Plaintiff In COVID Nursing Home Case Rejects U.S. Input On PREP Act, Urges Remand

Mealey's (February 2, 2021, 1:35 PM EST) -- NASHVILLE, Tenn. — “Federal courts are the experts in deciding removal jurisdiction, not HHS and not the U.S. Attorney,” the plaintiff in a COVID-19-related wrongful death case against a nursing home argues in a Jan. 28 response to a statement of interest filed by the United States regarding the preemptive effect of the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act....