RIGHT SPEAK: Judges Tosses Wrongful Death Suit Against Cuomo Over Order Requiring COVID Patients Into Nursing Homes; Federal Judge Dismisses Nursing Home COVID Death Case Against Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and other C-Virus related stories

Judges tosses wrongful death suit against Cuomo over order requiring COVID patients into nursing homes:

A wrongful death lawsuit against Andrew Cuomo over a state directive that forced nursing homes to accept COVID-19 patients was tossed by a judge Monday – with the ex-governor’s camp claiming “justice has prevailed.”

Eastern District of New York Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall granted a motion to dismiss the suit that was brought against Cuomo and other top aides in 2022 by a man whose father contracted the deadly disease in a Brooklyn nursing home and died.

Daniel Arbeeny, of Brooklyn, argued in the suit that his father’s death was caused by a 2020 state health department order that required nursing homes to admit COVID-19 patients.

Loved ones of others who died in nursing homes during the pandemic also joined the lawsuit, alleging the same thing.

But the judge sided with Cuomo’s lawyers after they filed a motion to dismiss earlier this year.

“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,” Cuomo spokesperson Rich Azzopardi said in a statement.

“However, anytime this gets taken out of the political arena, the truth wins. 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.”

It was not immediately clear if the dismissal was with prejudice, which would mean the plaintiffs could not refile the lawsuit. --->READ MORE HERE

Federal judge dismisses nursing home COVID death case against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo:

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his handling of nursing home deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York families with relatives who died from COVID-19 in nursing homes filed the lawsuit in early 2022, accusing Cuomo’s administration of undercounting fatalities.

"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," Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi said in a statement to Fox News. "However, anytime this gets taken out of the political arena, the truth wins. 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."

Cuomo was widely lauded in the early months of the pandemic, but his reputation took a hit amid revelations that his administration released an incomplete accounting of the deaths at nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

He resigned from office in August 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations, which he denies.

Cuomo testified before the subcommittee in June, but it was behind closed doors. Top former Cuomo administration officials also were interviewed as part of the investigation.

A separate state report commissioned by Cuomo's successor, Gov. Kathy Hochul, and released this summer, found that while the policies on how nursing homes should handle COVID-19 were "rushed and uncoordinated," they were based on the best understanding of the science at the time. --->READ MORE HERE