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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

PREP Act Does Not Require Federal Forum for State Law Negligence Claims Related to COVID-19

A New Jersey District Court Judge has ruled that the March 2020 federal liability immunity statute for pandemic-related countermeasures does not create a basis for federal jurisdiction, resulting in the remand of two...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Health Care

Review of Federal and State Immunity Laws in Response to COVID-19

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) signed a declaration providing immunity from suits involving the production and administration of...more

Clark Hill PLC

Healthcare Liability Affidavits Not Required in Federal Court

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The Fifth Circuit recently denied en banc reconsideration of Passmore v. Baylor Health Care System, 823 F.3d 292 (5th Cir. 2016). In the Passmore opinion, the court held that Texas’ requirement regarding expert reports in...more

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