Texas Enacts Law Providing COVID-19 Civil Immunity to Physicians, Health Care Providers, and First Responders
Author: Eve Soldatos, Esq. On June 14, 2021, Governor Abbott signed Senate Bill 6 into law, amending the Civil Practice and Remedies Code by adding Section 74.155. The new section, 74.155(b) states that except in cases of reckless conduct or in
Texas Enacts Law Providing COVID-19 Civil Immunity to Physicians, Health Care Providers, and First Responders
Written by: Eve Soldatos, Esq. On June 14, 2021, Governor Abbott signed Senate Bill 6 into law, amending the Civil Practice and Remedies Code by adding Section 74.155. The new section, 74.155(b) states that except in cases of reckless conduct or
Suicide Underscores Need for Mental Health Care in Correctional Facilities
Written by: Beth Boone, Esq. Death by suicide behind bars is a serious challenge in correctional health care, and there is a greater focus on expanding mental health services and prevention programs to reduce fatalities. Corrections officers, fa
New Georgia Law Imposes Extensive New Requirements for Georgia Long-Term Care Facilities
On June 30, 2020, House Bill 987 was signed into law addressing many of the concerns presented by Atlanta Journal Constitution’s “Unprotected” investigative series regarding Georgia’s Long Term Care industry...
The U.S. Imposes Travel Restrictions on India
Compiled by: Ashik R. Jahan, Esq. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-biden-set-ban-most-travel-us-india-limit-covid-19-spread-2021-04-30/ Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, particularly “the magnitude and scope” of the s
COVID-19 Pandemic Threatens Opioid Sobriety
For many people who are battling opioid addiction or achieved sobriety, there is a new threat of relapse: the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Mandatory quarantines, shelter-in-place orders and new daily stressors such as the loss of childcare and the
COVID Vaccine Implications For Inmates & Corrections Officers
Written by: Beth Boone, Esq. As COVID vaccines become more widely available and distributed across the United States, state and local corrections facilities are receiving vaccines according to their jurisdiction’s vaccine plan. Sometimes that
PREP Act Pitfalls: Federal Courts Deny Providers Their Due Protections
Written by: Teresa Pike Tomlinson, Esq. and Leesa M. Guarnotta, Esq. From the start of COVID-19 litigation, Federal district courts have failed to uphold the bargain Congress made with healthcare workers and facilities to provide them exclusive
Summary of the Landscape of Civil Immunity against COVID-19 Claims in New York
Written by: Jeffrey T. Wolber, Esq. With the repeal of the Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act (EDTPA) by A.03397/S.5177, the New York legislature has effectively terminated its civil immunity for health care professionals against cl
Civil Immunity for COVID-19 Claims in New York: Impact of the Repeal of the EDTPA
Written by: Jeffrey T. Wolber, Esq. On April 6, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed into law A.03397/S.5177, repealing Article 30-d of the Public Health Law, also known as the Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act, or the EDTPA, which provided