Joint and Severable Liability

Question 1

Joint and Several Liability

Answer 1

Under the traditional common law rule, when two or more negligent
acts combine to proximately cause an indivisible injury, each negligent actor will be jointly and severally liable (that is, liable to the
plaintiff for the entire damage incurred

Question 2

Contribution

Answer 2

The rule of contribution allows a defendant who pays more than their
share of damages under joint and several liability to have a claim against other jointly liable parties for the excess; in other words, it
apportions responsibility among those at fault.