Lawsuits against superspreader events

[JT45242]

Someone her may have the legal expertise to answer this.

What potential legal risk is there for the people in charge of super spreader events like Sturgis (or potentially SEC football games).

I am assuming the families of people who dies could try a class action law suit against the organizers for negligence or reckless endangerment that led to death.Might be hard to pin it on them, but seems legally plausible.

Would life insurance companies and medical insurance companies have grounds to go after them?

I could foresee the Presidents of the Big Ten schools saying to the SEC officials -- you know that if you have home games with half capacity (30-55K) that they will be super spreader events. Add another 20-50K of tailgaters and you are looking at some major liability lawsuits. Whatever money that you think you might make on football now will be more than eaten by legal fees and settlements. You might think your fans are true MAGA and are willing to die for your team -- do you think all of their relatives feel the same way? Do the insurance companies who have to foot the bill feel the same way?

Again just curious -- the only things that these people worship is money so what risk of losing it do they have?

[boston bean]

1. In MA we have a hotline to report

and the police now have authority to fine or whatever is needed for those not in compliance with guidelines and mask wearing.

That fucking woman with the videos, if in MA, will have her ass dragged off to jail.

Good riddance to the ignorant POS.

[AllaN01Bear]

2. not all mask orders are being enforced equaly.

my county wont enforce outside restrictions , but if in a building, then its a "trespassing issue ". repubican elected sherrif. in montarey county ca , theres a $1000.00 fine . so its hit and miss. in orange county no masks at all. start with sturgis motorcycle rally. and the current thing in the white house's rallys .

[Laelth]

3. No chance, basically.

If you’re stupid enough to voluntarily show up at a super-spreader event in the middle of a pandemic, and then you get sick, then you are the proximate cause of your own injury, and it will be extremely difficult for you to hold some third party liable for your injury.

If someone forced you to attend a super-spreader event, and then you were injured, you might have a case, but that’s not the scenario described in the OP.

-Laelth

[JT45242]

5. So would the athletes have grounds

If you don't play you lose your scholarship -- so they would be being forced to put themselves at risk?

It is a shame that the money grubbers at Sturgis can't be held accountable.

[Laelth]

6. Duress (being forced) must be more than a contractual obligation.

If you sign a contract that then obligates you to show up at a super-spreader event, it will be assumed that you did so voluntarily unless someone held a gun to your head to compel your signature on the contract. No. Athletes who know the risk, contract or not, who voluntarily show up at a super-spreader event for a defined benefit (scholarship, stipend, fame, etc.) are not likely to win in Court if they argue that they were injured just because they were fulfilling the terms of their contract. They still showed up at a super-spreader event voluntarily. Therefore, they are the proximate cause of their own injury. Thus, no recovery against a third party for their injury.

-Laelth

[lark]

4. That's why one of repugs top demands is no lawsuits against co. for covid killing.

In fact their bill gave co blanket authority to kill us for a few years with zero legal repercussions.

[Bayard]

7. Question

Won't companies/organizations use the argument that a person didn't get the virus at their event/workplace? How to prove they did?

Just asking.