2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 411 - RIGHTS OF ACTION AND SURVIVAL OF ACTIONS 411.182 Allocation of fault in tort actions -- Award of damages -- Effect of release.
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411.182 Allocation of fault in tort actions -- Award of damages -- Effect of
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In all tort actions, including products liability actions, involving fault of more
than one (1) party to the action, including third-party defendants and persons
who have been released under subsection (4) of this section, the court, unless
otherwise agreed by all parties, shall instruct the jury to answer interrogatories
or, if there is no jury, shall make findings indicating:
(a) The amount of damages each claimant would be entitled to recover if
contributory fault is disregarded; and
(b) The percentage of the total fault of all the parties to each claim that is
allocated to each claimant, defendant, third-party defendant, and person
who has been released from liability under subsection (4) of this section.
In determining the percentages of fault, the trier of fact shall consider both the
nature of the conduct of each party at fault and the extent of the causal relation
between the conduct and the damages claimed.
The court shall determine the award of damages to each claimant in
accordance with the findings, subject to any reduction under subsection (4) of
this section, and shall determine and state in the judgment each party's
equitable share of the obligation to each claimant in accordance with the
respective percentages of fault.
A release, covenant not to sue, or similar agreement entered into by a claimant
and a person liable, shall discharge that person from all liability for contribution,
but it shall not be considered to discharge any other persons liable upon the
same claim unless it so provides. However, the claim of the releasing person
against other persons shall be reduced by the amount of the released persons'
equitable share of the obligation, determined in accordance with the provisions
of this section.
Effective:July 15, 1988
History: Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 224, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988.
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