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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
I believe a claim & maybe lawsuit will be started, as there is an insurance policy for COP. All the Plaintiff need to do is get 1% of the liability tagged onto the policy holder and that policy may have to pay 100% of the damage.
Joint and Several Liability.
That being said the vast majority of claims/lawsuits never get to a court. I am sure Vlad will confirm that it really is an arena of last resort.
We often forget that insurance companies will negotiate out of claims/lawsuits instead of incurring the legal costs associated with battling the claim/lawsuit.
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Bolded is completely incorrect in this situation... thanks for speaking up I found it easier.
The 1% rule is for joint and several liability claims, not claims, for example, where the Contributory Negiglence Act applies, as is expressly referenced in the Occupiers' Liability Act (I'm pretty sure, but you can check)