The doctrine of joint and several liability has frequently been used in pollution cases.
States vary in their rules regarding joint and several liability.
So a bill was introduced to eliminate joint and several liability for any date before 1986.
California allows joint and several liability but only for economic damages.
Another feature that will survive from the poll tax is joint and several liability.
In Colorado, on the other hand, the same term is used to describe joint and several liability for household bills.
We need to recognise that water is a joint liability.
That is one reason why I oppose the introduction of joint and several liability.
A call has now been made for joint liability.
But there is no reason why it should not exist independently of joint liability.