{"id":3632,"date":"2024-05-05T09:30:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T13:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=3632"},"modified":"2024-05-16T10:26:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T14:26:37","slug":"new-york-court-discusses-liability-for-injuries-sustained-from-covid-19-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-court-discusses-liability-for-injuries-sustained-from-covid-19-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Court Discusses Liability for Injuries Sustained from COVID-19 Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People throughout New York sought treatment for COVID-19 during the pandemic. While many people received appropriate care, some did not and ultimately developed injuries due to the carelessness of their treatment providers. Whether people who sustained such losses can recover compensation via medical malpractice claims depends, in part, on whether the provider in question is immunity from liability pursuant to the PREP Act. Only certain care qualifies for immunity, though, as explained in a recent New York <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/new-york\/appellate-division-second-department\/2024\/2023-04642.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opinion<\/a>. If you or a loved one sustained losses because of inadequate medical care, you should consult a Syracuse medical malpractice lawyer to determine your options.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Case Facts and Procedural Setting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is alleged that the plaintiff, along with his wife, commenced a medical malpractice lawsuit against the defendant hospital seeking damages for the development of pressure ulcers while undergoing treatment for COVID-19. The defendant filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, contending immunity from liability under the United States Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) due to the use of a &#8220;covered countermeasure&#8221; during a public health emergency. The trial denied the motion, prompting the defendant to appeal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Liability for Injuries Sustained During COVID-19 Treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The salient issue on appeal was whether the plaintiff&#8217;s claims fell within the scope of immunity provided by the PREP Act. Ultimately, the court agreed with the trial court\u2019s reasoning and affirmed its opinion. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-court-discusses-liability-for-injuries-sustained-from-covid-19-treatment\/#more-3632\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People throughout New York sought treatment for COVID-19 during the pandemic. While many people received appropriate care, some did not and ultimately developed injuries due to the carelessness of their treatment providers. Whether people who sustained such losses can recover compensation via medical malpractice claims depends, in part, on whether the provider in question is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medical-malpractice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New York Court Discusses Liability for Injuries Sustained from COVID-19 Treatment &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; May 5, 2024<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"People throughout New York sought treatment for COVID-19 during the pandemic. 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