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S.C. Code Ann. § 15-38-10 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act.
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-38-15 Liability of tortfeasor responsible for less than fifty per cent of total fault; apportionment; willful or reckless defendant and drug exceptions
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(A) In an action to recover damages resulting from personal injury, wrongful death, or damage to property or to recover damages for economic loss or for noneconomic loss such as mental distress, loss of enjoyment, pain, suffering, loss of reputation, or loss of companionship resu…
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-38-20 Right of contribution
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(A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, where two or more persons become jointly or severally liable in tort for the same injury to person or property or for the same wrongful death, there is a right of contribution among them even though judgment has not been recovered…
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-38-30 Factors determining pro rata liability of tortfeasors
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In determining the pro rata shares of tortfeasors in the entire liability (1) their relative degrees of fault shall not be considered; (2) if equity requires, the collective liability of some as a group shall constitute a single share; and (3) principles of equity applicable to c…