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Will there be more wrongful death lawsuits now that businesses are opening up?

Asked by give_seek (1425points) June 21st, 2020

I read where Walmart has been sued for wrongful death due to an employee who contracted COVID-19 while at work.

With contact tracing starting to take off, people who contract the virus can trace it back to where they were when they got it.

That seems to leave the door wide open for lawyers. If an individual is hospitalized or worse because they contracted COVID-19 at a particular business, can the business be sued?

It reminds me of laws that are in place regarding how much alcohol bars are allowed to serve a patron before the bar is liable for any injury or death caused by a patron who leaves the establishment intoxicated.

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