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Wash. Rev. Code § 4.22.030 (2026)

Nature of liability

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Except as otherwise provided in RCW 4.22.070, if more than one person is liable to a claimant on an indivisible claim for the same injury, death or harm, the liability of such persons shall be joint and several.
[ 1986 c 305 s 402; 1981 c 27 s 11.]

Notes:

Preamble—Report to legislature—Applicability—Severability—1986 c 305: See notes following RCW 4.16.160.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2024 · leading case: Standing Rock Homeowners Ass'n v. Misich, 23 P.3d 520 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001).
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Standing Rock Homeowners Ass'n v. Misich, 23 P.3d 520 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 8× “630; RCW 4.22.030; Elliott v. Barnes, 32 Wn. App.”
Washburn v. Beatt Equip. Co., 840 P.2d 860 (Wash. 1992). · cites it 6× “030, which prior to the tort reform act of 1986 provided that "[i]f more than one person is liable to a claimant on an indivisible *292 claim for the same injury, death or harm, the liability of such persons shall be joint and several." See Laws of 1981, ch.”
Standing Rock Homeowners Assn. v. Misich, 23 P.3d 520 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 8× “630; RCW 4.22.030; Elliot[ Elliott] v. Barnes, 32 Wash.”
Tegman v. Accident & Med. Investigations, 75 P.3d 497 (Wash. 2003). · cites it 6× “070(1) states that "[i]n all actions involving fault of more than one entity, the trier of fact shall determine the percentage of the total fault which is attributable to every entity which caused the claimant's damages...." (Emphasis added.”
Tegman v. Accident & Med. Investigations, Inc., 150 Wash. 2d 102 (Wash. 2003). · cites it 6× “070(1) states that “[i]n all actions involving fault of more than one entity, the trier of fact shall determine the percentage of the total fault which is attributable to every entity which caused the claimant’s damages . .”
Kottler v. State, 963 P.2d 834 (Wash. 1998). · cites it 5× “030, which, prior to the 1986 Tort Reform Act, provided, "[i]f more than one person is liable to a claimant on an indivisible claim for the same injury, death or harm, the liability of such persons shall be joint and several." Laws of 1981, ch.”
Kottler v. State, 136 Wash. 2d 437 (Wash. 1998). · cites it 5× “” Laws of 1981, ch. 27, § 11 (codified at RCW 4.22.030).”
Afoa v. Port of Seattle, 421 P.3d 903 (Wash. 2018). · cites it 2× “305 ; RCW 4.22.030. The legislature left no doubt as to its intent-proportionate liability “has now become the rule.”
Vanderpool v. Grange Ins. Ass'n, 756 P.2d 111 (Wash. 1988). · cites it 4× “The ruling in Glover is not contrary to the provision of RCW 4.22.030 that if more than one person is liable to a claimant on an individual claim for the same injury, the liability of such persons is joint and several.”
Controlled Atmosphere, Inc. v. Branom Instrument Co., 748 P.2d 686 (Wash. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “" RCW 4.22.030. Smith v. Jackson, 106 Wn.2d 298, 304 , 721 P.”
Backlund v. Bd. of Commissioners of King Cty. Hosp. Dist. No. 2, 724 P.2d 981 (Wash. 1986). · cites it 2× “That RCW 4.22.030 relating to contribution amongst joint tortfeasors where the claims are indivisible, may very well place at risk the Hospital for the full amount of any claims by an injured patient even if the majority of the negligence, as would be determined by a trier of…”
Conti v. Corp. Servs. Grp., Inc., 30 F. Supp. 3d 1051 (W.D. Wash. 2014). · cites it 2× “” RCW 4.22.030. He likens WLAD liability to liability for intentional torts, liability that Washington courts do not apportion among intentional tortfeasors.”
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