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HR 6601 116th Congress House Law Business ethics Cardiovascular and respiratory health Civil actions and liability Emergency medical services and trauma care Evidence and witnesses Infectious and parasitic diseases

To require a particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that include a claim for damages based on negligence arising from the transmission of COVID-19.

Introduced: April 23, 2020 Introduced by: Biggs, Andy Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires a specific jury instruction in civil actions in federal court that include a claim alleging negligence arising from the transmission of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and a request for damages. Specifically, a court must instruct the jury that negligence may not be found solely on the basis of holding oneself open for business.

What's happening now April 23, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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