Joseph Furlong and Dylan Braverman secured a pre-answer dismissal of a 65-page Complaint alleging longstanding infection control lapses, statutory violations, malpractice, negligence, and wrongful death. The plaintiff claimed that infection control failures caused widespread exposure to COVID-19 at a Brooklyn medical facility, resulting in a patient’s death.  Relying on the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, which grants immunity to medical facilities and providers for claims arising from the use of COVID-19 countermeasures as defined by statute, Mr. Furlong and Mr. Braverman successfully argued that the claims were barred. Following oral argument and consideration of the evidence and legal authorities, the Kings County court agreed and dismissed all claims in their entirety.