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Supreme Court declines COVID nursing home wrongful death case against Cuomo

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The Supreme Court declined to hear a wrongful death case brought against Andrew Cuomo, a former governor of New York, related to his COVID-era nursing home orders. The case was brought by a Brooklyn man who blamed Cuomo's policies for his father's 2020 death. Cuomo's camp responded defiantly to the decision.

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Supreme Court declines COVID nursing home wrongful death case against Cuomo

Media Coverage · April 21, 2026

The Supreme Court declined to hear a wrongful death case against former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who was accused of causing a Brooklyn man's father to die from COVID-19 due to Cuomo's nursing home policies. The court's decision means Cuomo will not be held accountable for his actions. The case was one of several brought against Cuomo and other Democratic governors for their handling of the pandemic.

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  • Supreme Court decision
  • Wrongful death case
  • COVID-era nursing home orders
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Andrew Cuomo’s camp responded defiantly Tuesday after the Supreme Court declined to hear a wrongful death case brought on appeal by a Brooklyn man who blamed the Democrat’s COVID-era nursing home orders for his father’s 2020 death. Cuomo was one of several Democratic COVID-era governors, including Pennsylvania’s Tom Wolf and California’s Gavin Newsom, who came under intense scrutiny for their lockdown procedures and policies that required nursing homes to accept returning hospital patients regar

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Supreme Court declines COVID nursing home wrongful death case against Cuomo

The Supreme Court declined to hear a wrongful death case against former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who was accused of causing a Brooklyn man's father to die from COVID-19 due to Cuomo's nursing home policies. The court's decision means Cuomo will not be held accountable for his actions. The case was one of several brought against Cuomo and other Democratic governors for their handling of the pandemic.

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