Amicus Brief in 6th Circuit Case on PREP Act Immunity 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT


LAURA HUDAK,

Executrix of the Estate of William P. Koballa, deceased,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

ELMCROFT OF SAGAMORE HILLS; ELMCROFT BY ECLIPSE SENIOR LIVING; ECLIPSE SENIOR LIVING, INC.; ECLIPSE PORTFOLIO OPERATIONS, LLC; ECLIPSE PORTFOLIO OPERATIONS II, LLC; JAMIE ASHLEY COHEN,

Defendants-Appellants,

and

AL SAGAMORE HILLS OPERATIONS, LLC;
SENIOR CARE OPERATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC,

Defendants.


On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, No. 5:21-cv-00060, Hon. Sara E. Lioi, U.S. District Judge


 

BRIEF FOR THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, AND OHIO STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF APPELLANTS


Jennifer B. Dickey
Tyler S. Badgley
U.S. CHAMBER LITIGATION CENTER
1615 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20062

 

Counsel for the Chamber of
Commerce of the United
States of America
Jeffrey S. Bucholtz
Alexander Kazam
KING & SPALDING LLP
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 737-0500
jbucholtz@kslaw.com

 

Counsel for the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States of America,
Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and
American Hospital Association

Kyle A. Palazzolo
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Office of General Counsel
330 N. Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

 

Counsel for American Medical
Association and Ohio State
Medical Association

 

Chad Golder
AMERICAN HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION
800 10th Street NW
Two CityCenter, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20001

 

Counsel for American Hospital
Association

 

Geoffrey M. Drake
KING & SPALDING LLP
1180 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 572-4600
gdrake@kslaw.com

 

Counsel for the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States
of America, Ohio Chamber of
Commerce, and American
Hospital Association

 

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