Jennifer Glasser and Eric Coleman co-authored an article for Bloomberg Law guiding businesses on avoiding COVID-19 liability lawsuits by drafting waivers for patrons to sign.
“As businesses operate amid the uncharted pandemic, they have begun to face lawsuits by patrons claiming they contracted COVID-19 while on the business’ premises.”
“A few states have provided liability immunity for all businesses. In states that have not implemented liability immunity for businesses, some companies require their patrons to sign liability waivers, attempting to shield the company from COVID-19 claims. These waivers may provide businesses some measure of protection from negligence where the businesses are also in compliance with applicable COVID-19 regulations. It is important business draft waivers carefully.”