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Baltimore bridge liability cap ruling could turn on statutory interpretation

‘Bringing in claims experts to opine hypothetically about how a bridge was in poor repair is not going to change the proximate cause of the bridge collapsing,’ insurance lawyer argues

The bid to cap liability for the Baltimore bridge collapse could depend on the jurisprudential leanings of the judge hearing the case, according to a prominent US insurance lawyer.

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