Mealey's (April 13, 2021, 10:56 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on April 9 rejected a nursing home’s argument that two COVID-19 cases against it should be dismissed because the facility is immune under the Illinois governor’s executive order issued in response to the pandemic, saying that allegations of negligence under the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act are plausible and present factual issues that must be resolved. The judge also declined to dismiss claims for willful and wanton misconduct under the act....