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divided-damages rule

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A quick definition of divided-damages rule:

The divided-damages rule is an old law that said if two people caused harm to someone else, they would each only have to pay half of the damages. But now, the law is different. If two people cause harm, they each have to pay for the part of the harm that they caused. This is called proportionate allocation of fault. The divided-damages rule is not used anymore because it was not fair or logical.

A more thorough explanation:

The divided-damages rule is an old principle in maritime law that stated when two parties are jointly responsible for a tort, each party is only liable for half of the damages. However, this rule is now obsolete, and the courts use a comparative-negligence standard instead.

For example, in collision cases, if two vessels collide, and both are at fault, the divided-damages rule would have meant that each vessel would only be responsible for half of the damages. However, under the comparative-negligence standard, each vessel is liable for the proportionate amount of damages based on their level of fault.

For instance, if one vessel was 70% responsible for the collision, and the other vessel was 30% responsible, the first vessel would be liable for 70% of the damages, and the second vessel would be liable for 30% of the damages.

The divided-damages rule was deemed inequitable and illogical, and the courts now use a fairer system that allocates fault proportionately among joint-tortfeasors.

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I wish that wearing a mask when sick stuck around as an okay thing like it is in the rest of the world, not all of us have enough sick days to be ditching work.
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12:05
why does umiami ask "Are you applying, or have you applied, to other law schools? If so, please list them."
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:05
One manager came in sick wearing a mask, got roasted and stopped wearing it that day. The entire office has been cycling sickness for two weeks now. It may not be super effective but it may help in slowing the spread during meetings when we have to be so close
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am i the only one who has never gotten my status checker to work on here?
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:06
@ChowieBean: want to see what schools they share an applicant pool with, think it is all data harvesting stuff no a +/- for the applicant
12:06
ok good cuz idk whether i wanna tell them or not
12:06
thanks bulbasaur
12:08
not to be that guy again but berkeley person/applicant id is back and Shiny New Logo
be that guy
EW THE NEW LOGO IS SO UGLY
WTF
12:09
need to send in my berkeley app rawwwww
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:09
@ChowieBean: should be required to tell them, the schools who asked I only told them the schools in their area not all of them.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:10
*shouldnt be
12:12
@jackfrost11770: if i get a berk A today and they have that logo im withdrawing (/s /s /s /j /j /j)
babycat
12:12
@ChowieBean: me too lol. you applying to public interest scholars program?
12:14
yes def applying public interest
12:16
i was raised like blocks away from umiami
12:16
idk if i wanna go back to florida tho so im applying there as safety/target 💀
12:25
@ChowieBean: doing the same thing
Does anyone think au gonna get back to us today
My app was complete Oct 11
If yes what time
Dkk
12:29
Sure, yes! 11:22:24 PST
ClassyPleasantHeron
12:30
I wonder if Berk was updating their system so that they could watch more video.
1a2b3c4d26z
12:41
They updated it so they could watch my video one trillion times
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