Joint and several liability is a legal rule that applies in some states. Under joint and several liability rules, when someone is partly responsible for causing harm, they can be responsible for ...

'Jointly and Severally' Clause Can Head Off Problems. By Benny L. Kass. September 15, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. QWe are renting our home to a young couple who are engaged to be married.

Couples who elect to file a joint tax return enjoy many advantages. But when you do file jointly, know that both spouses are "jointly and severally liable" for the taxes owed.

The term "jointly and severally" indicates that all parties are equally responsible for carrying out the full terms of an agreement. In a personal liability case, for example, each party named may ...

In law, joint and several liability makes all parties in a suit responsible for damages up to the entire amount awarded. That is, if one party is unable to pay, the others named must pay more than ...

Brown, 714 F. App'x 117 (3d Cir. 2018) (because §982 shares several features with §853, Honeycutt applies with equal force, precluding imposition of joint and several liability in forfeiture ...