That is a discussion the country should have, but my concern would be companies using immunity to intentionally fail to do due diligence. No need to buy masks for workers, we have immunity.
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That is a discussion the country should have, but my concern would be companies using immunity to intentionally fail to do due diligence. No need to buy masks for workers, we have immunity.
<obligatory>I will let the lawyers answer, but if you Google "can my business be sued for covid" you will find a lot of law firms saying "probably". Largely speaking you cannot put people in harm even if the know the risk. A prime example are mines, just telling miners there is no safety equipment does not mean they or their estates cannot sue you.
It would be damn near impossible for a plaintiff to prove where the transmission took place.That is a discussion the country should have, but my concern would be companies using immunity to intentionally fail to do due diligence. No need to buy masks for workers, we have immunity.
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Anyone can be sued for anything. Collecting is the question.
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It would be damn near impossible for a plaintiff to prove where the transmission took place.
Yes. It's a cost containment provision, and just one of the costs contained is the potential for liability. Businesses would much prefer to know what fine they'll have so they can make a P&L decision about whether to engage in specific prophylactic activities that you and I might reasonably expect.That is a discussion the country should have, but my concern would be companies using immunity to intentionally fail to do due diligence. No need to buy masks for workers, we have immunity.
Ennnhhh . . . you gotta win before you can collect.<obligatory>
Anyone can be sued for anything. Collecting is the question.
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And when you hang out your shingle you learn that years two and three don't matter -- just take the settlement offer.The first year you learn whether you can sue (probably);
The second year you learn whether you can win (maybe); and
The third year you learn whether you can collect (doubtful with most defendants).
Maybe . . . it depends . . .And when you hang out your shingle you learn that years two and three don't matter -- just take the settlement offer.
I was in a Krogers yesterday morning. A guy stacking shelves with toilet paper took his mask down to talk to me after I greeted him with a 'hello'. I stepped back and he put his mask back up.I see Kroger now requires employees to wear masks, that should have happened weeks ago. They ask customers to, they should require it of customers.
Corporate America is way too slow to change.
ICBW, but early on there was an issue of supply. Kroger didn't want to be seen as taking masks away from health care providers, so didn't want to supply them. Employees were allowed to provide and wear their own, but Kroger couldn't mandate them without supplying them.I see Kroger now requires employees to wear masks, that should have happened weeks ago. They ask customers to, they should require it of customers.
Corporate America is way too slow to change.
I was in a Krogers yesterday morning. A guy stacking shelves with toilet paper took his mask down to talk to me after I greeted him with a 'hello'. I stepped back and he put his mask back up.
He complained that he didn't think he could "do this" much longer, and he'd heard that social distancing could go on for another 18 months. He appeared burdened by this. I wondered why he was burdened, but went about my business instead of asking him . . . .
I can understand. Not sure burden is the word, but there's a certain sort of despondency that's creeping in, at least for me. No sports, no restaurants, no fellowship meetings... I've never been much of a "social animal", but this shit is getting really fvcking old. My backroads country drives are taking me further and further afield. At least gas is cheap.He complained that he didn't think he could "do this" much longer, and he'd heard that social distancing could go on for another 18 months. He appeared burdened by this. I wondered why he was burdened, but went about my business instead of asking him . . . .
Not always necessary to prove that the way you wrote it. Read the asbestos cases and the Monsanto/Roundup cases.It would be damn near impossible for a plaintiff to prove where the transmission took place.
IANAL, but I don't think product liability precedents would have any bearing in what we've been discussing.Not always necessary to prove that the way you wrote it. Read the asbestos cases and the Monsanto/Roundup cases.