HR 99 · in committee · significant
Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025
- civil rights
What this bill does
- Requires federal courts to instruct juries that COVID-19 transmission negligence cannot be based solely on a business being open.
- Affects businesses facing civil lawsuits and individuals suing for COVID-related damages in federal court.
- Changes jury instruction rules immediately upon enactment with no stated cost or funding mechanism.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would preventing juries from considering a business's decision to remain open during COVID affect individuals seeking damages for virus transmission they believe occurred there?
- 02
What types of COVID-related negligence claims would still be viable in federal court if businesses cannot be held liable solely for operating during the pandemic?
- 03
Should jury instructions differ between federal and state courts on COVID business negligence, and what might result from that inconsistency?
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Sponsor · R-AZ-5
Andy Biggs
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Introduced 2025-01-03
Legislative timeline
2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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