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

For Joint and several liability rule · Oregon, state is Oregon; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability rule is Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence; statutory citation is Oregon Revised Statutes § 31.610, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Oregon _(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 are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Oregon Revised Statutes § 31.610. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> Yes. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statutory citation

> among other defendants according to their percentages of negligence. Oregon Revised Statutes § 31.610.

## 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/).