(The Center Square) — A federal judge in New York has dismissed a civil lawsuit against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, alleging that he mismanaged the state’s pandemic response in nursing homes.
The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Failla dismissed the legal challenge filed by families who lost loved ones to COVID-19 in nursing homes during the pandemic, saying they did not have a federal right to sue for monetary damages. In the 44-page ruling, Failla said she has the “deepest sympathy” for the plaintiffs and their families for COVID-19-related deaths but said “the fact remains that their proffered claims are not legally viable.”
“The court’s sympathy for plaintiffs and their loved ones simply cannot supplant governing law,” she wrote. “The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate all pending motions, terminate all remaining dates, and close this case.”…