If there’s something we’ve learned over these past few tumultuous weeks, it’s that Americans don’t agree on much. Whether it be over a presidential candidate, a coronavirus vaccine, or the security of our elections, the United States is deeply divided. These days, finding common ground is a herculean task. Yet, there is one particular issue that garners vast bipartisan consensus. When it comes to solving the problems caused by the government-mandated COVID-19 shutdowns, Americans agree that lawsuits aren’t the answer.
To date, trial lawyers have filed nearly 6,200 lawsuits due to the pandemic. Of these cases, one of the most significant areas of litigation is so-called “business interruption.” Personal injury lawyers have filed more than 1,350 of these lawsuits against insurers to force them to cover the costs of the COVID-19 shutdowns. The attorneys driving this litigation believe that they can hold the insurance industry responsible for the economic hardship wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. We now know that this approach isn’t nearly as popular as the trial lawyers would like to believe.
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