End Contributory Negligence in Virginia

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  • January 29, 2020 at 1:23 pm #1103965
    Hancockbs
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    Done!

    January 29, 2020 at 2:32 pm #1103960
    reji
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    Done

    January 29, 2020 at 9:12 pm #1104005
    CBGanimal
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    Done

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    January 30, 2020 at 3:27 am #1104020
    kwarkentien
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    Done

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    January 30, 2020 at 3:37 am #1104023
    Starduster
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    So let it be written. So let it be done.

    (Hint- I just did.)

    January 30, 2020 at 1:06 pm #1104029
    Judd
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    Thanks to everyone who sent an e-mail. The bill was killed in committee yesterday afternoon by a 13-2 vote.

    If it’s anything like ending contributory negligee in DC, it’s going to be a long effort.

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    January 30, 2020 at 1:15 pm #1104030
    Hancockbs
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    Any feedback or indication of why it was killed?

    January 30, 2020 at 1:18 pm #1104031
    Starduster
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    @Judd 197710 wrote:

    Thanks to everyone who sent an e-mail. The bill was killed in committee yesterday afternoon by a 13-2 vote.

    If it’s anything like ending contributory negligee in DC, it’s going to be a long effort.

    [Sigh] We pick ourselves off the deck and keep working.

    DC peeps- What combo of “magic words” and focused lobbying effort got DC’s Bill through?

    January 30, 2020 at 3:44 pm #1103993
    lordofthemark
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    @Hancockbs 197711 wrote:

    Any feedback or indication of why it was killed?

    I would assume lobbying by insurance cos, who like the contributory negligence standard.

    In general, bike/ped friendly legislation in Richmond takes a few attempts before finally getting passed. I was suprised Senator Surovell proposed this at this point – this is a good start, IMO.

    January 30, 2020 at 6:21 pm #1103980
    cvcalhoun
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    @Judd 197710 wrote:

    Thanks to everyone who sent an e-mail. The bill was killed in committee yesterday afternoon by a 13-2 vote.

    If it’s anything like ending contributory negligee in DC, it’s going to be a long effort.

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    Disliking it being killed, liking your letting us know.

    January 30, 2020 at 10:51 pm #1104040
    Crickey7
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    @lordofthemark 197718 wrote:

    I would assume lobbying by insurance cos, who like the contributory negligence standard.

    Yep. If you can put on both parties, there are two deductibles instead of one.

    January 31, 2020 at 3:18 am #1104050
    mstone
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    @Crickey7 197745 wrote:

    Yep. If you can put on both parties, there are two deductibles instead of one.

    it’s not that: they like it because contributory negligence makes it much less likely that someone will try to go to court to get a better outcome than whatever the insurance companies decide is appropriate.

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