South Dakota businesses, health-care providers, and others are largely shielded from lawsuits over Covid-19 exposure and deaths under legislation signed into law by Republican Gov.
The measure, HB 1046, bars lawsuits from employees, customers, or others claiming they were exposed to the disease at a particular business or premises, unless the person suing can prove the business owner intentionally exposed them to the virus.
The new law also sets a higher-than-usual legal bar for litigation related to Covid-19 against health-care providers and makers of health-care supplies, medications, and personal protective equipment.
The South Dakota law covers ...
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