Judge Seeks Briefing On COVID Nursing Home Cases Remanded After PREP Act Removal

Mealey's (March 2, 2021, 1:02 PM EST) -- FORT WORTH, Texas — Nursing home defendants that removed a negligence complaint filed by the son of a resident who died after contracting COVID-19 at the facility to a federal court in Texas claiming preemption by the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act and federal officer jurisdiction were ordered Feb. 25 to submit supplemental briefing by March 8 addressing recent district court cases remanding similar suits that had been removed on the same bases....