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

For Joint and several liability rule · West Virginia, state is West Virginia; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability fault threshold is twenty-five percent or more; statutory citation is West Virginia Code § 55-7- 13c(h); West Virginia Code § 29-12A-7; and West Virginia Code § 46-3-116, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** West Virginia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Joint and several liability rule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Joint liability fault threshold:** twenty-five percent or more _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** West Virginia Code § 55-7- 13c(h); West Virginia Code § 29-12A-7; and West Virginia Code § 46-3-116. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> driving; (3) criminal conduct; (4) an illegal disposal of hazardous waste; and (5) in cases against political subdivisions or its employee as to each defendant who bears twenty-five percent or more negligence, and (6) defendants who have the same liability on an instrument as makers, drawers, acceptors, indorsers, etc. West Virginia Code § 55-7- 13c(h); West Virginia Code § 29-12A-7; and West Virginia Code § 46-3-116.

## Source

- https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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