{"id":4204,"date":"2020-05-14T15:55:27","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T19:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/?p=4204"},"modified":"2020-05-14T16:52:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T20:52:11","slug":"coronavirus-lawsuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/coronavirus-lawsuits\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Lawsuits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The North Carolina General Assembly recently passed legislation that will limit, if not entirely <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CORONAVIRUS-LAWSUITS-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"CORONAVIRUS LAWSUITS IN NORTH CAROLINA\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CORONAVIRUS-LAWSUITS-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CORONAVIRUS-LAWSUITS-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CORONAVIRUS-LAWSUITS-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-165x120.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CORONAVIRUS-LAWSUITS-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>eliminate Coronavirus lawsuits in North Carolina alleging negligence and malpractice.<\/p>\n<p>The stated purpose of the law is to &#8220;limit civil liability.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Health care providers, emergency response businesses, and other essential business operations are granted immunity from negligence claims relating to the transmission of the Coronavirus.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/coronavirus-lawsuits\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Coronavirus Lawsuits\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The North Carolina General Assembly recently passed legislation that will limit, if not entirely eliminate Coronavirus lawsuits in North Carolina alleging negligence and malpractice. 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