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Petition Alert: NC Supreme Court to Examine Scope of Immunity for Covid-Era Healthcare

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The North Carolina Supreme Court today agreed to review a Court of Appeals decision limiting the immunity enjoyed by healthcare professionals under a Covid-era statute. In May 2020, the pandemic was raging. Our General...more

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Medication Errors Lead to a Criminal Conviction: What Nurses Should Know about the RaDonda Vaught Verdict

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The case has rocked the medical profession. On March 25, 2022, a Tennessee jury found a former Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse guilty of criminally negligent homicide and negligent abuse of an impaired adult....more

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Responsabilità medica e pandemia da “covid-19”

Con la L.n. 76 del 28.5.2021 è stato convertito, con modificazioni, il DL 1.4.2021, n. 44 “Misure urgenti per il contenimento dell'epidemia da COVID-19, in materia di vaccinazioni anti SARS-CoV-2, di giustizia e di concorsi...more

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Florida's New COVID-19 Liability Protection Law

On March 29, 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 72 (2021) to protect Florida individuals and businesses against lawsuits claiming COVID-19 related damages, injuries or death. WHO IS PROTECTED BY...more

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Florida Passes Law Limiting COVID-19 Lawsuits

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On Monday, March 29, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that limits COVID-19 liability for Florida health care providers, health care facilities and other businesses. KEY PROVISIONS - Now known...more

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Florida’s New Law Shields Various Businesses, Institutions, and Healthcare Providers Against COVID-19 Liability

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With the click of a pen, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new law — the most aggressive of its kind compared to others passed across the country — that protects businesses, educational and religious institutions,...more

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50-State Update On COVID-19 Business Liability Protections - UPDATED March 2021

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A number of states have passed or are considering passing legislation to shield certain businesses from liability from claims for injury caused by exposure to COVID-19. Generally, the laws require that the business was in...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Addresses if Mental Health Act Applies to Outpatient Decision on Involuntary Commitment

On December 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued an opinion in Leight et al v. University of Pittsburgh Physicians et al, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, No. 35 WAP 2019 determining the extent to which...more

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Ohio Grants Broad Immunity From COVID-19 Lawsuits; Includes Health Care Providers

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Ohio House Bill 606 grants temporary immunity from civil actions related to the transmission of COVID-19 and limited immunity to health care providers related to civil actions and professional disciplinary actions. On...more

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What Georgia's COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act Means for Your Business's Liability

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed Georgia Senate Bill 359 into law last week. Georgia's COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act (the Act) is an undoubted win for businesses, health care and otherwise, as Georgia's legislature...more

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NY Rolls Back Health Care Providers’ COVID-19 Immunity Protections

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On August 3, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation (New York S.B. 8335, enacted Aug. 3, 2020) that scaled back the immunity provisions enacted toward the beginning of the COVID-19 emergency for health care providers....more

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Significant Liability Protections Now in Effect for Georgia Health Care Providers

Effective August 7, 2020, the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act (GCPBSA) protects health care providers and facilities and other commercial businesses from COVID-19 exposure claims occurring on or before July 14,...more

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Potential Provider Protections: How the Proposed SAFE TO WORK Act Impacts Liability Claims Against Health Care Providers

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On July 27, 2020, Senate Republicans unveiled the "Safeguarding America's Frontline Employees To Offer Work Opportunities Required to Kickstart the Economy Act," or the "SAFE TO WORK Act" (the Act).1 The proposed legislation...more

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Senate Republicans Unveil Proposed COVID-19 Liability Shield

Senate Republicans have released a proposed liability shield that would offer significant protections to businesses, schools, universities and churches for COVID-19 exposure claims. Businesses would generally be protected...more

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Georgia Legislature Passes COVID-19 Liability Shield

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On June 26, 2020, as the Georgia General Assembly was about to adjourn, it passed the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act. The Act protects businesses, healthcare providers, healthcare facilities, and other entities...more

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Finally! Some Relief for Healthcare Providers Risking Their Lives to Respond to COVID-19

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Across the country, hospitals and healthcare providers are facing an unprecedented surge of patients with COVID-19 symptoms while continuing to care for patients with other medical conditions. Responding adequately to the...more

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CARES Act Limits Liability for Volunteer Health Care Providers While Illinois Limits Liability for Health Care Facilities,...

State and federal officials have called on volunteer health care providers to assist in the emergency response to COVID-19. In an effort to protect these volunteer health care providers, liability protections were included in...more

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SC Torts Claims Act Increases Liability Limits

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South Carolina lawmakers are debating legislation that, if passed, would greatly affect liability burdens on government-run healthcare providers as well as affecting the limits recoverable against charitable hospitals and...more

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Developments in Association Law 2017 – 2018

A review of key legal developments at the federal and state levels for nonprofit organizations - Federal government and private antitrust enforcement continues against nonprofits. ...more

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