Joint and Severall Liability: Ohio Product Liability

When two or more persons proximately caused the injury, the defendant to whom the jury attributes over fifty percent of the tortious conduct is jointly and severally liable for all compensatory damages that represent economic loss. Any defendant responsible for less than fifty percent of the tortious conduct is only liable for his proportionate share of the compensatory damages that represent economic loss.

When two or more persons proximately caused the injury, the defendant to whom the jury attributes over fifty percent of the tortious conduct is jointly and severally liable for all compensatory damages that represent economic loss.1   Any defendant responsible for less than fifty percent of the tortious conduct is only liable for his proportionate share of the compensatory damages that represent economic loss.(2)

1. 2307.22(A)(1).
2. 2307.22(A)(2).A defendant liable for an intentional tort is jointly and severally liable for the compensatory damages that represent economic loss regardless of the percentage of tortious conduct attributed to that defendant.
3. Id. §2307.22(A)(3).