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Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced
Summary
Protecting businesses from COVID-related negligence claims. This bill would require a specific jury instruction in federal damage suits that allege COVID-19 transmission. The instruction would state the applicable standard is the reasonable person test. It would define negligence as doing something a reasonably careful person would not do or failing to do something a reasonably careful person would do. It would treat opening a business, by itself, as reasonable as a matter of law. It would say negligence cannot be found solely because a business was open.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New jury rule helping businesses
If enacted, this bill would require federal courts to give a specific jury instruction in civil cases that claim COVID-19 was transmitted and seek money damages. The judge would tell jurors the test is the reasonable person standard. The judge would define negligence as doing something a reasonably careful person would not, or failing to do something a reasonably careful person would do. The judge would say opening a business, by itself, is reasonable as a matter of law. The judge would also say a jury may not find negligence just because someone stayed open for business.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
AZ • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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