Trisha was injured when the delivery truck for a local furniture store

Trisha was injured when the delivery truck for a local furniture store struck her. The delivery driver claimed the brakes of the delivery truck failed, causing the accident.

Trisha filed suit, and in her lawsuit named the delivery driver, the furniture store, the service station responsible for vehicle maintenance, and the manufacturer of the vehicle. Even though the manufacturer of the vehicle may be only 1 percent responsible for the accident, it may be required to pay a large percentage of the damages under the
A) collateral source rule.
B) assumption of risk rule.
C) joint and several liability rule.
D) last clear chance rule.

ANSWER

Answer: C