Supreme Court sinks wrongful death suit against Andrew Cuomo for COVID nursing home fatalities

A Cuomo spokesman told Fox News Digital that the high court was the latest to absolve the former governor of alleged wrongdoing, while the plaintiff told New York media he was "disappointed" by the decision.

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"Every investigation and every court to examine these claims has reached the same conclusion: there was no wrongdoing by Governor Cuomo or his administration," Azzopardi said.

"Today, the Supreme Court joins that list."
The plaintiff, Daniel Arbeeny of Brooklyn, sued Cuomo and his then-health commissioner Howard Zucker under federal law covering deprivation of rights and a state wrongful death statute, according to court documents from the Manhattan-based Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

A district court previously dismissed the suit on qualified immunity grounds, which generally state that public officials cannot be prosecuted for actions taken in their official capacity.

Police have similar protections.

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"[It] aligned with actions taken on Democratic and Republican states across the country during a once-in-a-century pandemic," Azzopardi said.

"The facts are settled and the highest court has spoken."
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While the case was being litigated, Cuomo said via a court filing that the purposes of his mandates were clearly aimed at freeing up hospital beds for "patients with more acute needs" and meant to send "individuals… who were no longer contagious back to facilities who could provide them with adequate care."
Daniel Arbeeny told Fox News at the time that Norman's death was preventable because "the governor decided to lie about it."
The Supreme Court did not issue a reason for its decision not to hear the case.