Assembly Speaker Vos Proposes COVID-19 Liability Protections
December 7, 2020
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Assembly Speaker Vos Proposes COVID-19 Liability Protections
December 1, 2020, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released a Legislative Fiscal Bureau memorandum summarizing a legislative proposal as a next step in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Contained in this proposal is creation of immunity from civil liability for claims related to COVID-19 for a person who complies with then-applicable federal and state statutes related to COVID-19.
In Townsend v. ChartSwap, LLC, the court held that a record providing service was an agent of a health care provider, and therefore was bound by the statutory limits imposed on the health care provider.
Diamond v. Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (Insurance Intermediary Disciplinary Action)
In Diamond v. Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, the court affirmed disciplinary action taken against an insurance intermediary for misleading consumers and recommending products that weren’t suitable for the consumer.
In Poteete v. Wales, the court dismissed an appeal on ground that the court lacked jurisdiction because the appeal had been filed after the time to appeal had already expired.
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