On October 7, 2022, the Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department concluded that the statute repealing New York's Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act (the EDTPA) is to be given.
New York’s Litigation Coordinating Panel (the “Panel”) granted plaintiffs’ request to establish a coordinated proceeding for COVID-19 cases against nursing homes, skilled nursing.
A New York panel sought to speed up sprawling opioid litigation Monday by placing a New York City-area court in the driver's seat for the vast majority of pending cases, while also letting a Long Island judge continue steering the most advanced suits toward a multibillion-dollar remedies trial.