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• Sports Bar Files Insurance Lawsuit Over Failure To Cover Business Interruption Coverage for Coronavirus Losses

  April 10, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A D.C. sports bar is suing its insurance carrier for denying it business interruption coverage during the COVID-19 outbreak.

• COVID-19 Medication Safety Page Launched By ISMP

  April 9, 2020

  Martha Garcia

  A new ISMP webpage provides medication and medical device information to help healthcare workers treat patients with coronavirus.

• Business Interruption Insurance Lawsuits Expected Over Denials of Coronavirus Loss Claims

  April 8, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  The coronavirus outbreak is likely to lead to a large number of lawsuits being filed against insurance companies who refuse to cover business losses caused by the pandemic.

• Poison Control Centers Warn Against Using Chloroquine To Treat COVID-19

  April 1, 2020

  Russell Maas

  Poison control centers warn consumers not to take chloroquine to treat or prevent coronavirus without a prescription, due to potentially lethal side effects.

• CDC Warns Against Non-Pharmaceutical Use Of Chloroquine To Treat COVID-19

  March 30, 2020

  Martha Garcia

  The CDC warns that taking non-pharmaceutical Chloroquine to treat or prevent coronavirus infections can result in severe illness and death.

• FDA Warns Of Fraudulent Coronavirus Tests, Treatments

  March 27, 2020

  Russell Maas

  The FDA warns consumers of fake coronavirus testing kits and cures being sold over the internet, saying there are no such tests available outside of healthcare facilities or testing centers.

• Nursing Home’s Coronavirus Response Put Residents At Risk in Washington State, Federal Investigators Say

  March 26, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  Federal investigators say they found several problems at a Washington nursing home associated with the start of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., and have altered inspection targets and goals accordingly.

• Target Hand Sanitizer Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Allegations of False Advertising

  March 24, 2020

  Russell Maas

  Target faces a class action lawsuit over claims its made about the effectiveness of its in-house brand of hand sanitizer.

• JPML Hearing Session To Be Held By Telephone This Week Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

  March 24, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  The JPML has cancelled oral arguments for a hearing session scheduled for this week, saying it will conduct the session by telephone due to the coronavirus.

• FDA Issues New Ventilator Guidance To Increase Supply Without Decreasing Safety Standards

  March 23, 2020

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has loosened some restrictions on the use of mechanical ventilators in order to help U.S. hospitals combat the growing coronavirus pandemic.