No person, joint venture, association, partnership,
corporation, trust, guardian or other legal entity acting on its own
behalf or on behalf of any other legal entity shall institute or file
any lawsuit, legal action or claim, seeking recovery of damages grounded
in tort, in any court of law or equity, in this or any other state,
against the Town of Bethany Beach or any of its employees,
as defined in 10 Del. C. § 4010(a), unless notice of the
occurrence forming the basis of the claim or action is given to the
town within one year of the date of occurrence.