Sections
8 entriesSection 875Establishes contribution among defendants jointly liable on a tort money judgment, enforceable only after one pays the judgment or more than a…Section 876Sets each tortfeasor judgment debtor’s pro rata share by dividing the entire judgment equally among all such debtors. When multiple persons are…Section 877Sets the effect of a good-faith pre-verdict or pre-judgment release, dismissal, or covenant involving tortfeasors or contribution co-obligors: other parties remain liable…Section 877.5Requires parties to a sliding-scale recovery agreement to promptly disclose its existence and terms to the court and generally permits limited jury…Section 877.6Allows joint-tortfeasor or co-obligor parties to seek good-faith settlement review; alternative-procedure objections are due within 25 days after mailing or 20 days…Section 878Allows one tortfeasor judgment debtor to obtain a contribution judgment against other tortfeasor judgment debtors by noticed motion. Requires notice to all…Section 879Establishes severability for the title, so a provision or application held invalid does not invalidate other provisions or applications that can still…Section 880Sets January 1, 1958, as the effective-date dividing line for the title’s application to causes of action. The title applies to causes…