HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 26-84RESOLUTION NO. 28-84
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 575 (TORT
LIABILITY - LIMITS ON JOINT AND SEVERAL
LIABILITY)
WHEREAS, under present tort liability laws in the State
of California, a party which is found 1% responsible for plaintiff's
injury can be held responsible for payment of 100% of plaintiff's
damages; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield's self-insurance
program can be put in jeopardy by the present tort liability
rules; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 575 proposes to limit a defendant's
liability so that a defendant is only liable for a percentage of
responsibility for noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering;
and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 575 does provide a greater degree
of equity than currently exists; and
WHEREAS, without the passage of Senate Bill 575 the
City could be exposed to hundreds of thousands of dollars of
unjustified liability.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the
City of Bakersfield that the City supports Senate Bill 575 and
urges the State legislature to adopt Senate Bill 575.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 9th day of May, 1984, by the
following vote:
C ~ an x U[rlClO Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVEDTthis 9th day of May, 1984
O~'k~~ .o.~he City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
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