( July 9, 2026, 10:02 AM EDT) -- BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A New York state appeals court reversed a lower court ruling denying dismissal of a claim for gross negligence against a nursing home by the estate of a decedent alleging that he contracted COVID-19 while residing at the nursing home, resulting in his death, finding that the allegations failed to establish gross negligence or intentional harm needed to overcome immunity under New York’s Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act (EDTPA)....