Long-Term Care Centers, Officers and Directors : COVID-19 Liability and Risk Management

This CLE course will provide attorneys for long-term care (LTC) facilities, LTC officers and directors, and LTC insurers with an in-depth and realistic look at the claims from a wide range of plaintiffs seeking damages for deaths, injuries, and damages blamed on COVID-19 and the facilities' response to the pandemic. The panel will also discuss available and viable defenses and how to prepare for expected litigation.

The demands on nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, and senior living centers have never been more intense. Providers and their directors and officers face continually increasing and evolving liability claims from residents, staff, regulatory authorities, shareholders, investors, lenders, and politicians.

Risk and stress for all participants significantly increase when the mission-critical operations of the business are highly regulated and compliance is questioned through civil litigation and regulatory actions. Courts demand that management in highly regulated industries exercise more rigorous oversight.

Representatives of COVID-19 casualties will bring a multitude of claims against LTC facilities and regulators will seek accountability. While some claims will quickly fade, others will be viable.

Listen as this experienced panel discusses what claims and theories of liability to expect against providers and their management from the many different participants, what defenses exist and may have the most promise, and how to prepare now for increased regulatory scrutiny.