Liability

Allocation of Fault

What it means

The process of dividing responsibility among all parties whose conduct contributed to an injury, expressed as percentages that must total 100%. Each defendant pays their share.

Arizona context

Arizona juries assign fault percentages to all parties, including the plaintiff and any non-parties who contributed to the harm. Each defendant pays only their share, per ARS 12-2506.

Statute reference

ARS 12-2506