Amicus Brief: AHA, Others File in 11th Circuit Case on PREP Act Immunity - July 27, 2021
The AHA joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Medical Association in urging the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to void a district court decision that refused to allow the case to proceed in federal court and denied the full protections of the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005 for health care providers and other covered entities involved in the administration, manufacture, distribution, use or allocation of countermeasures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NO. 21-11765
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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HOWARD SCHLEIDER, FELICE VINARUB,
as Co-Personal Representatives for the
Estate of Sara Schleider, Deceased,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
GVDB OPERATIONS, LLC, d.b.a. Grand Villa of Delray East,
JSMGV MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC,
a Florida Limited Liability Company,
Defendants-Appellants.
On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida, No. 9:21-cv-80664-WPD
BRIEF FOR AMICI CURIAE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AMERICAN
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, AND FLORIDA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
IN SUPPORT OF APPELLANTS
Daryl Joseffer Jeffrey S. Bucholtz
Jennifer B. Dickey Alexander Kazam
U.S. CHAMBER KING & SPALDING LLP
LITIGATION CENTER 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
1615 H Street NW Washington, DC 20006
Washington, DC 20062 (202) 737-0500
Counsel for the Chamber of jbucholtz@kslaw.com
Commerce of the United Counsel for the Chamber of
States of America Commerce of the United States
of America and American
Hospital Association
July 27, 2021
(Additional counsel listed on inside cover)
View the entire brief below.