Litigating Nursing Home Cases Post the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 virus entered the United States and took hold in a long-term care facilities in New York State. The COVID-19 pandemic now poses perhaps the gravest threat to the life and safety of nursing home and assisted living facility residents and staff from coast to coast seen in more than a century. Experienced litigators will discuss and explore long term care facilities steps to address the COVID-19 crisis and discuss important issues when considering liability, including:
- Whether Civil Lawsuits are Viable/Justified/Inevitable
- Case Acceptance
- Federal Regulations including:
- Title 42 Code of Federal Regulation §483.65 on Infection Control
- Guidelines from the Center for Medicare/Medicaid Service for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus 2019 in Nursing Homes
- Evidence Problems For Facilities and Families Posed by Family Visitation Restrictions
Speakers
Karen Campbell, Esq., Lewis Brisbois
William S. Friedlander, Esq., Friedlander & Mosher, P.C.
Published Date:
- October 15, 2020
Format:
- Online On-Demand
Product Code:
- VJK71
Areas Of Professional Practice Credit(s):
- 0.5
Ethics and Professionalism Credit(s):
- 0.5
Skills Credit(s):
- 0.5
Total Credit(s):
- 1.5
