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ATAS/760/2004 • CJ GE ATAS/760/2004 Généré par l'IA

Apportionment of Liability Cap in Tort Actions

Numéro de cause ATAS/760/2004
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Rejeté (Dismissed)
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Synthèse Legislator

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The appellate court reviewed a lower court's decision regarding the proper allocation of liability shares among multiple defendants in a tort action, specifically addressing whether a statutory cap on damages applied to an apportionment award when the jury found the sole remaining defendant to be only partially at fault. The court reasoned that the statutory cap, intended to limit liability, should apply only to the percentage of fault actually assigned to the remaining defendant by the jury, not to the total damages reduced by the shares of non-party or dismissed defendants, thereby ensuring the remaining defendant's liability does not exceed its apportioned share as determined by the jury, even if that share is less than the full damages amount.

Regeste Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Apportionment of Liability Cap in Tort Actions: The court reasoned that the statutory cap, intended to limit liability, should apply only to the percentage of fault actually assigned to the remaining defendant by the jury, not to the total damages reduced by the shares of non-party or dismissed defendants, thereby ensuring the remaining defendant's liability does not exceed its apportioned share as determined by the jury, even if that share is less than the full damages amount.

Mots-clés

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responsabilité délictuelle limites légales cession de créance clause de répartition responsabilité limitée action en indemnité

Dispositions légales citées

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
This article is cited in the dispositive section concerning the allocation of procedural costs for the appeal.
Généré par l'IA
A/1934/2007
Negligence and Apportionment of Liability for Damages
A/1632/2003
Liability Apportionment Affirmation
P/22089/2017
Appellant v. Respondent on Negligent Bodily Harm and Liability Apportionment
A/2733/2005
Statutory Damages Cap Application to Prejudgment Interest
A/1518/2001
Statutory Interpretation of Proportional Fault and Contribution Liability

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

This article is cited in the dispositive section concerning the allocation of procedural costs for the appeal.

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