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Congress and the PA Legislature are considering COVID-related economic aid packages, which would strip people of their right to sue negligent corporations and businesses for getting them sick with the deadly virus.
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Among the innumerable businesses suffering the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis, bars and restaurants are among the most severely affected. And the problem is even worse for the economyIn a Letter to the Editor published in today's Sunday Times-Tribune, NEPATLA Past President David I. Fallk warns against congressional attempts to use the COVID-19 crisis to grant corporations immunity against being held accountable in court.
Letters to the Editor 5/17/2020
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No blanket immunity Editor: Immunity is highly desirable as it pertains to disease, but it’s highly dangerous when it comes to justice for those who are harmed by others. In business terms, immunity...“Sen. McConnell has been hostile to the civil justice system for as long as he’s been in the Senate. So he’s got a collateral agenda to try to undermine the civil justice system, and if he can do it, in the atmosphere of the COVID-19 crisis, he will.” - Attorney Shanin Specter, son of the late U.S. Senator Arlen Specter
Democrats, tort lawyers pan McConnell’s liability immunity idea - Roll Call
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Sen. Mitch McConnell's proposal to overhaul tort law amid the COVID-19 serves a long-time GOP goal - and was panned by Democrats.