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 Dewey Beach or any of its
employees, as defined in 10 Del. C. § 4010(1), 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.