{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-411.182","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 411.182","heading":"Allocation of fault in tort actions -- Award of damages -- Effect of release.","body":"(1) In all tort actions, including products liability actions, involving fault of more than\none (1) party to the action, including third -party defendants and persons who hav e\nbeen released under subsection (4) of this section, the court, unless otherwise agreed\nby all parties, shall instruct the jury to answer interrogatories or, if there is no jury,\nshall make findings indicating:\n(a) The amount of damages each claimant woul d be entitled to recover if\ncontributory fault is disregarded; and\n(b) The percentage of the total fault of all the parties to each claim that is\nallocated to each claimant, defendant, third -party defendant, and person who\nhas been released from liability under subsection (4) of this section.\n(2) In determining the percentages of fault, the trier of fact shall consider both the\nnature of the conduct of each party at fault and the extent of the causal relation\nbetween the conduct and the damages claimed.\n(3) The court shall determine the award of damages to each claimant in accordance\nwith the findings, subject to any reduction under subsection (4) of this section, and\nshall determine and state in the judgment each party's equitable share of the\nobligation to each claimant in accordance with the respective percentages of fault.\n(4) A release, covenant not to sue, or similar agreement entered into by a claimant and a\nperson liable, shall discharge that person from all liability for contribution, but it\nshall not be considered to discharge any other persons liable upon the same claim\nunless it so provides. However, the claim of the releasing person against other\npersons shall be reduced by the amount of the released persons' equitable share of\nthe obligation, determined in accordance with the provisions of this section.","path":["KRS Chapter 411"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=17782","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:35Z","sha256":"3df5cd892c7a4a15c7f4b6381658bf25d10712ed64e3174308622030d4812b15","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-411.180","next":"us-ky/krs-411.184"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}