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COVID-19 Business Negligence Claims

COVID-19 LawBy Renn Holness April 4, 2020

Can workers or customers sue business owners for contracting the coronavirus? The answer is yes if they are negligent. Essential service businesses, however, are not liable for infecting a person during the pandemic unless grossly negligent. Normal negligence for spreading COVID-19 does not apply to essential businesses. Business liability for covid-19 is dependent on the…

Coronavirus: Legal Impact of the Global Pandemic 2020

British Columbia Personal Injury Law Blog, Human Body in a LawsuitBy Renn Holness March 13, 2020

There are several legal implications arising from the sudden spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) into a global pandemic. For businesses, contracts, investment and funding arrangements will be tested and maybe breached. Emergency and “act of God” clauses are being reviewed for venture projects. Supplies chain agreements and funding provisions are now under legal scrutiny. Coronavirus is…