Presumably, she would rule the same if the case were that the person sitting next to me on public transport actually had COVID or some other dreaded disease and wasn't wearing a mask and that it was otherwise proven that his or her failure to do so had endangered my health—or even worse, his or her actions of not wearing a mask whilst knowing that he or she was infected with COVID would actually cause me illness and bad health.<p>No doubt the judge would also rule similarly if the scenario were essentially the same but with the difference that I was suing the bus company because I was forced to alight from the bus and had to walk - the suit being over the fact that there was no safe public transport available for me to catch.<p><i>P.S.: if I've gotten the gist of any of this story incorrect then it's because the full story is behind the Wall Street Journal's paywall.<p>__<p>Edit: see updated comment below</i>