6th Circuit Denies Rehearing In COVID Death Suit Claiming PREP Act Preemption

Mealey's (February 23, 2023, 1:12 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 22 denied a nursing home’s petition for rehearing en banc of its opinion affirming a district court’s order remanding a COVID-19-related negligence and wrongful death suit to state court due to the nursing home’s failure to show that the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act supports removal....