Chamber, Groups Seek High Court Review Of PREP Act Preemption In COVID Death Suit

Mealey's (October 4, 2022, 1:14 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an amicus curiae brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a nursing home’s petition for a writ of certiorari, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Hospital Association, the American Health Care Association and the American Tort Reform Association argue that the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ decision affirming remand of a COVID-19 wrongful death suit to state court “undermines” the immunity protections for “front-line responders” under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act....