Protecting Businesses from COVID Lawsuits: New Negligence Standards.
This bill introduces specific jury instructions for federal civil lawsuits seeking damages for negligence related to COVID-19 transmission. The changes aim to protect businesses by stating that the act of opening a business during the pandemic cannot, by itself, be considered negligent. Citizens suing businesses must prove negligence based on specific actions or inactions, rather than just the fact that the business was operating.
Key points
In COVID-19 negligence lawsuits, the jury must be instructed that merely operating a business is legally considered a reasonable act.
A business cannot be found negligent solely because it was open to the public.
Plaintiffs must prove negligence based on the "reasonable person standard" regarding specific conduct, not the decision to open.
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