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The Robins Kaplan Justice Report - Vol. 19, No. 1 - March 2025

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A recent $2.75 million settlement by Robins Kaplan LLP has drawn attention to a troubling case of deliberate indifference to medical needs at Anoka County Jail (the “Jail”). Deyonta Green, who struggled with addiction issues,...more

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A New Kind of Covid Immunity: Here’s What You Need To Know About Arizona’s New Law Protecting Businesses From Covid Lawsuits

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Over the past year, the big story has been the search for vaccines to protect people from Covid-19. You can’t vaccinate a business, but Arizona businesses are now protected from liability related to Covid-19. ...more

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Enrolled vaccine providers may now vaccinate employees and partner with employers to provide vaccines

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Beginning April 12, 2021, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) will permit enrolled vaccine providers to vaccinate their employees, and use their vaccine supply to partner with and support other employers or organizations and...more

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Florida Enacts Comprehensive Law Providing COVID-19 Liability Protections

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On Monday, March 29, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed S.B. 72, which provides broad protections from liability for COVID-19-related claims against health care providers, business entities, educational institutions, governmental...more

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Ohio nursing home quality of care addressed in draft executive budget

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A draft of Ohio Governor DeWine’s State Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Executive Budget Proposal includes provisions to address quality of care in the state’s nursing homes....more

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Governor Baker Issues New Restrictions for Massachusetts Effective December 26 2020

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December 23, 2020 On December 22, 2020, in response to the escalating concerns about the potential of a post-Christmas COVID-19 surge like that experienced after Thanksgiving, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued...more

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Amid Surging COVID-19 Cases, Massachusetts Rolls Back Business Reopening, Mass Gatherings Orders

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Citing significant increases in confirmed COVID-19 cases, positive COVID-19 tests, and hospitalizations for COVID-19, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has issued orders rolling back Massachusetts business reopenings and...more

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Essential Business Update: Cluster Action Initiative

Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled New York’s “Cluster Action Initiative.” This initiative details New York’s current plans to deal with clusters of COVID-19: by designating red (severe), orange (less severe) and yellow...more

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Governor Newsom Signs Law Requiring California Hospitals to Stockpile PPE

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On September 29, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 2537 (AB 2537), the latest in a series of legislative enactments designed to protect employees from COVID-19 exposures in the workplace. ...more

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Governor Abbott Announces Phase One to Open Texas After COVID-19

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...On April 27, 2020, Governor Greg Abbott announced that he intends to allow the state’s stay-at-home orders to expire on April 30, paving the way for ramping up the Texas economy again in three phases. In Phase I and by...more

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Texas Governor Abbott Issues Statewide Plan To Reopen Texas

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Yesterday, Governor Abbott announced the first phase of his plan to reopen Texas. The Governor’s announcement was accompanied by The Governor’s Report to Open Texas, a 60+ page guide laying out the plan for reopening (with...more

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Alaska Issues COVID-19 Mandates to Clarify Restrictions on Religious Gatherings and to Address Non-urgent and Elective Medical...

Alaska has joined a growing number of states addressing the thorny issue of the size and density of religious gatherings during the COVID-19 health crisis. Like other states, Alaska has attempted to balance the constitutional...more

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Texas Governor Allows Qualified, but not Certified, EMS Workers to Perform EMS Services During Pandemic

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has suspended certain regulations governing Emergency Medical Services (“EMS”) and first responders, which will allow qualified, but not certified, EMS workers to provide services during the...more

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Federal and New York Health Care - Primary Legal Sources

Federal - H.R.6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Mar. 18, 2020) (among other things, establishes requirements for providing coronavirus diagnostic testing at no cost to consumers, treats personal respiratory...more

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HHS and States Relax Telehealth Licensing Rules for Healthcare Professionals Amid COVID-19 Emergency

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Following President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration on March 13, the US Department of Health and Human Services has finalized licensure waivers that would permit physicians participating in Federal health care...more

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Colorado Mandates 4 Days of Paid Leave for COVID-19 Testing

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On March 10, 2020, Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued an executive order directing he Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (“DLE”) to create emergency rules to “ensure workers in food handling, hospitality, child...more

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