Florida Governor Sued Over Coronavirus Shutdown

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — An attorney for a Florida barber who attempted to reopen his Lion Style Barbershop & Salon during the coronavirus shutdown and was slapped with two fines, filed a class-action lawsuit late Friday against Gov. Ron DeSantis and local officials seeking unspecified damages on behalf of all Florida businesses that lost money during the pandemic by virtue of being deemed nonessential.

"To the extent that the government made choices as to the businesses that they closed down, it was not necessarily, it seems, done with the intent entirely of the public safety," Florida attorney Jacob Weil of the Weil Law Group told Patch in an exclusive interview Friday. "It was done with the intent of making the public feel safe, which are very different things."

The 30-page lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida seeks "full and/or just compensation" on behalf of Daniel Liriano and other affected businesses. In addition to DeSantis, the suit names Broward County Chief Executive Bertha W. Henry and Miramar Mayor Wayne M. Messam as defendants.

The document claims Florida businesses collectively lost more than $100 billion during the shutdown.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-governor-sued-over-coronavirus-shutdown/ar-BB14ubxF?li=BBnb7Kz

[sop]

1. Can we sue because DeSantis didn't shut things down early enough and killed thousands?

[Celerity]

2. +100000

[jimfields33]

4. And what state are you in?

[sop]

5. Florida

[jimfields33]

6. Me too. I'm in lake county

We’ve had 14 deaths. Could have been worse. Hopefully we’re done with deaths at least.

[sop]

7. Gainesville (Alachua county)

[jimfields33]

9. Not bad about an hour and ten minutes from me give it take

We’re both in a great area for hurricanes. Safest in state. Still feel them of course.

[Under The Radar]

3. Barber needs to do the math on legal expenses

[The Magistrate]

8. This Is A Cut Above The Usual, Sir

Businesses closed for the public health do take real losses. In the initial wave of feeling, there was wide belief the government would, as it ought to in such a crisis, step in to keep people whole through the necessary curtailment of business. This would be a sound policy, that would greatly facilitate recovery from the emergency's reduction in economic activity. It would ensure there was pent-up demand, and enterprises ready still to meet it when it could safely emerge.

The real problem, of course, is the claque of shit-heels McConnell controls in the Senate, who have flat refused much of anything besides benefactions for the plutocratic masters.