A Kentucky nursing home is facing trial for negligence that allegedly caused a resident’s 2020 death, after the state’s top court said there were still questions about its immunity for actions that occurred during the Covid-19 public health emergency.
Kentucky’s health-care provider shield law didn’t automatically relieve Mayfield Health and Rehabilitation of liability for Emma Hayes’ death because it applies only to lawsuits arising from Covid-19, not to any injury occurring during the declared emergency, the Kentucky Supreme Court said Thursday. The statute is limited to injuries that were caused by or resulted from the “actual, alleged, or possible exposure ...
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