Topic
Liability Protection
51 published works
Gravel2Gavel
States Pursue and Enact Liability Shield Legislation as Reopening Continues
By Zachary Kessler COVID-19 pandemic, states are beginning to pass new legislation designed to protect and reassure businesses facing unknown and significant liability risks. At this point, every state has…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Shield Laws for Pandemic Claims?
By rmorgan
We aren't nearly out of this yet, and discussions are taking place about shield laws for businesses, especially for nursing homes. For example, a week or so ago, the Washington…
Focus on Regulation
Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – May 8, 2020
Your guide to the latest Hill developments, news narratives, and media headlines provided by the Hogan Lovells Government Relations and Public Affairs team. In Washington: Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary, Katie…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Congressional Consideration of Liability Protections for Coronavirus
By Byron Stier
Article in the Wall Street Journal -- Liability Shield Is Next Coronavirus Aid Battle in Congress, by Siobhan Hughes and Jacob Gershman.
Gravel2Gavel
Ensuring Economic Recovery, Liability Protections are Critical
By Pillsbury's Construction And Real Estate Law Team
By Pillsbury's Construction & Real Estate Law Team For America’s economic recovery to move forward with relatively few hitches, liability limits are essential. History has shown how easily the mere…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Politicians seek a 100% immunity in coronavirus — from lawsuits seeking justice
It’s a little hard to fathom but actions speak louder than words: For political partisans, what seems to be scarier than a novel coronavirus that has infected more than 1 million Americans…
Health Law Diagnosis
New Massachusetts Law Provides Liability Protections for Health Care Professionals, Health Care Facilities and Volunteer Organizations During COVID-19 Emergency
By Robinson+Cole's Health Law Group
On April 17, 2020, Massachusetts bill S. 2640 was signed into law by Governor Charlie Baker. The law provides certain liability protections for the acts or omissions of defined health…
Health Care and Life Sciences
Upping Hospitals’ Liability Defenses For COVID Measures
By Robert Guite
This article originally appeared in Law360 on April 13. The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, along with the declaration by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on countermeasures against…
International Trade Law
PREP Act Immunity from Liability for COVID-19 Related Medical Equipment
By Cheryl A. Falvey, Scott L. Winkelman
Mar.27.2020 Everyone wants to help by providing necessary equipment to the COVID-19 frontline: hospitals, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers battling COVID-19 need ventilators, masks, gowns and other supplies. Here…
Ogden Glazer + Schaefer Blog
Side Gig or Not: Limit Your Liability.
By Erin Ogden
I have been asked quite a bit lately about when one should create a business entity like an LLC. I get told things like: “It is just a small side…