by Alexis Rich » Sun Jun 07, 2020 7:36 pm
So, I asked some lawyers about this and here's what I found out.
1. You can't sue the state. States have "sovereign immunity" so individuals had to be named in this situation. Since Beshear, Stack and Friedlander shut it down, they get the honor.
2. It's kind of misleading that the guys from the state are listed as defendants. They're not being accused of anything criminal. Rather, their names are dragged into this so they will offer proof that the restaurant was FORCED to close and therefore should collect insurance money. I tuned out on the legal explanation of this but it's my limited understanding they're kind of like hostile witnesses.
3. LOTS of places are using this same tactic. Businesses are getting stiffed by companies who don't want to pay out "business interruption claims" during the pandemic. That's low down, man.
I'm sorry that Varanese isn't getting a payout from his insurance company to which he no doubt has paid a lot of money. That's not cool. However, as I stated in my previous post, I wouldn't be going there anymore anyway. Not my scene. If you were going to stop patronizing Varanese based on this alone, I think that would be a mistake.