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

For Joint and several liability rule · Pennsylvania, state is Pennsylvania; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability rule is Liability is several and not joint unless conduct involves an intentional misrepresentation or intentional tort or when the defendant has 60 percent or more of the judgment apportioned to him/her; joint liability fault threshold is 60 percent or more; statutory citation is 42 Pa. C.S. § 7102, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Pennsylvania _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Joint and several liability rule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Joint liability rule:** Liability is several and not joint unless conduct involves an intentional misrepresentation or intentional tort or when the defendant has 60 percent or more of the judgment apportioned to him/her. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Joint liability fault threshold:** 60 percent or more _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** 42 Pa. C.S. § 7102. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Yes. Liability is several and not joint unless conduct involves an intentional misrepresentation or intentional tort or when the defendant has 60 percent or more of the judgment apportioned to him/her. 42 Pa. C.S. § 7102.

## 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/).