PREP Act Does Not Require Federal Forum for State Law Negligence Claims Related to COVID-19
A New Jersey District Court Judge has ruled that the March 2020 federal liability immunity statute for pandemic-related countermeasures does not create a basis for federal jurisdiction, resulting in the remand of two COVID-19-related personal injury actions.
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