SAV Law Firm Blog
Not only does it affect you, but it hurts your family as well. This could affect the compassion, intimacy, and support that your spouse needs from you. That affects the family in a number of cases. You could have kids and they'll see the behavioral change. Something as simple as a hug or playing with your children can be difficult.
In this time of need where we should all be coming together, there are still circumstances that arise where a person needs to be made whole due to the careless and reckless behavior of another. Typically, suing someone for getting you sick requires proving that specifically that person was the cause of your illness AND that they were negligent or intentional in their actions in getting you sick.
MGM points to the SAFETY Act*, which stands for Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002. The SAFETY Act was put in place shortly after 9/11 and allows for companies who provide services to help prevent and respond to situations like the mass shooting to apply for certification by the Department of Homeland Security. Certification allows the company to be immune from liability claims in federal court. MGM hired Contemporary Services Corporation, a company whose services have been certified by the Department of Homeland Security under the SAFETY Act. MGM believes that because they paid for these certified services, they should be immune to civil liability claims as well.
