{"id":164534,"date":"2026-10-07T10:26:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/07\/ill-appellate-court-narrows-scope-of-covid-era-immunity-defenses-reviving-claims-against-nurse\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T10:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:26:41","slug":"ill-appellate-court-narrows-scope-of-covid-era-immunity-defenses-reviving-claims-against-nurse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/07\/ill-appellate-court-narrows-scope-of-covid-era-immunity-defenses-reviving-claims-against-nurse\/","title":{"rendered":"Ill. Appellate Court Narrows Scope of Covid-Era Immunity Defenses, Reviving Claims Against Nurse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ruling could affect nearly a dozen other pending cases\u2014including two partially briefed appeals\u2014in which healthcare providers have asserted similar pandemic-related immunity defenses.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/971117372\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/971117372\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/971117372\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" 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