California allows joint and several liability but only for economic damages.

Only in cases brought by individual consumers would joint and several liability still apply.

States vary in their rules regarding joint and several liability.

That is one reason why I oppose the introduction of joint and several liability.

So a bill was introduced to eliminate joint and several liability for any date before 1986.

The doctrine of joint and several liability has frequently been used in pollution cases.

Joint and several liability unlikely to be an issue in an asset sale.

Another feature that will survive from the poll tax is joint and several liability.

"Joint and several liability was critical here," he explained.

Under joint and several liability, Ann may recover the full damages from either of the defendants.

As noted above, some jurisdictions have imposed limits on joint and several liability.

In Colorado, on the other hand, the same term is used to describe joint and several liability for household bills.

In partnerships, individual partners have "joint and several liability".

Major corporate manufacturers now want to repeal the joint and several liability doctrine followed by many states.

If they have 'joint and several liability' they are each liable for the entire contract.

This is known as 'joint and several liability'.

A prohibition on joint and several liabilities for non-economic damages.

Ohio and Oklahoma have already modified their joint and several liability rules.

Joint and several liability is a suitable compromise.

The price to pay for the lack of a capital requirement is unlimited joint and several liability of the members.

If the partnership is a general partnership then the partners bear joint and several liability.

Abolition of the rule of joint and several liability.

The parent and subsidiaries retain joint and several liability for the tax of the group.

"Joint and several liability is a doctrine that was developed in the courts under the common law in order to do justice."

It would replace the "joint and several liability" doctrine with one of "comparative negligence."

All the offices were still within the partnership and all the partners still had joint and several responsibility, but the bank said no.

On Oct. 29, Prime Ministers of the 12 Soviet republics signed a memorandum on their "joint and several responsibility" for the foreign debt of the Soviet Union "and its successors".

We need to recognise that water is a joint liability.

A call has now been made for joint liability.

But there is no reason why it should not exist independently of joint liability.

Now, joint liability is under attack from several quarters.

In New Jersey, almost half the state's 567 communities already have joint liability insurance.

If parties have joint liability, then they are each liable up to the full amount of the relevant obligation.

Many microcredit institutions use solidarity groups essentially as a form of joint liability.

"A joint liability for others' debts is not acceptable," she told the Bundestag.

Joint liability is the liability undertaken together by two or more vendors.

Joint liability was enacted in 1938, a time when fewer women held jobs and divorce was less common.

After 2001, the majority of mortgage bonds were issued without the joint liability of borrowers.

Joint liability, but within certain limits.

The Finance Committee has scheduled a hearing on the joint liability issue for Wednesday.

As for Germany, hell will freeze over before it accepts joint liability for periphery debts.

The joint liability rule is often justified as the flip side of a significant benefit that results from joint filing.

No formal joint liability exists, i.e. group members are not obliged to pay on behalf of a defaulting member.

General partners may have joint liability or joint and several liability depending upon circumstances.

The parent entities of the Areva group share a joint liability with that subsidiary for the period after its acquisition."

Normally, one only meets a non-cumulative several liability where it is annexed to joint liability.

"Excuse me, Mrs Sutter, this is a joint liability."

Partial eurobonds with joint liability: The second option would pool only a portion of borrowings, again guaranteed by all.

Recognizing that the joint liability rule is unfair, Congress has enacted provisions intended to alleviate the burden on innocent spouses.

It is helpful for the purchaser and the vendors to understand the implications of both joint liability and several liability.

"Joint liability" for pain and suffering would be ended, effectively blocking disproportionately large claims against defendants who had played minor roles in causing injury.

Clearly several liability favours the purchaser whereas joint liability favours the vendors.