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Long Term Care Facilities Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act)

Quarles & Brady LLP

Ninth Circuit Ruling Expands Nursing Home COVID-19 Venue Fight

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On February 22, 2022, the Ninth Circuit ruled a COVID-19 wrongful death suit brought against a nursing home is not preempted by a federal health emergency law. The court affirmed a district court’s remand order which stated...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Five Things Every Long-Term Care Facility Should Know When Facing a Class Action

As COVID-19 disproportionately impacted our most vulnerable populations, long-term care facilities (LTCFs) were placed in the unenviable position of triaging around the novel virus, combatting supply shortages, and coping...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Senior Living Communities, Liability for COVID-19 Countermeasures, and the PREP Act: Is the Tide Turning for Providers?

In a February 10, 2021 ruling (the “Garcia Ruling”) out of the District Court for the Central District of California (the “CDCA Court”) in the case of Gilbert Garcia et al v. Welltower OpCo Group LLC, et. al., 20-02250JVS...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] COVID-19 Liability for Long-Term Care and Senior Care Providers - August 18th, 8:15 am - 5:30 pm EDT

Join us for a one-day virtual event for Counsel for the Long Term Care and Senior Care Industries. In response to impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the long term and senior care industries, ACI presents this virtual...more

Baker Donelson

Long Term Care Liability During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ways State Governments Can Ensure Protection

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Long term care facilities and providers are bearing the brunt of caring for the nation's largest and most vulnerable populations of COVID-19 patients. And they're doing so in the face of considerable uncertainty, insufficient...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Health CARES - Regulatory Waivers for Long Term Care Facilities

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As previously reported, the CARES Act impacts long-term care (LTC) facilities, including skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs). In addition to this legislative action, the Centers for Medicare and...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Increased Oversight of Long-Term Care Facilities Related to COVID-19

Despite the mounting pressures on healthcare entities related to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and recent announcements of regulatory waivers and flexibility in particular areas, regulators are still showing interest in...more

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