( August 5, 2026, 12:45 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals vacated and remanded a lower court ruling dismissing claims for violation of the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) in parents’ suit alleging that the COVID-19 vaccine caused the death of their 14-year-old daughter, finding that the PREP Act claims could not be dismissed by a single judge because motions to dismiss willful misconduct claims are statutorily required to be heard by a three-judge court....