Amicus Brief: AHA, Others File in 5th Circuit Case On PREP Act Immunity

The AHA joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Medical Association in urging the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to void a district court decision that refused to allow a case involving the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005 to proceed in federal court and sent it back to state court for further proceedings.

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

TROY MITCHELL, individually and
on behalf of the Estate of Emma Mitchell,
                                                                          Plaintiff-Appellee,

                              v.

ADVANCED HCS, L.L.C., doing business as Wedgewood Nursing Home; WEDGEWOOD REHAB & NURSING GS, L.L.C.; TOM GS, L.L.C.,
                                                                                          Defendants-Appellants.

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, No. 4:21-CV-155 Hon. Mark Timothy Pittman, U.S. District Judge

BRIEF FOR AMICI CURIAE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,
AND TEXAS 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
                                                                                           jbucholtz@kslaw.com
Counsel for the Chamber of       
Commerce of the United                                                    Counsel for the Chamber of Commerce
States of America                                                               of the United States of America    
                                                                                           and American Hospital Association

August 10, 2021 (Additional counsel listed on inside cover)