This is a good case for lawyer sanctions.
We need proximate cause tort reform.
This is absurd. I think the state must have joint and several liability and are seeking to get the bar's insurance.
Thus even if it is 1% responsible they can be made to pay 100% of the liability. This is an insurance scam.
Make the lawyer for the plaintiff pay for this out of his own pocket.
Did you read this article? It has nothing to do with tort law.