If, instead of allowing a plaintiff to sue all manufacturers of a given product, a court allows defendants to bring in other manufacturers as defendants, this is known as:

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Joint and several liability allows a plaintiff to recover all the damages from any of the defendants regardless of their individual share of the liability. This principle also permits defendants to bring other responsible parties into the lawsuit to share the liability and damages.

If, Instead of Allowing a Plaintiff to Sue All Manufacturers