HB1114

Mississippi HB1114 requires defendants to identify joint tortfeasors in their answers to complaints.

Mississippi HB1114 amends Section 85-5-7 of the Mississippi Code to require defendants in civil actions involving joint tortfeasors to identify these parties in their answers to complaints. The bill specifies that fault allocation among joint tortfeasors is based on the percentage of fault for each party. It also mandates that employers and employees, or principals and agents, be considered as one defendant when the employer or principal's liability arises from the employee's or agent's wrongful act or omission.