liability or situations “having a sound basis in public policy.” verified
- Statutory citation
- N.M. Stat. § 41-3A-1. verified
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What the source says
Yes. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence except in cases where defendant intended to inflict injury, strict liability, vicarious liability or situations “having a sound basis in public policy.” N.M. Stat. § 41-3A-1.
— ama-assn.org, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- ama-assn.orghttps://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf