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Civil Litigation

Aug. 6, 2020

The coming public nuisance of public nuisance COVID-19 employment suits

The COVID-19 virus has been a boon to plaintiff lawyers seeking to cash in on the events related to the pandemic and the shutdowns across the nation. Our firm has been tracking the filings of employment cases that reference COVID-19 as part of their allegations. Thus far, there have been more than 150 such cases that we have monitored.

Scott J. Witlin

Partner
Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Phone: (310) 284-3880

Email: scott.witlin@btlaw.com

Scott is the administrator for the firm's Labor & Employment Department, and a member of its Entertainment, Media and Sports Practice Group.

The COVID-19 virus has been a boon to plaintiff lawyers seeking to cash in on the events related to the pandemic and the shutdowns across the nation. Our firm has been tracking the filings of employment cases that reference COVID-19 as part of their allegations. Thus far, there have been more than 150 such cases that we have monitored.

Many of these cases are exactly the same kinds of cases that we would see prior to the pandemic, bu...

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