[Mick]

Unfortunately in the civil courts today cases are often not decided by who is right, but rather by who the jury feels sorry for. If a person sues his employer for not doing enough to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace, does anyone honestly believe that the fact the employer made a good faith effort to follow the CDC guidelines will mater one bit?

Agreed 100%.  I have an acquaintance (Rajiv) who had a real estate dispute with a neighbor.  In essence, the neighbor brought Rajiv a deal to which he agreed, and the neighbor asked that Rajiv sign two separate contracts to enforce the deal (essentially a mandated option to purchase real estate at a predetermined level).  The value of the real estate went against the neighbor, who refused to live up to her side of the contract, all of which she drew up, had reviewed.  She was a retired accountant, and understood numbers and values well.  So, Rajiv sought legal counsel, and the attorney said, "Well, I have good news and bad news.  The good news is that you're 100% in the right.  Every single fact in the case supports you. The bad news is that she's a senior citizen and you're note.  And a jury's sympathies will be with the senior citizen."  

I've seen it enough that it doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

[Mick]

Unfortunately in the civil courts today cases are often not decided by who is right, but rather by who the jury feels sorry for. If a person sues his employer for not doing enough to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace, does anyone honestly believe that the fact the employer made a good faith effort to follow the CDC guidelines will mater one bit?

Agreed 100%.  I have an acquaintance (Rajiv) who had a real estate dispute with a neighbor.  In essence, the neighbor brought Rajiv a deal to which he agreed, and the neighbor asked that Rajiv sign two separate contracts to enforce the deal (essentially a mandated option to purchase real estate at a predetermined level).  The value of the real estate went against the neighbor, who refused to live up to her side of the contract, all of which she drew up, had reviewed.  She was a retired accountant, and understood numbers and values well.  So, Rajiv sought legal counsel, and the attorney said, "Well, I have good news and bad news.  The good news is that you're 100% in the right.  Every single fact in the case supports you. The bad news is that she's a senior citizen and you're note.  And a jury's sympathies will be with the senior citizen."  

I've seen it enough that it doesn't surprise me in the slightest.