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COVID-19 Liability

This historic pandemic has created many new legal questions. One of them is whether businesses, schools, and nonprofit organizations should face COVID-related damage awards even if they followed applicable public health guidelines and did not engage in grossly negligent behavior or willful misconduct. Timely, temporary, and targeted liability protections will help protect against opportunistic lawsuits and aid our economic recovery.

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New ILR Poll Shows Majority Of Americans Still Support Protecting Employers From Covid-19 Lawsuits

A new national survey released by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform shows that almost eight in ten Americans across the political spectrum agree: employers who follow the latest…

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Summer 2020 | ILR Research Review | Volume 7, Issue 1
ILR Briefly COVID-19 Series: Public Nuisance at the Door
ILR Briefly COVID-19 Series: State Liability Problems and Solutions
ILR Briefly COVID-19 Series: Federal Liability Problems and Solutions
ILR Briefly COVID-19 Series: Liability Overview
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Matt Webb
Senior Vice President, Legal Reform Policy
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