The bill would require a specific jury instruction in federal civil cases seeking damages for negligence arising from COVID-19 transmission. Juries would be told to apply the reasonable person standard. They would also be told that opening a business is reasonable by itself and that negligence cannot be found solely because a business remained open. The bill was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In covered federal cases, juries would receive these instructions when considering negligence claims related to COVID-19 transmission. The bill does not address other types of cases.
The bill text does not specify costs or funding.
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