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From pharmaceuticals to cosmetics, preemption to expert preclusion, New York state and federal courts issued decisions in 2023, which further shaped the landscape in the medical and life sciences legal world. To prepare the...more
With the implementation of the largest adult vaccination program in U.S. history, with over 270 million people receiving at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine and 15 million courses of COVID-19 treatment administered, the...more
When a company decides to self-disclose misconduct (or conduct that may be construed as such) to the government, that decision triggers a stream of additional questions. In the weighty deliberations about whether and what to...more
The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) may provide immunity to product manufacturers and premises owners who face liability from their administration or use of antivirals, drugs, biologics,...more
Individuals and organizations that want to play a role in administering countermeasures to combat a disease or combat a public health emergency, such as COVID-19, worry about the potential legal exposure. The choice to...more
On January 28, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Fifth Amendment to HHS’s Declaration under the Public Health Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) that provides liability immunity...more
The executive and judicial branches do not see eye-to-eye on the scope of PREP Act immunity. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under the current administration, has taken umbrage at how lower courts have...more
On December 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued another groundbreaking amendment to the Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act). ...more
On December 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) amended its Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) Declaration for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19 in order to clarify...more
On March 25, 2020, we reported that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had extended the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (“PREP”) Act to provide immunity to “Covered Persons” providing “Covered...more
The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, Public Law 109-148, Div. C, § 2 (2005) (PREP Act), as amended, authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to limit legal liability for losses relating to...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued two new advisory opinions dramatically illuminating the wide scope of the PREP Act and its immunities for organizations using covered countermeasures in...more
To assist in the response of the nation’s health care providers to the COVID-19 pandemic, on August 24, 2020, the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Third Amendment to his March 10,...more
As we previously reported, on March 10, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting under the authority provided by the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005 (PREP Act), issued a Declaration...more
On June 4, 2020, the Secretary for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Amendment (Amendment) to his March 10, 2020 Declaration that had applied the federal immunities of the Public...more
Issues relating to liability for pharmaceutical, personal protective equipment (PPE) and diagnostic test businesses as well as for physicians and healthcare personnel in the coronavirus (COVID-19) context remains a salient...more
In response to a wave of questions from organizations looking to contribute to the fight against COVID-19, HHS recently clarified the bounds of immunity under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, which...more
Since invoking its powers under the PREP Act last month to shield certain actors aiding in the fight against COVID-19 from tort liability for their efforts, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has been...more
- Federal emergency authorities targeting COVID-19 provide important protections to businesses for certain actions in connection with the national response to the public health crisis. - The protections include immunity...more
On April 8, 2020, the Office of Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued Guidance for Licensed Pharmacists, COVID-19 Test, and Immunity Under the PREP...more
Pursuant to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (“PREP Act”), on March 17, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published the Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency...more
The Secretary of HHS issued a public health emergency declaration, effective February 4, 2020, regarding COVID-19. The impact of that declaration is to trigger certain targeted liability immunity provisions under the Public...more
Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services can issue a declaration to provide immunity for individuals and entities from any liability arising...more
On May 24, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a new fact sheet which lists the provisions of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules (HIPAA)...more
In a development that may – understandably – have been overlooked by many heading into Memorial Day weekend, on May 24, 2019, the Health and Human Service’s (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Fact Sheet on Direct...more