PREP Act’s Liability Protections from COVID-19
The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act protects those fighting COVID-19 from liability but not all the time and not for everything. Tune in to learn more about this very important law and its limitations with guest Erik Swanholt from Foley Lardner.
Sources:
- Foley & Lardner article by Erik Swanholt, John Atallah, & Jessica Walker ‘How can a facility have both covered and uncovered counter measures fighting a disease? In terms of liability, what impact could that possibly have?’
- National Law Review article by Erik Swanholt, John Atallah, & Jessica Walker ‘HHS Expands and Clarifies Scope of Immunity under the PREP Act’