Woman Dismisses Claims Over State’s Response To COVID-19 In Nursing Homes

Mealey's (July 6, 2020, 11:39 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A lead plaintiff in a class action accusing the Pennsylvania Department of Health and its secretary of not taking proper precautions for nursing home staff and residents in response to the COVID-19 pandemic voluntarily dismissed her claims on June 30, just days after the department opposed a motion for a preliminary injunction on the ground that the plaintiffs’ proposed plan is an attempt to usurp its authority and alter its currently effective plan (Jodi Gill, et al. v. Pennsylvania Department of Health, et al., No. 20-cv-2038, E.D. Pa.)....