▁a ▁pla int iff . ▁For ▁practical ▁reasons , ▁a ▁pla int iff ▁who ▁faces ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁compar ative ▁neg lig ence ▁may ▁wish ▁to ▁join ▁all ▁potentially ▁cul p able ▁defend ants ▁in ▁his ▁action ▁since ▁the ▁pla int iff ' s ▁neg lig ence ▁will ▁be ▁bal anced ▁against ▁the ▁combined ▁neg lig ence ▁of ▁all ▁defend ants ▁in ▁app ort ion ing ▁dam ages ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁pla int iff ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁actually ▁to ▁get ▁compens ation ▁from ▁some ▁of ▁them : ▁for ▁example , ▁if ▁an ▁ins ol vent ▁individual ▁and ▁a ▁major ▁corpor ation ▁were ▁both ▁neg lig ent ▁in ▁causing ▁pla int iff ' s ▁harm . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Un iform ▁Compar ative ▁F ault ▁Act ▁Li ▁v . ▁Y ellow ▁Cab ▁Co . ▁of ▁California ▁Hoff man ▁v . ▁Jones ▁Compar ative ▁responsibility ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : T ort ▁law ▁Category : L aw ▁of ▁neg lig ence ▁Category : Leg al ▁do ctr ines ▁and ▁principles ▁Category : American ▁legal ▁termin ology ▁Category : Com par ative ▁law <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Edward ▁C leg horn , ▁, ▁ ▁( born ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁business ▁executive ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁university ▁leader . ▁C leg horn ▁was ▁former ▁chairman ▁and ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁Royal ▁Bank ▁of ▁Canada ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁Canadian ▁Pacific