During the height of the pandemic in 2020, then Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a broad executive order granting nursing homes a blanket of immunity from liability for the injury or death of patients under their care. The idea was to prevent a crippling avalanche of lawsuits against the nursing home and healthcare industries during a time of extreme crisis fraught with overcrowded conditions, understaffing and questionable levels of care. The victims were many and the outcomes were tragic, with little recourse for the families who lost loved ones under such dire circumstances. Until now.
The Nursing Home Victims Compensation Fund
A bill is currently with state lawmakers that would set up a massive $4 billion nursing home victims compensation fund aimed at providing fiscal relief for the thousands of families whose relatives died after contracting COVID-19 in nursing homes. The legislation will allow families to submit applications to receive payments from the state to compensate them for their loss. It’s a justice that is long overdue, but it’s not here yet.
Let Your Voice Be Heard
Join us as we petition the governor and legislature to pass the proposed Justice for Nursing Home Victims Act which contains the provisions for the victims’ compensation fund. Together we can help the families of nursing home residents who perished during the Covid-19 pandemic by amending how New York law defines wrongful death and the statute of limitations surrounding it.
Learn More About Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
Have questions? Contact our nursing home abuse and neglect attorneys.
At Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP, we have decades of experience fighting for those hurt or killed as a result of nursing home abuse and neglect. Call us and an experienced legal professional will review your case free of charge. Call today at 1-800-LAW-1010, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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