60Q-3.032. Allocation of Financial Responsibility

(1) Unless a majority of the allocation arbitration panel decides to defer entry of the order allocating financial responsibility, the order shall be announced on the record after the conclusion of the evidence. (2) The order allocating financial responsibility shall list all defendants named in the notice of intent to initiate litigation. As to each, the order shall specify a percentage representing the share of responsibility each bears for the claimant’s injuries. In addition, the order shall apportion responsibility for the arbitration award among the arbitrating defendants. (3) The chief arbitrator shall sign the order allocating financial responsibility within 10 days from the conclusion of the evidence. When the order is filed with the Office of the Clerk, the allocation arbitration is concluded.