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Florida Legislators Vote to Extend Protections for Health Care Providers

Florida legislators voted Feb. 10 to extend a law making it difficult to sue health care providers for issues related to COVID-19. The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis in what looks likely to be its last step in becoming a law.  Florida is one of 29 states across the country…


Florida Lawmakers Aim to Extend Protection to Hospitals in Treating COVID-19; Lawyers Object

Florida lawmakers plan to vote Wednesday on whether to extend a law that makes it difficult to sue health care facilities for their treatment of COVID-19. The law that’s set to expire, unless the legislation passes to extend it, also protects facilities from being sued by patients who become infected with COVID-19 in the facility….