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No matter what type of business you operate, liability is always going to be a concern. This is especially true if you own a company such as a go-kart business in which physical injury is a clear and ...
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A jointly and severally liable defendantis responsible for the plaintiff's entire damages even if one or more other defendants contributed to cause the plaintiff's injury. The default rule in Chapter ...
June 21, 2023 - Ordinarily, the defendant with the "deepest pockets" does not have to suffer the brunt of a judgment or jury award solely because of their solvency. However, this notion might be ...
The application of joint and several liability to economic and non-economic damage awards is well established, but its application to punitive damages is less clear. In Ohio, a defendant who is found ...
In cases with multiple defendants, defense counsel should remain mindful of several tactical considerations from the outset: joint and several liability under the Fair Share Act and the potential ...
On June 5, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Honeycutt v. United States, No. 16-142, 581 U.S. ___ (2017), narrowing the scope of federal criminal asset forfeiture for drug ...