There are many situations in which one company might end up directing or supervising what could at first blush appear to be another company’s employees. A delivery company might use a temporary ...

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 ...

A new bill winding its way through the California legislature would require franchisors of fast-food restaurants to share civil liability for their franchisees’ violations of California’s employment ...

From April 2026, the new Joint and Several Liability (JSL) legislation will significantly increase financial risk for recruitment agencies working with umbrella companies. If an umbrella company fails ...

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 ...

In August 2015, the National Labor Relations Board sent employers down a rabbit hole — and with few decisions made since, many still feel as though they are falling. ... this is just another area ...

As a general rule, when a married couple files a joint tax return, they are jointly and severally liable for the entire tax. But what happens if one spouse failed to report income and the other spouse ...

Claimants face joint liability for shared costs in phone hacking claims against Associated Newspapers. The High Court has issued an important ruling on costs liability in the ongoing phone hacking ...