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Risky Business
What Businesses Need to Know About the Flurry of COVID-related Lawsuits
TBy Amy B. Royal, Esq.
he pandemic has already created a flurry of individual and class-action lawsuits against companies. In fact, according to data collected through a national association for lawyers, it
is estimated that approximately 80 COVID- related litigation cases have been filed in Massachusetts alone, and more than 5,000 across the country. These cases are expected to be very costly to defend.
The most common types of cases that have emerged involve health and safety violations, discrimination, and leaves of absence from work. In understanding the trends of lawsuits that have already been filed, businesses can better prepare by assessing risk and perhaps mitigate their exposure to liability in the process.
“According to data collected through a national association for lawyers, it is estimated that approximately 80 COVID- related litigation cases have been filed in Massachusetts alone, and more than 5,000 across the country.”
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