Joint and several liability rule · New York
For Joint and several liability rule · New York, state is New York; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability fault threshold is 50% or less; statutory citation is Cooney v. Osgood Machinery, 612 N.E.2d 277 (N.Y. 1993); Civil Practice Law & Rules Article 16 §§ 1600 — 1603, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- New York our reading
- Rule type
- Joint and several liability rule our reading
- Joint liability rule
- For non-economic damages. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence if they are found to be 50% or less liable. Defendants can be held jointly and severally liable for economic damages. verified
- Joint liability fault threshold
- 50% or less verified
- Statutory citation
- Cooney v. Osgood Machinery, 612 N.E.2d 277 (N.Y. 1993); Civil Practice Law & Rules Article 16 §§ 1600 — 1603. verified
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What the source says
Yes. For non-economic damages. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence if they are found to be 50% or less liable. Defendants can be held jointly and severally liable for economic damages. Cooney v. Osgood Machinery, 612 N.E.2d 277 (N.Y. 1993); Civil Practice Law & Rules Article 16 §§ 1600 — 1603.
— ama-assn.org, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- ama-assn.orghttps://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf