Institute of Legal Reform Briefly Series:

Issue 3: COVID-19 State Liability Problems and Solutions 

“As states reopen and continue to respond to the needs of their citizens and economies, it is important that they consider legal reforms to address the wave of COVID-19 lawsuits that have started to be filed and will continue at the state level. These lawsuits have the potential to disrupt states’ carefully-considered reopening efforts and slow their economic recoveries.”

Issue 1: COVID-19 Liability 

“…Plaintiffs’ lawyers have already begun filing COVID-19-related lawsuits. Limiting litigation abuse is essential to making available the tools and resources needed to combat the virus, and ultimately to spurring economic recovery…”

American Tort Reform Association: 

Responding to the Coming Lawsuit Surge: Policy Prescriptions for Addressing COVID-19 Tort Litigation