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New York Law Journal

Long Island Man Charged With Hoarding, Price Gouging in Violation of Defense Production Act

The defendant, a Long Island man, is the first person to be charged under the Defense Production Act in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York.
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Daily Business Review

Health Care Providers Seek Legal Protections Amid COVID-19

"An executive order is important to send a message to physicians that the state of Florida backs them and respects what they are doing [and] agrees that they should not be sued in the future for any liability issues … for the handling of the COVID-19 crisis," says William Large, president of the Florida Justice Reform Institute.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Trapped in Litigation': Lawsuit Warned of Staffing Shortfalls at Bronx Nursing Home Before COVID-19 Wave

Forty-five residents as of Tuesday have died due to the coronavirus at Kings Harbor Multicare Center, one of a handful of nursing homes statewide that have recorded more than 40 coronavirus deaths, state figures show.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Like a War Zone': NY Nurses Union Sues Bronx Hospital, Claiming Failure to Protect Staff Battling COVID-19

The federal litigation against Montefiore Medical Center argues that nurses are treating sick patients with "inadequate" equipment, frequently in rooms that were not properly converted to handle a COVID-19 patient.
4 minute read

The Recorder

What to Expect from COVID-19 Related Workers' Compensation Claims

Workers to Face Challenges: The vast majority of California workers will face a higher hurdle to establish workers' compensation claims for workplace exposure to COVID-19.
7 minute read

The Recorder

If Your Firm Has a Life Sciences Practice, It's Probably Very Busy Right Now

Leaders of Big Law life science practices say they've seen a busy 2020 despite, and in some ways because of, the difficulties created by the presence of COVID-19.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Prison Operator Releases Details of COVID-19 Outbreak

The Geo Group Inc., which runs the Blackwater River Correctional Facility in Santa Rosa County, says it has "fully disclosed" to the Florida Department of Corrections and the Department of Management Services, the agency that oversees private prison contracts, that 43 Blackwater inmates are in medical isolation and that four inmates have been hospitalized, including two who later died.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida's COVID-19 Deaths: 1 in 5 Tied to Long-Term Care

As of Friday morning, 141 of the state's 686 reported COVID-19 deaths were related to infections at nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and other long-term care centers in 22 counties.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Superior Court Backs New Trial for Pelvic Mesh Defense Verdict

The frontline appeals court said there is nothing a party can do before a verdict to preserve a weight-of-the-evidence claim, rejecting Ethicon's view that the plaintiffs' failure to object to jury instructions waived its grounds for relief.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Measure Granting Immunity to Medical Professionals, Facilities During COVID-19 Signed Into Law

S-2333/A-3910, which mirrors legislation in other states, stirred debate in both houses before passing the Legislature Monday. It was signed into law Tuesday.
11 minute read

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