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AG Marshall joins in call for protection from COVID-19 lawsuits

https://www.al.com/news/2020/0...vid-19-lawsuits.html

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined Republican AGs from 20 other states in asking Congress to pass laws to give businesses, manufacturers, hospitals, and others protection from lawsuits related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Marshall signed a letter from Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr to Senate leaders that says a wave of lawsuits on COVID-19 claims could affect the availability of crucial goods and services and the recovery of the economy.

“As we reopen our economies, the need for a stable, predictable legal environment has never been greater,” Carr wrote. “The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to create a surge in civil litigation targeting well-intentioned businesses for taking pandemic mitigation measures; therefore, this country is in need of a common-sense framework to provide liability protections for much-needed goods and services while still ensuring victims are able to seek legal redress and compensation where appropriate.”

The letter says the protections should not apply to cases of willful misconduct or reckless or intentional infliction of harm.

The letter is addressed to Sens. Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, Diane Feinstein, and Charles Schumer.

Read the letter.

Marshall wrote in a press release: “It is imperative that we preserve America’s ability to manufacture and provide vital goods and services, while still ensuring that victims are able to seek appropriate legal remedies. The people of Alabama and throughout our great nation look to their leaders to provide a responsible framework as we move forward to protect lives and restore our economy.”

Other attorneys general who signed the letter are from Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

Last week, Gov. Kay Ivey issued a supplement to her emergency public health order intended to provide some protection from COVID-19-related lawsuits.

“I want to do everything within my authority to protect businesses as Alabama’s economy gets up and running again," Ivey said in a press release. "As we resume operations, the very last thing a business owner needs to worry about is a frivolous lawsuit from responding to COVID-19. Let me be clear, this in no way shields them from serious misconduct. If someone knowingly abuses the public during a time of crisis, they should be held accountable and prosecuted as such.”

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