Joint and Several Liability Reform: SB S1 (special session) (1986): Sunset provision (SB 1529) enacted in 1991.
November 5th, 2016
Hawaii
Bars application of the rule of joint and several liability in the recovery of noneconomic damages from defendants found to be 25% or less at fault. The reform does not apply to auto, product, or environmental cases.
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