The Pandemic Spawns a Litany of Litigation

The Missouri Supreme Court Building across from Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., on Sept. 19, 2007. Missouri became the first U.S. state to sue the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus. Americasroof via Wikimedia Commons

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It is a sure bet that lots of lawyers have not stopped working during the quarantine. Judging from the number of COVID-19-related lawsuits that have been filed, lawyers may be the most fully employed of all the occupations, excluding health care workers.