Joint and Several Liability : Personal Injury

Joint and Several Liability

Limiting the Application of Proposition 51 in Cases Involving Public Policy and Employer's Negligence
Richard Alexander of Alexander Hawes LLP

This article concerns the effect that Prop. 51 will have on defendant status in terms of tort litigation.
Common Types of Brain Injuries
The Law Office of Robert H. Kleinschmidt, PC

The most protected and most important organ in the body, the brain serves as our body?s life center, so injury to the brain can have severe disabling and permanent consequences.
Legislative Update: Sweeping Changes to Joint And Several Liability in Pennsylvania
Thomas M. Goutman of White and Williams LLP

Known as the Fair Share Act, the new law significantly reforms joint and several liability in Pennsylvania. In most cases with multiple defendants, each defendant will be liable to pay only its proportionate share of the judgment.
Apportionment of Liability
Russell T. Burke and E. Raymond Moore of Nexsen Pruet

This article reviews the state of the law in South Carolina relating to apportionment of liability.