HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-11-19; City Council; Resolution 82692
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RESOLUTION No. 8269
WHEREAS, the resent joint and several liability law, also know as the "Deep
Pocket Doctrine", has unfairly cost the cities of California millions of
dollars in court judgements, settlements, legal costs, skyrocketing insurance
premiums and difficulty in obtaining adequate liability insurance coverage; and
WHEREAS, this same doctrine has also cost other governmental bodies,
business firms and professionals many millions of dollars; and
WHEREAS, ultimately this cost is unfairly borne by the taxpayers and
consumers of Califomia; and
WEREAS, many cities, other governmental bodies, business firms and
professionals are selected as defendants in lawsuits merely because of their
perceived assets or insurance and often are found only fractionally at fault
cannot pay; and
WHEREAS, the cost of this is unfairly borne by the taxpayers and conswrs
of California; and
WHEREAS, the "Fair Responsibility Act of 1986" is an initiative measure
that would give the voters of California an apportunity to reform the
inequities and injustices of the "Deep Pocket Doetrine" by holding liability
lawsuit defendants financially liable in closer proportion to their ckgree of
fault; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Carlsbad endorse the "Fair
Responsibility Act of 1986" and urge its support and passage to relieve the
financial strain imposed on local govenment and its taxpayers.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND AL33P’IED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
State of California, on this 19th day of November, 1985, by the following mte:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Chick and Pettine
NOES : None
z.!€sENT: Council Member Casler
ATTEST :
(g,.&%L R/R&
ALETHA L. RAuTE”Z, City Clerk