Senior’s Reps Ask 9th Circuit To Affirm, Cite No PREP Act Preemption In COVID Suit

Mealey's (November 28, 2022, 1:19 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Representatives for a woman who died two years ago at a nursing home after contracting COVID-19 filed a response brief on Nov. 23 with the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, seeking affirmation of a district court’s remand to state court their COVID-19 death suit against the nursing home, asserting that the district court correctly determined that their claims against the nursing home are not preempted by the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act....