Sen McConnell’s Fight for COVID Liability Shield A Key Obstacle in Stimulus Talks

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s insistence that legal liability protections for businesses, schools and colleges be included in any new coronavirus relief bill is approaching a moment of reckoning. Warning that an avalanche of litigation would undercut any rebound from the pandemic’s economic damage, McConnell has repeatedly said he won’t let a bill to pass… Continue reading Sen McConnell’s Fight for COVID Liability Shield A Key Obstacle in Stimulus Talks

M&A Pioneer Martin Lipton Warns of Wave of Virus Lawsuits

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A push by Republicans in Congress to create stronger liability protections for businesses hammered by the coronavirus won’t completely curb lawsuits over injuries and losses caused by the pandemic, famed M&A litigator Martin Lipton said. Speaking to the Economic Club of New York on Monday, Lipton warned that “litigation will be with us for quite… Continue reading M&A Pioneer Martin Lipton Warns of Wave of Virus Lawsuits