Are COVID Waivers Enforceable? Look to Gym Waivers for Insights
If you have been somewhere recently that is indoors, chances are you have encountered a COVID liability waiver. But how enforceable are they?
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Read more: Who’s to Blame for COVID-19 Outbreaks at Colleges and Universities? Who’s to Blame for COVID-19 Outbreaks at Colleges and Universities?
For many U.S. colleges and universities, the return to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic has proven disastrous. Who’s to blame for these new outbreaks?
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Read more: Why We Must Hold Nursing Homes Legally Accountable for COVID-19 Outbreaks Why We Must Hold Nursing Homes Legally Accountable for COVID-19 Outbreaks
Immunity from liability disincentivizes nursing homes from expending the time, money, effort, and resources needed to keep residents safe.
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Read more: COVID-19 and Nursing Homes: The New York State Experience COVID-19 and Nursing Homes: The New York State Experience
Questions continue over whether more might have been done to protect patients in nursing homes and other congregate settings in New York State.
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Read more: Great Responsibility: Navigating Moral Hazards During COVID-19 Great Responsibility: Navigating Moral Hazards During COVID-19
”Indemnifying Precaution” explores how to align costs and benefits so that individuals of all ages adhere to precautions.
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Read more: Finetuning Liability Protections in the COVID-19 Emergency Finetuning Liability Protections in the COVID-19 Emergency
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government and many states enacted liability limitations for health care practioners and facilities.
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Read more: TWIHL: Innovation and Protection: The Future of Medical Device Regulation, Episode 2 TWIHL: Innovation and Protection: The Future of Medical Device Regulation, Episode 2
This is the second of three episodes of “Innovation and Protection: The Future of Medical Device Regulation,” a podcast miniseries.
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Read more: A New Litigation Crisis on the Horizon: Negligent Delays for Non-COVID-19 Patients A New Litigation Crisis on the Horizon: Negligent Delays for Non-COVID-19 Patients
Legal claims could be made by patients who argue that they have suffered because they have been unable to access care because of COVID-19 NHS restrictions.
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Read more: How COVID-19 Could Drive Improvements in Care Facilities (Part II) How COVID-19 Could Drive Improvements in Care Facilities (Part II)
As the facts surrounding the response of care facilities to the pandemic become clearer, it is evident that regulation and enforcement should be expanded.
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Read more: How COVID-19 Could Drive Improvements in Care Facilities (Part I) How COVID-19 Could Drive Improvements in Care Facilities (Part I)
In this first installment we assess the centrality of care facilities to the COVID-19 pandemic and outline the infection risks for residents and workers.
