COVID-19 Liability
State should protect essential businesses from frivolous and predatory lawsuits
CalMatters - June 9, 2020
CalMatters published version here
By Kyla Christoffersen Powell
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an extremely trying situation for essential businesses, which have stepped up in amazing and heroic ways to provide the goods and services that Californians rely on daily.
Civil Justice Association and Industry Leaders Request COVID-19 Emergency Liability Reduction
April 21, 2020
Critical services threatened by litigation amidst supporting efforts
Sacramento, Calif., April 21, 2020 – The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) with a coalition of almost four dozen business organizations representing a broad range of California industry sectors have sent a letter to Governor Newsom requesting immediate action to address a mounting threat of litigation against critical businesses and nonprofits working during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.