Or perhaps they are found to be 50% responsible, then their carrier will contribute 50% towards plaintiff's award/settlement.

For all we know you are an LP who owns 1% of these properties ownership structures or you are someone who helped raise money for a GP and in return was awarded the "co-gp" title even though no bank will ever accept your signature because your balance sheet isn't sufficient.

You ought to attend the Valley Commercial Real Estate Awards on April 25, 6pm @ Orchard Conference Center in Northridge.

Home to The Ohio State University with nearly 60,000 students, 5 Fortune 500 companies, over +25% population change since 2000, and the 2016 smart city challenge award winner (https://www.columbus.gov/smartcity/).

The full details are here: https://www.realestatecommissionlitigation.com/.My view is that since I've paid quite a bit in commissions for millions in property value I handed off to brokers during the settlement timeline, I should be able to get part of the estimated $12 per property that will be awarded.

Be aware that even if you prevail and win your case, you will still need to be awarded a judgment.

Big jury award in a personal injury type lawsuit, or spouse and/or children wresting control away from you when you get older, or one bad deal for one property bleeds over the makes the others vulnerable, or you find yourself unable to pay huge tax liability at some point and want to be judgment proof on paper so IRS cannot seize assets and has to do an offer in compromise with you?

What type of damage award can be given for what would essentially be a paper cut?

The awards have been based on the premise that if someone has served their sentence, they are deemed free and clear of their debt to society. 

I've found that most networking happens in award ceremonies and other bigger forums hosted by companies in the field - for example TheRealDeal real estate forum happening in May.