He then set the appeal bond required at the total liability, plus interest.
Economists working for the plaintiffs estimated in court papers that the company's total liability could approach $5 billion.
Taxpayers' total liability is reckoned to be anything between £650bn and £1 trillion, depending on which expert you talk to.
Analysts currently estimate BP's total liability in the accident at $20 billion to $70 billion, an unusually wide range.
In addition, the bankruptcy law would set a deadline for the filing of all claims, allowing the archdiocese to assess its total liability.
That's a total liability of £1,261bn, which works out to a £47,998 debt on every household in the country.
Ford told the U.A.W. that it would invest $13.2 billion to establish the fund, or about 63percentt of its total liability of $21 billion.
The motion, if successful, would limit the city's total liability to the price of the vessel in the crash, the Andrew J. Barberi, or about $14.4 million.
CCC faces its contempt proceedings after a penal order was issued by the high court for failing to pay a total liability of £40m.
Estimates have put the total liability at up to $25bn, and three Lloyd's of London companies have now revealed their losses.
