ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit against former New York governor Andrew Cuomo. The case centered on Cuomo’s handling of nursing home deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Filed in 2022 by family members of relatives who died from COVID-19 in nursing homes, the lawsuit accused the Cuomo administration of intentionally undercounting reported fatalities. Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall granted motions to dismiss the case on Monday.
“During the last four years, the debate over COVID in nursing homes has been weaponized, distorted and contorted beyond recognition by those using this situation for their own politics. However, anytime this gets taken out of the political arena, the truth wins,” said Rich Azzopardi, spokesman for Andrew Cuomo. “The judge today ruled to dismiss this case just as the DOJ – which launched three separate probes – and the Manhattan district attorney did previously. Once again, justice has prevailed.”