“Florida Governor Ron DeSantis put pen to paper and signed Senate Bill 72 (SB 72) into law this week. It requires the person suing to show a business or health-care provider deliberately ignored COVID-19 safety guidelines.
“Anybody can come in here and say they grabbed COVID at the restaurant, sue you and get a settlement,” Ward said. “That’s what I really felt uncomfortable with due to the fact that we live in a litigious society.””