Top Priority For FL Legislature: Shielding Businesses From COVID Liability

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One of the first issues on the agenda will be giving businesses protection from liability for COVID-19-related lawsuits. Gov. Ron DeSantis has named it at the top of his agenda, and although Sprowls and Simpson rebuffed his push to pass a bill this month, they want to approve something early in the session.

The details of the bill, however, will need to be worked out among lawmakers before it gets to DeSantis’ desk.

Simpson and Sprowls said businesses need liability protection to thwart a spree of potential lawsuits from customers and employees or their relatives who might have contracted the virus on their premises and suffered lost wages while in the hospital or even died. But they also said they’re unlikely to grant total protection in every circumstance for businesses that flaunted rules.

“I don’t think you ever in any condition put a blanket statement that no one would ever any liability associated with (COVID-19),” said Simpson, who was on DeSantis’ task force that developed recommendations for his reopening plan. “But I think if you made the right attempt to follow the CDC guidelines, then that’s something we should take a look at.”

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https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-sprowls-simpson-legislature-agenda-20201125-muealvqxznecbdhmw4yy7bsl6y-story.html

[beachbumbob]

1. top priority for McConnell as well and why NO COVID legislation will happen with out a built in

shield law that democrats MUST refuse to sign on to

[lark]

2. That's the exact reason I expect no CV19 relief.

Repugs are holding the health of our economy and our working class up for the complete get out of jail card for the rich. It's not worth it and that's why there's no package yet. R's want billions of relief for the rich and want to give nothing to working class/poor.

[Turbineguy]

3. If you are caught in a gun fight

you cannot sue the shooters if they both claim self-defense.

AMFYOYO