Courts move to define reach of COVID liability protections
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 08, 2021
Providers hoping to hold onto broad liability protections crafted in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic would do well to watch cases winding their way through the Fifth and Ninth Circuit Courts.
Protect providers or make them pay? States struggling with COVID-19 liability limits
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 29, 2021
Drastically different takes in two states demonstrate just how complex operating amid ongoing threats could become for skilled nursing providers in the months ahead.
COVID-19 shields may have slowed lawsuits, but wave could still hit
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2021
Despite passage of laws meant to protect businesses from COVID-19 related lawsuits in 30 states, few legal challenges have materialized yet.
Another COVID-19 suit heads into limbo over PREP Act as jurisdiction battles mount nationally
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 31, 2021
An Alabama nursing home hoping to fight off a wrongful death suit related to COVID-19 is one of a growing number waiting for their day court.
Another COVID-19 symptom: Dueling liability decisions
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Feb 19, 2021
If you thought you had a clear read on how courts would interpret federal COVID-19 liability protections, think again. After a set back last fall, there appears to be some good news for providers after...
Lawsuit challenges nursing home liability protections for non-COVID death
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 27, 2021
Survivors of a former North Carolina nursing home resident are suing the facility where she died in what could be a litmus test for the patchwork of liability protections granted to healthcare providers...