https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/02/california-towns-ban-speedboarding/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:16:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/02/california-towns-ban-speedboarding/comment-page-1/#comment-41192 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:16:24 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=9364#comment-41192 …Yes, Sandman, it’s true. The concept is know as joint and severable and it came in during the reign of Jerry Brown, the once and future Governor. Gov. Brown appointed Rose Bird as Chief Justice and she found the then current formula for deciding liabilty unfair.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/02/california-towns-ban-speedboarding/comment-page-1/#comment-41111 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:04:23 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=9364#comment-41111 defect, huh? Didn’t they mean “pebble?” Stories such as this remove wonder about why The People’s Republic of Kauleefonya are having cash flow problems.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/02/california-towns-ban-speedboarding/comment-page-1/#comment-41103 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:23:41 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=9364#comment-41103 People on this blog would enjoy the haunting short story With Folded Hands, by Jack Williamson. It has some scenes eerily reminiscent of these skateboarding bans.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/02/california-towns-ban-speedboarding/comment-page-1/#comment-41096 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:09:32 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=9364#comment-41096 Is this municipal liability provision unique to California? Is it actually true? Sounds like one way to improve the fiscal situation of cities would be to repeal this silly law.

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