DeSantis May Strip Lawsuit Protection from Businesses Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations -
"Thus far, the administration has identified around 120 businesses, big and small, and local governments that it may seek penalties...more
How quickly things change. This, perhaps more than anything else, encapsulates the world of COVID-19 and the related litigation. Between Issue 31 and Issue 32 of Unprecedented, the United States has seen its reported COVID-19...more
11/17/2020
/ All-Risks Insurance ,
Business Interruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
First Amendment ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Governor Carney ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Race Discrimination ,
Religious Institutions ,
Workplace Safety ,
Wrongful Death
This 14th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, showcases new and evolving trends. Employers are facing claims for both doing too much and too little in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
7/13/2020
/ Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Austria ,
Bars ,
Board of Education ,
Class Action ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disparate Impact ,
Due Process ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Equal Protection ,
Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Failure To Protect ,
First Responders ,
Florida ,
Free Speech ,
Government Shutdown ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Kid Rock ,
Lack of Authority ,
Landlords ,
Liquor Licences ,
Local Ordinance ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Masks ,
Medical Monitoring ,
Moratorium ,
Negotiations ,
New York ,
Non-Essential Businesses ,
Nursing Homes ,
On-Call Employees ,
Parental Rights ,
Pennsylvania ,
Permanent Bans ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Protests ,
Public Schools ,
Rent ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Right to Privacy ,
San Francisco ,
Social Distancing ,
State Constitutions ,
State Health Departments ,
State of Emergency ,
Students ,
Takings Clause ,
Teachers ,
Tenants ,
Tennessee ,
Texas ,
Tourism ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Decontamination
This 12th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation brings new developments in labor and employment cases, consumer protection cases, and civil rights litigation. Price gouging and fraud for...more
6/22/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Event Cancellation ,
Fraud ,
Loan Applications ,
Masks ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Price Gouging ,
Public Health ,
Refunds ,
Vendors
This tenth edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, finds us reporting fewer shutdown-related cases than in previous weeks, suggesting that these cases are winding down as the country opens...more
6/8/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Commercial Leases ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Masks ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Prisoners ,
Rent ,
School Closures ,
State and Local Government
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic crisis—infecting more than 2.7 million people worldwide, with almost 870,000 cases in the United States alone as of the writing of this article—has thrown nearly every industry into chaos as the...more
4/28/2020
/ Confiscated Property ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Powers ,
Executive Orders ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Lack of Authority ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages