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Legal experts say Zenobia Shepherd’s lawsuit is one of a small but likely growing number of cases filed by family members who claim their loved ones contracted the coronavirus and died as a result of an employer’s negligence.
A Prince George’s County judge denied part of a motion on Tuesday to dismiss the case in a lawsuit filed by the family of a supermarket worker who died of COVID-related complications early on in the pandemic.
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: America marks the loss of 200,000 lives to the coronavirus this week. Looking back to the early days of the pandemic, there was a realignment in who we thought of as a front-line worker. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: Nurses and doctors certainly made that list; so did delivery drivers and grocery store workers, some of the lowest paid people in the country, people like Leilani Jordan of Largo, Md. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) ZENOBIA SHEPHERD: She'd say, but, Mommy, I need to work and help people, Mommy. KELLY: Jordan's mother, Zenobia Shepherd, told TV station WUSA that...
One Year On: How The COVID-19 Pandemic Shaped Maryland Patch 3/5/2021 Alessia Grunberger © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images March 5 marks one year since the first three coronavirus cases were reported in Maryland. Patch looks back at some of the highs and lows from the past year. MARYLAND — It feels like both yesterday and a lifetime ago when Marylanders first heard the words "novel coronavirus," "COVID-19," and "pandemic" before they dictated every aspect of day-to-day life. Friday, March 5, 2021, marks one year since the first three coronavirus cases were reported in Mar...