By Steve Troxler and Dr. Mike Strain
News-Press
One of the largest concerns facing small business owners attempting to reopen in the wake of COVID-19 has been uncertainty surrounding their legal liability protections. Hardworking men and women across the country who are doing their best to follow CDC guidelines and keep their customers safe continue to dread losing their entire livelihoods from just one COVID-19 related lawsuit.
Legal liability protections may have a newfound significance for the business community during the pandemic, but the fear of frivolous lawsuits is nothing new for farmers all across the country. Frivolous lawsuits, or even the threat of them, can lead to farmers going out of business and losing their land to suburban developments. As farmland diminishes, so does our food supply.