COVID-19 Liability and Litigation

The COVID-19 global pandemic has created a cottage industry for trial lawyers seeking to file lawsuits against companies they believe did not protect employees or consumers from the virus, against health care workers who may have been unable to treat patients in a timely manner during the pandemic, against manufacturers who shifted their production capabilities to fill needs for critical supplies during the pandemic, and many other lawsuits yet to be filed.

The Problem

Small and large businesses, health care workers, and hospitals were forced to make decisions and follow guidelines set forth by governments which may have shifted as more became known about the highly contagious coronavirus. Learn more about COVID-19 liability.

ATRA’s Position

ATRA supports legislation providing liability protection for critical industries and workers who aided in the fight against coronavirus.

Search Through ATRA Reforms

Search through all of ATRA's reforms around COVID-19 Liability and Litigation
COVID-19 Liability – H.B. 2671 / S.B. 2448

Extends the sunset of previously enacted COVID-19 liability protections from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023.

Tennessee
COVID-19 Liability – H.B. 444

Extends the sunset of previously enacted COVID-19 liability protections.

Idaho


COVID-19 Liability and Litigation News and Press

Explore ATRA's most recent press releases and blogs around COVID-19 Liability and Litigation

Lawsuits on Covid Vaccine Mandates Next Liability Threat

The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) recently hosted a webinar anal...

Covid Liability Protections Signed Into Law in Missouri

Critical COVID liability protection legislation supported by the American ...

Florida Enacts Covid Liability Protections

This week, the state of Florida took another strong step in improving its ...

Search Resources

Search through all of ATRA's Amicus Briefs, Reports, and Other Resources around COVID-19 Liability and Litigation
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Status
Post Types
Date
Second Letter Urging Veto of HB 449 / SB 229 Following Rejection of Amendments
Virginia Class Action Legislation Veto Letter 2[9]Download ...
Virginia
Comment by Leading Defense Bar and Business Groups Opposing Nonlawyer Ownership and Fee-Sharing
Tennessee Supreme Court comment by leading business and defense bar groups opposing nonlawyer law firm ownership – 4.30.2026Download ...
Tennessee
Blade v. Sig Saurer
(E.D. Pa., filed April 6, 2026): Arguing that the court should grant Sig Saurer’s motion for reconsideration because Mallory upends the jurisdictiona...
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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Suquilanda v. Skyway Roofing, Inc.
(Ma., filed March 18, 2026): Urging the court to decline to recognize a new cause of action permitting employees of a subcontractor to sue a contract...
Massachusetts
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Letter Urging Veto or Amendments to House Bill 449 / Senate Bill 229 in Virginia
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Corporate Flight from Delaware: The Impact of Escalating Shareholder Litigation and Legal Uncertainty
Unpredictable court rulings and a wave of lawyer-driven, profit-seeking litigation are destabilizing Delaware’s historic dominance for corporat...
Delaware
New York Local Legal Services Advertising 2024-2025
Trial lawyers and aggregators increasingly spend large sums of money on television, digital, and print advertising to recruit new clients. In 2025, i...
New York
Murphy v. Rio Rancho Center
(New Mex. Ct. App., filed March 5, 2026): Arguing that the double-digit punitive multipliers likely violate due process. The U.S. Supreme Court has s...
New Mexico
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Monsanto v. Durnell
(U.S., filed March 2, 2026): Arguing that requirements for herbicide labeling should not be made case-by-case in litigation sparked by a flawed IARC ...
SCOTUS
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Cowan v. Dr. Slann et.al.
(N.D., filed February 23, 2026): Arguing that reasonable limits on medical liability improve the health care system for doctors and patients and Nort...
North Dakota
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