Kentucky manufacturers, health-care institutions, and funeral home operators could get protection from Covid-19 related suits under a bill that cleared the state legislature Tuesday.
The bill (S.B. 5), which the Senate passed by a 24 to 14 vote and the House passed 70-27, would protect “essential service providers” from lawsuits claiming that a business is responsible for spreading Covid-19 to customers or workers. However, defendants couldn’t block claims alleging gross negligence or intentional harm.
More than 20 states have enacted similar legislation, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signing his state’s bill on March 29. Kentucky’s bill now ...
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