Not everyone is suffering job loss, income declines, and even financial devastation from the coronavirus pandemic. Some people are looking to get rich off the tragedy. Trial lawyers see COVID-19 casualties and images of asbestos and tobacco lawsuits begin dancing in their heads. They are drooling over the prospects of a $100 billion COVID-19 jackpot. The Democrats in Congress whom the trial bar has spent years buying and paying can’t wait to help in the grand heist.

They aren’t wasting any time. The Wall Street Journal reports: “Employers across the country are being sued by the families of workers who claim their loved ones contracted lethal cases of Covid-19 on the job, a new legal front that shows the risks of reopening workplaces.” Who’s in the bullseye? So far, the deep pockets include Walmart Inc., Safeway Inc., Tyson Foods Inc., nursing homes, and hospitals. They are seeking millions for gross negligence or wrongful death, and the cases are mounting. So far, the number of suits is approaching 5,000. The Wall Street Journal reports that “since the coronavirus pandemic began unfolding in March … employees’ loved ones contend the companies failed to protect workers from the deadly virus and should compensate their families.”