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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 8, 2020

A joint effort by Republican leadership and Tennessee business groups aimed at reducing legal liability in COVID-19 related cases passed its first legislative hurdle Monday, the Nashville Post reports. The House Civil Justice Subcommittee moved the bill along to the full Judiciary Committee, which is scheduled to take up the measure tomorrow. The goal of the bill is to “eliminate as many frivolous suits as possible,” according to sponsor House Judiciary Chair Michael Curcio, R-Dickson. The bill has the support of Republican leadership, Gov. Bill Lee and business groups. Matt Hardin, president of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, testified about the bill before the subcommittee vote, arguing that its protections are too broad and could result in “unintended consequences.”