COVID-19 lawsuits News

Australia Court Rules Carnival Negligent Over Cruise’s COVID Risks in Landmark Ruling

A cruise operator that failed to cancel a voyage from Sydney that led to a major COVID-19 outbreak was ruled negligent in its duty of care to passengers in an Australian class-action case Wednesday. The Ruby Princess ocean liner left …

AstraZeneca Faces 2 London Lawsuits Over COVID-19 Vaccines

AstraZeneca is facing two London lawsuits, including one from the husband of a woman who died after receiving the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker’s COVID-19 vaccine, in the first of potentially dozens of cases brought in England. Britain was the first country to …

London’s Excel Centre Wins Insurance Ruling on COVID-19 Biz Interruption Losses

The owners of London’s ExCel conference center on Friday won a court ruling against insurers, including Royal & Sun Alliance, over pandemic-related losses, which its lawyers said could affect hundreds of thousands of policyholders. London International Exhibition Centre Plc took …

BioNTech Faces First German Lawsuit Over Alleged COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects

BioNTech will go to court on Monday to defend itself against a lawsuit from a German woman who is seeking damages for alleged side effects of its COVID-19 vaccine, the first of potentially hundreds of cases in the country. The …

Tory Peer-Linked Firm Supplied Unsafe Gowns During COVID, Health Department Alleges

The controversial firm linked to a Tory peer supplied 25 million protective gowns that were unusable and failed safety tests during the pandemic in 2020, the UK’s health department alleged in a lawsuit seeking to recover £133 million ($160 million). …

U.S. Supreme Court Rebuffs Dispute Over Nursing Home COVID Suits

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear California nursing home operator Glenhaven Healthcare’s bid to avoid a lawsuit filed in state court over the COVID-19 death of a resident, turning away the company’s effort to move the case …

COVID Impacts Linger in Courtrooms, Often a Disadvantage for Defendants

Courts have reopened and trials have resumed, but the impacts of COVID-19 continue to linger in the judicial system, a panel of claims litigation experts said during the Combined Claims Conference on Thursday. For one thing, jurors are far more …

Another State Supreme Court Rules No Coverage for COVID-19 Shutdown

The South Carolina Supreme Court on August 10 became the fourth state high court in the nation to rule that the virus that causes COVID-19 cannot cause a direct physical damage or loss covered by a commercial property insurance policy. …

NHL Stymied by Judge in Its Pursuit of Billions From Insurer for COVID Damages

The National Hockey League can pursue a lawsuit against its insurance provider over losses stemming from the COVID pandemic — but not for the billions of the dollars in damages the league’s 19 clubs sought. California Superior Court Judge Sunil …

Judge Clears Kansas City COVID Business Interruption Claim for Trial

A federal judge in Kansas City has cleared a restaurant group’s COVID-related business interruption claim for jury trial, finding that an 8th Circuit Court decision that found no coverage was owed in a separate case does not apply to a …