While I do hope they win, I hope that the result is people in the local governments being personally held accountable. If hundreds of business just start suing these broke cities, then it's just the tax payer covering looting and nothing will be fixed unless the ones who allowed this problem to occur are punished.
While I do hope they win, I hope that the result is people in the local governments being personally held accountable. If hundreds of business just start suing these broke cities, then it's just the tax payer covering looting and nothing will be fixed unless the ones who allowed this problem to occur are punished.
Absolutely, legislators should be personally liable for negligence just as a citizen would be.
Absolutely, legislators should be personally liable for negligence just as a citizen would be.
I hope they win, it would set a good precedent that holds negligent/incompetent governments accountable. Frankly it may be the only way to bring a city like Portland back.