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Jan 3, 2025
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Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in House
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<p><strong>Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires a specific jury instruction in a federal civil action for damages based on negligence arising from the transmission of COVID-19.</p><p>Specifically, a court must instruct the jury that negligence may not be found solely on the basis of holding oneself open for business.</p>
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Type: IntroReferral
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| Code: H11100
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
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Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
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| Code: 1000
Jan 3, 2025
Subjects (7)
Business ethics
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Evidence and witnesses
Infectious and parasitic diseases
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 3, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 12, 2025 6:28 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 99 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 99
To require a particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that
include a claim for damages based on negligence arising from the
transmission of COVID19.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require a particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that
include a claim for damages based on negligence arising from the
transmission of COVID19.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 99 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 99
To require a particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that
include a claim for damages based on negligence arising from the
transmission of COVID19.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require a particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that
include a claim for damages based on negligence arising from the
transmission of COVID19.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Businesses From Frivolous
COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.
ALLEGING NEGLIGENCE ARISING FROM THE TRANSMISSION OF
COVID-19.
In a Federal civil action that includes a claim alleging negligence
arising from the transmission of COVID-19 and a request for damages,
the court shall instruct a jury that--
(1) the liability standard is the reasonable person
standard,
(2) a person is negligent if the person either does
something that a reasonably careful person would not do in the
same situation, or fails to do something that a reasonably
careful person would do, in the same situation,
(3) the act of opening a business, by itself, shall be
considered to be reasonable as a matter of law, and
(4) the negligence may not be found solely on the basis of
holding oneself open for business.
<all>
COVID-19.
In a Federal civil action that includes a claim alleging negligence
arising from the transmission of COVID-19 and a request for damages,
the court shall instruct a jury that--
(1) the liability standard is the reasonable person
standard,
(2) a person is negligent if the person either does
something that a reasonably careful person would not do in the
same situation, or fails to do something that a reasonably
careful person would do, in the same situation,
(3) the act of opening a business, by itself, shall be
considered to be reasonable as a matter of law, and
(4) the negligence may not be found solely on the basis of
holding oneself open for business.
<all>