Legal Immunity Measures during the COVID-19 State of Emergency in the U.S.A.

This report outlines legal immunity measures during the COVID-19 state of emergency in states and the federal government of the United States. In order to protect medical care professionals, such as physicians and nursing home staff, from burdensome litigation during the COVID-19 emergency, states and the federal government of the United States provide liability protection for medical practices that do not arise out of gross negligence or willful misconduct.