Assume that $800,000 in damages are awarded to a plaintiff,and the CPA's percentage of responsibility established at 20%,while others are responsible for the other 80%.Assume the others have no financial resources.The CPA has been required to pay $160,000.The auditor's liability is most likely based upon which approach to assessing liability?

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The auditor's liability is based on proportional liability, also known as comparative negligence, in which each defendant is liable for damages in proportion to their percentage of fault. In this case, the CPA is responsible for 20% of the damages, hence required to pay $160,000. The other defendants are responsible for the remaining 80%, but have no financial resources to pay their share. Therefore, the auditor is responsible for only their percentage of fault, which is 20%.

Assume That $800,000 in Damages Are Awarded to a Plaintiff,and