{"id":485,"date":"2022-12-27T13:00:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T18:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/?p=485"},"modified":"2022-12-27T12:00:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T17:00:45","slug":"how-does-joint-and-several-liability-impact-a-personal-injury-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/how-does-joint-and-several-liability-impact-a-personal-injury-case\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does Joint And Several Liability Impact A Personal Injury Case?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Joint-and-Several-Liability-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Joint-and-Several-Liability-scaled\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Joint-and-Several-Liability-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Joint-and-Several-Liability-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Joint-and-Several-Liability-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Joint-and-Several-Liability-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Joint-and-Several-Liability-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Joint-and-Several-Liability-2048x1361.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Joint-and-Several-Liability-1000x664.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Joint-and-Several-Liability-181x120.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>Personal injury accidents like car collisions often involve several parties. Whenever someone is partially to blame for a motor vehicle accident, they could be listed as a defendant and obligated to pay damages if found to be responsible for the plaintiff&#8217;s injuries. The rule of joint and several liability applies when there are multiple defendants. New York State&#8217;s joint and several liability law allows plaintiffs to hold defendants, individually or collectively, accountable for the total amount of their damages. In these cases, the plaintiff should consider how many defendants were involved, what percentage of fault can be allocated to each party, and each defendant&#8217;s automobile insurance policy coverage limits. Many drivers only carry New York&#8217;s minimum car insurance liability limits. While this may seem like enough coverage, the damages owed to victims in severe motor vehicle accidents often exceed these amounts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joint Liability Vs. Joint And Several Liability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joint and joint and several liability legal principles allow victims to hold multiple defendants accountable for their actions. Joint liability differs from joint and several liability in that, in the first instance, the responsibility is spread equally among all of the defendants. In the latter, the responsibility shifts depending on the determined percentage of each defendant&#8217;s liability. A judge or a jury typically makes this determination. In New York State, defendants generally are held joint and severally responsible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/how-does-joint-and-several-liability-impact-a-personal-injury-case\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading How Does Joint And Several Liability Impact A Personal Injury Case?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Personal injury accidents like car collisions often involve several parties. Whenever someone is partially to blame for a motor vehicle accident, they could be listed as a defendant and obligated to pay damages if found to be responsible for the plaintiff&#8217;s injuries. The rule of joint and several liability applies when there are multiple defendants. 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