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Expiration of Arkansas' Public Health Emergency

Since the COVID-19 public health emergency was initiated in Arkansas in March 2020, Governor Asa Hutchinson has repeatedly renewed the emergency order, maintaining the public health emergency for fourteen (14) months. ...more

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Wisconsin Joins States Providing Civil Immunity Related to COVID-19 Exposure

On February 25, 2021, Wisconsin joined Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and Wyoming in...more

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Enter At Your Own Risk: State Legislation And Waivers To Protect Businesses Against Liability for the Transmission of COVID-19

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Introduction - As businesses operate amid the uncharted coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, they have started to face lawsuits brought by patrons claiming they contracted COVID-19 while on the business’s premises.  In fact,...more

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Are COVID Immunity Laws Good For Franchising?

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(This post solely reflects the views of the author, and not that of Fox Rothschild or any of its other attorneys.) While I am not opposed to immunity laws generally, I am not fan of immunity that is too broad. Given that...more

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Mississippi Legislates Herd Immunity from COVID-19 Exposure Claims

The Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act was signed into law on July 8, 2020. The Act provides sweeping immunity for businesses, health care providers,...more

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Will Liability Waivers Be Part of the ‘New Normal' for Public-Facing Businesses?

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As many Massachusetts businesses begin reopening to the public, one of the challenges they face is the threat of lawsuits from customers who claim to have contracted COVID-19 onsite. Should public-facing businesses ask...more

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COVID-19 (Legal) Immunity: Enter at Your Own Risk

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As we reported in a recent alert on the risky business of re-opening, businesses throughout the United States seek legal immunity from liability for COVID-19 exposure lawsuits.  Legislative immunity has not yet arrived,...more

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COVID-19: States Protect Long-Term Care Facilities from Liability

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COVID-19 has hit long-term care facilities very hard.  Every day brings reports of lethal outbreaks in such facilities and one-quarter or more of the reported COVID-19 related deaths in the United States have been connected...more

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Federal Protections Against Liability for Businesses Combatting COVID-19

- 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

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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

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