Joint and severally liable means that:
A) Each defendant is liable for the whole judgment if the other party cannot pay.
B) Each defendant is liable for only his portion of the judgment.
C) Each defendant is liable for the compensatory, but not punitive judgment.
D) None of the above.

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Joint and severally liable means that each defendant is liable for the whole judgment if the other party cannot pay. This shifts the risk of non-payment from the plaintiff to the defendants, who must work out how to apportion the cost of the judgment among themselves if one or more of them is unable to pay.

Joint and Severally Liable Means That