2017 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 139 - Volunteer Protection
Sec. 14504 - Liability for noneconomic loss
| 42 U.S.C. § 14504 (2017) |
| §14504. Liability for noneconomic loss |
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(a) General rule
In any civil action against a volunteer, based on an action of a volunteer acting within the scope of the volunteer's responsibilities to a nonprofit organization or governmental entity, the liability of the volunteer for noneconomic loss shall be determined in accordance with subsection (b). (b) Amount of liability (1) In generalEach defendant who is a volunteer, shall be liable only for the amount of noneconomic loss allocated to that defendant in direct proportion to the percentage of responsibility of that defendant (determined in accordance with paragraph (2)) for the harm to the claimant with respect to which that defendant is liable. The court shall render a separate judgment against each defendant in an amount determined pursuant to the preceding sentence. For purposes of determining the amount of noneconomic loss allocated to a defendant who is a volunteer under this section, the trier of fact shall determine the percentage of responsibility of that defendant for the claimant's harm. |
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(Pub. L. 105–19, §5, June 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 221.) |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
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| Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 139 - VOLUNTEER PROTECTION Sec. 14504 - Liability for noneconomic loss |
| section 14504 |
| 2017 |
| January 12, 2018 |
| No |
| standard |
| 111 Stat. 221 |
| Public Law 105-19 |
