Don't pay him!
However well intentioned, it would seem very dangerous to be setting precedent too lightly.
The fact that we are forced to pay insurance to participate in something does not make insurance right. It doesn't absolve us of our personal responsibility for our own decisions and actions.
Encouraging litigation and apportioning blame is the thin end of the wedge, leading to a risk averse society.
Of course if that is the society you enjoy then it is only a few hours away by jet.

"Whatever their other contributions to our society, lawyers could be an important source of protein."
Guindon cartoon caption