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

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.

- **State:** Utah _(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. 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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Utah Code § 78B-5-818. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 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).

## 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/).