Joint and several liability rule · Utah
For Joint and several liability rule · Utah, state is Utah; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; statutory citation is Utah Code § 78B-5-818, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
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- Utah our reading
- Rule type
- Joint and several liability rule our reading
- Joint liability rule
- Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence. Utah Code § 78B-5-818. Except potentially in products cases between the manufacturer, distributors, and sellers of allegedly defective products. See Bylsma v. R.C. Willey, 2017 UT 85, 416 P.3d 595 (2017). verified
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- Utah Code § 78B-5-818. verified
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Yes. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence. Utah Code § 78B-5-818. Except potentially in products cases between the manufacturer, distributors, and sellers of allegedly defective products. See Bylsma v. R.C. Willey, 2017 UT 85, 416 P.3d 595 (2017).
— ama-assn.org, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- ama-assn.orghttps://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf