Joint and Several Liability Reform: HB 775 (1999); Fla. Stat. Ann. § 768.81.
Bars application of the rule of joint and several liability,
Bars application of the rule of joint and several liability, where the plaintiff is at fault, and where the defendant is 10% or less at fault. Limits joint liability to $200,000, where the plaintiff is at fault, and where the defendant is more than 10% but less than 25% at fault. Limits joint liability to $500,000, where the plaintiff is at fault, and where the defendant is at least 25% but not more than 50% at fault. Limits joint liability to $1 million, where the plaintiff is at fault, and where the defendant is more than 50% at fault. Bars application of the rule of joint and several liability, where the plaintiff is not at fault, and where the defendant is less than 10% at fault. Limits joint liability to $500,000, where the plaintiff is not at fault, and where the defendant is at least 10% but less than 25% at fault. Limits joint liability to $1 million, where the plaintiff is not at fault, and where the defendant is at least 25% but not more than 50% at fault. Limits joint liability to $2 million, where the plaintiff is not at fault, and where the defendant is more than 50% at fault.
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