A jury in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a hospital determines that the patient is responsible for two-thirds of the injury and the hospital is responsible for one-third. The jury determined that the compensation for the injury will be $900,000. The hospital had to pay the entire amount. This is due to ____.

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Joint and several liability allows a plaintiff to recover the entire amount of compensation from any defendant regardless of their individual share of the liability. In this case, even though the hospital was found to be responsible for only one-third of the injury, it could still be required to pay the entire compensation amount due to this legal principle.

A Jury in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against a Hospital