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joint liability

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A quick definition of joint liability:

Joint liability means that if several people are responsible for causing harm, each person is responsible for the entire amount of harm caused. This means that if one person pays for all the damages, they can ask the other responsible people to help pay for their share. Joint liability is different from several liability, where each person is only responsible for their own share of the harm caused.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Joint liability refers to the legal responsibility of several defendants who are each accountable for the entire damage caused by their collective breach of duty. If one defendant pays all of the plaintiff's damages, they may seek contribution from the other defendants.

Joint liability differs from joint and several liability in that, in joint liability, the responsibility is divided equally among the defendants. In joint and several liability, the responsibility shifts depending on the degree of each defendant's responsibility as determined by a judge or jury.

Imagine that three construction companies are hired to build a bridge. Each company is responsible for a different section of the bridge. If the bridge collapses due to a design flaw, all three companies may be held jointly liable for the damages caused by the collapse. If one company pays the full amount of damages, they may seek contribution from the other two companies.

In another example, imagine that three friends rent a house together. If one of the friends accidentally starts a fire that damages the house, all three friends may be held jointly liable for the cost of repairs. If one friend pays for the repairs, they may seek contribution from the other two friends.

These examples illustrate how joint liability works in practice. Each defendant is responsible for the entire amount of damages caused by their collective breach of duty, and if one defendant pays the full amount, they may seek contribution from the others.

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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
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