Responsabilidad por Exposición a Pandemia en Texas

(h) A report served under this section: (1) is not admissible in evidence by any party; (2) may not be used in a deposition, trial, or other proceeding; and (3) may not be referred to by any party during the course of the action, except in a proceeding to determine if a report is sufficient or timely. (i) After a claim to which Subsection (a) applies is filed, all claimants, collectively, may take not more than two depositions before the expert report is served as required by Subsection (b). (j) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1)(B), if an order, rule, or authoritative declaration promulgated by the governor, the legislature, a state agency, or a local governmental entity with jurisdiction over the person conflicts with a different government- promulgated standard, guideline, or protocol, a person may not be considered to fail to implement or comply with the government- promulgated standard, guideline, or protocol if, at the time of the injured individual's exposure to the pandemic disease during a pandemic emergency, the person is making a good faith effort to substantially comply with at least one conflicting order, rule, or declaration. (k) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a business owner or operator that does not require employees or contractors of the business to be vaccinated against a pandemic disease is not liable for injury or death caused by the exposure of an individual to the pandemic disease through an employee or contractor of the business. A