can you sue multiple people for causing your personal injury?
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300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
A truck accident where both a trucker and a trucking company were negligent
A premises liability case where both the landlord and tenant were negligent
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
Joint liability means all defendants are responsible for all losses
Several liability means defendants are responsible for only a portion of losses based
on their culpability
Joint and several liability means a plaintiff can pursue a case against a defendant as if the
defendant was jointly liable and the defendant can pursue claims against others who are also
responsible for compensating the plaintiff
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
“In any action for personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death, based upon
principles of comparative fault, the liability of each defendant for non-economic damages shall
be several only and shall not be joint. Each defendant shall be liable only for the amount of
non-economic damages allocated to that defendant in direct proportion to that
defendant’s percentage of fault, and a separate judgment shall be rendered against that
defendant for that amount.”
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174
300 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 Tel 888.394.1174