In the years ahead, hopefully after the coronavirus situation is under control, courts may look back and consider whether entertainment companies did anything where they could to avoid tragedy or should be deemed legally responsible
. Any civil lawsuits to come may have judges looking at who had duties to others, who breached those duties by failing to take reasonable measures, what harm ensued and what were the proximate causes of those injuries. There will also likely be a lot of attention on the risk that people assumed given what we all know about this epidemic.
What makes the case somewhat unusual and the reason why it's a precedential decision is the maritime context. Under the Jones Act, a seaman may sue employers for negligence. Here, Asylum Entertainment — the production company — didn't formally employ the plaintiff, but the man nevertheless argued that he was a borrowed servant, that the ship he worked for loaned him to producers. Thus, he claimed Asylum was vicariously liable.
– The NBA, NHL, MLB and NCAA have all suspended or canceled games. In contrast, as of publishing time, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. still plans to move forward within Tampa, Florida. As the lack of cancellation raises eyebrows, the WWE has been hit with an investor lawsuit over one of its other secrets. As alleged in a complaint, the WWE came under fire about 18 months ago for its willingness to work with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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