New legislation sponsored by Sen. Linda Greenstein would prohibit any causes of action for damages arising from a COVID-19 exposure or transmission on the premises of a planned real estate development. Sen. Christopher Connors of the 9th District, a member of the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee, voted in favor of the measure, S-3584, to protect senior communities from expensive pandemic-related lawsuits.
Under the legislation, the immunity would not apply to acts or omissions constituting a crime, actual fraud, actual…
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