Listen on Spotify Our limited podcast series, COVID-19: Diagnosing Liability, is an open dialogue between industry experts and litigators discussing what negligence looks like in the age of COVID-19, assessing liability across industries, and uncovering insights into the kinds…
Listen on Spotify Our limited podcast series, COVID-19: Diagnosing Liability, is an open dialogue between industry experts and litigators discussing what negligence looks like in the age of COVID-19, assessing liability across industries, and uncovering insights into the kinds of…
The COVID-19 pandemic may have screeched everyday life to a halt, but there are certain things that even quarantine cannot stop. The courts are one of them. Lawsuits and litigation are still ongoing, albeit at a limited pace, and the…
The novel coronavirus has wreaked havoc on American industries and, as such, over 2,500 related lawsuits have already been filed in state and federal courts. These claims cover topics ranging from banks’ handling of relief funds to medical malpractice and…
Hospitals are overcrowded, providers are overworked, and critical equipment—from ventilators to protective masks—is scarce. Recently, many states have passed legislation or enacted executive orders granting COVID-19 healthcare providers immunity from civil liability for any injuries resulting from their actions taken…
A U.S. district judge in Missouri recently dismissed a worker’s protection lawsuit filed by the Rural Community Workers Alliance. The suit alleged that Smithfield Foods, Inc, the world’s largest pork producer, failed to provide adequate workplace safety in its Milan,…
The pandemic has changed the way the nation interacts in public places—placing a large responsibility on business owners to maintain safe spaces or risk legal liability. As states begin lifting lockdown orders, freshly reopened businesses could run the risk of…
McDonald’s faces a class action lawsuit and an administrative action from workers who claim that McDonald’s failed to provide adequate notification, social distancing, or personal protective equipment (PPE) in the face of the novel coronavirus. Chicago: Concerns About Failures to…
More than 4,000 universities and colleges in the United States have closed their campuses and switched to online learning formats in response to the virus, affecting at least 25 million students. With most closures occurring in mid-March, many students have…
Listen on Spotify Our new limited podcast series, COVID-19: Diagnosing Liability, is an open dialogue between industry experts and litigators discussing what negligence looks like in the age of COVID-19, assessing liability across industries, and uncovering insights into the kinds…