Assisted Living Residents Drop Appeal Of Dismissal Of COVID ADA Class Suit

Mealey's (August 3, 2021, 1:48 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The clerk for the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 3 ordered the dismissal of an appeal filed by residents of an assisted living facility who allege that the facility’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act (RA) effective Aug. 17, the week after the residents informed the court by letter that they were withdrawing their appeal....