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11/16/2020
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Marion Chamber of Commerce Legislative Affairs Committee would like to invite you to a presentation about Restaurants, Executive Order Number 56, and potential legal consequences on Monday, November 16 at 2 pm.  Please register below to receive an email with Event info and your ZOOM login information.

Program Description:
With the issuance of Executive Order Number 56, restaurants in Southern Illinois face new restrictions that could significantly impact how they operate. Additionally, numerous lawsuits have been filed related to this order and similar executive orders, leading to confusion over the current state of the law on this issue. Restaurants and other businesses also face the prospect of an increase in lawsuits related to exposure to and contraction of COVID-19.

To help restaurants through this extremely challenging time, this presentation will focus on Executive Order Number 56, including the legal arguments being made for and against the order, the potential impact of recent court rulings related to the order, and the current status of legal challenges to the order. The presentation also will address issues restaurants should consider when determining whether to allow in-person dining. This includes possible OSHA standards that might apply to COVID-19, types of lawsuits that could be filed against restaurants and other businesses by people that contract COVID-19, and whether insurance would provide coverage for such lawsuits.

About Our Presenter:
Greg Odom is a Member with Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC. He practices in Baker Sterchi's Illinois offices. Greg is an experienced trial attorney whose practice is focused on defending clients in mass toxic torts and commercial litigation. He represents individuals, local businesses, and Fortune 500 companies in state and federal courts across Illinois and Missouri, with an emphasis on defending clients in southern Illinois and the metropolitan St. Louis region. Greg’s commercial practice includes representing individuals, businesses, and government agencies in cases arising from various types of commercial projects, as well as advising businesses and organizations on cybersecurity issues. Greg’s toxic tort litigation practice includes defending a variety of companies sued in asbestos and benzene exposure cases.