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Burden of Proof Infectious Diseases Coronavirus/COVID-19

Marshall Dennehey

Superior Court Affirms Decision That Claimant Failed to Prove She Contracted COVID-19 at Work, but Does Not Reach Issue of Whether...

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Hudson v. Beebe Medical Center, S23A-10-002 NEP, 2024 WL 36063 (Del. Super. Jan. 3, 2024). Ms. Hudson worked as a front-line nurse for the employer on its COVID-19 floor in the Fall of 2020. She contracted COVID at some...more

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The Risk of Personal Injury Claims from COVID-19 and What to Do About It

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Product distributors, online retailers, and owners of facilities that are open to the public, such as restaurants, brick-and-mortar retailers, and office buildings, may be wondering about their risk of personal injury claims...more

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California Law SB 1159 Creates Workers' Compensation Presumption

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On September 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1159 into law, which is effective immediately for all employers. The law does five things: (1) it codifies Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-62-20 on a...more

Morgan Lewis

Judgment in the FCA’s Business Interruption Test Case – What Evidence Proves the Presence or Occurrence of COVID-19?

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This LawFlash provides a summary of the judgment of Lord Justice Flaux and Mr. Justice Butcher as it relates to the determination of the prevalence of coronavirus (COVID-19) under a particular policy. The court was somewhat...more

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California Enacts Workers’ Compensation Presumption That Applies To Most Employers With COVID-19 “Outbreaks”

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California Governor Gavin Newsom just signed legislation that establishes a workers’ compensation presumption that will apply to most employers in the state that have a COVID-19 “outbreak” through 2022 – meaning it is much...more

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Liability Protections in Coronavirus Relief Legislation

Yesterday, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, joined by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R.-Ky., introduced the SAFE TO WORK Act, which would provide substantial and comprehensive liability protection from coronavirus-related...more

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Genetic Typing Could Answer Key Questions in COVID-19 Tort Litigation

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As the coronavirus pandemic engulfs us, it is easy to imagine the litigation that may follow—including tort suits seeking damages for illness or death allegedly caused by negligent or reckless exposure. Possible fact patterns...more

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