COVID-19

July 29, 2020 Hand sanitizers made by Vi-Jon, Inc. are incapable of killing "99.99%" of germs as the company claims, according to a class action lawsuit.

July 28, 2020 Two Missouri universities claim Factory Mutual refused to pay for covered losses after the schools’ campuses were forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 28, 2020 A Kansas college claims Zurich American Insurance Co. failed to pay for covered losses sustained after the school was forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 28, 2020 A class action alleges Wells Fargo has placed certain mortgages into forbearance under the CARES Act without authorization to do so.

July 27, 2020 A class action claims Central Valley Meat Co. pressured employees sick with COVID-19 to continue coming to work, exacerbating an outbreak at its Hanford, Calif. facility.

July 24, 2020 A proposed class action accuses GEICO of continuing to charge excessive premiums for car insurance despite a dramatic decrease in claims amid the COVID-19 crisis.

July 24, 2020 A North Carolina CPA firm claims in a class action that a group of major lenders has failed to pay those who assisted small businesses with filing for PPP loans.

July 23, 2020 A Georgia CPA firm who assisted small businesses with applying for Paycheck Protection Program loans has filed a proposed class action seeking payment from lenders.

July 23, 2020 A class action looks to challenge the city of Phoenix's immigrant status-based restrictions on eligibility for COVID-19 rental, housing and utilities assistance funds.

July 23, 2020 A class action claims a group of banks failed to pay those who assisted small businesses applying for Paycheck Protection Program loans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 22, 2020 A class action claims some participants in the Motion Picture Industry Health Plan were granted special relief amid the COVID-19 crisis while others were excluded.

July 22, 2020 A class action lawsuit aims halt the continued reopening of 26 Detroit public schools for in-person summer school occurring in apparent violation of an executive school shut-down order and federal guidelines.

July 22, 2020 A class action claims the company hired to run the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services' pandemic unemployment assistance website failed to protect applicants' personal information.

July 22, 2020 A class action says thousands of NY voters will “simply have their votes discarded” because they were unaware that absentee ballots must be stamped by the U.S. Postal Service.

July 20, 2020 The operators of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts face a proposed class action over a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility that killed 76 veterans and sickened 84 others.

July 20, 2020 A class action claims Equifax, TransUnion, and VantageScore have unlawfully included in consumers’ credit reports nonpayment of mortgages pursuant to COVID-19-related agreements with their lenders.

July 20, 2020 A class action claims Whole Foods has disciplined and retaliated against employees who've worn Black Lives Matter masks despite publicly supporting the movement.

July 20, 2020 A class action claims the USDA's interpretation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act has unlawfully narrowed the eligibility of some Penn. residents for emergency SNAP benefits.

July 17, 2020 Disney Destinations faces a class action after allegedly charging annual passholders in early July 2020 "all at once" for monthly payments suspended while parks were closed due to the pandemic.

July 16, 2020 A former Home Caregivers of Cookeville, LLC employee claims she worked 24 hours per day for a month early in the COVID-19 outbreak without overtime pay.

July 16, 2020 A class action claims Bradley University has retained the full amount of tuition and fees paid by students despite shortening the Spring 2020 semester.

July 14, 2020 A lawsuit claims Isle of Palm's Coconut Joe’s paid workers less than minimum wage and unlawfully fired a server who left work after experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.

July 10, 2020 A class action claims MAPFRE and College Highway Insurance Agency have wrongfully refused to pay claims for business losses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 9, 2020 A class action claims Occidental College students are owed refunds for part of the Spring 2020 semester that was transitioned online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 9, 2020 A Pittsburgh restaurant has filed a proposed class action over Nautilus Insurance Company's allegedly wrongful refusal to cover COVID-19-related business loss claims.

July 2, 2020 Auburn University faces a class action over its apparent refusal to issue tuition and fee refunds for the COVID-19-shortened Spring 2020 semester.

July 1, 2020 Florida Southern College has been named in a proposed class action that seeks tuition and fee refunds for the COVID-19-shortened Spring 2020 semester.

June 30, 2020 Black Lives Matter LA and the Los Angeles Community Action Network have sued the city and its police chief over the LAPD's use of force during June protests against systemic racism.

June 29, 2020 The City of Pittsburgh and a number of public officials face a class action lawsuit in the wake of a June 1 East Liberty protest against systemic racism and police misconduct.

June 29, 2020 A class action alleges New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio's imposition of a mandatory curfew amid protests in early June 2020 had no constitutional justification.

June 26, 2020 A proposed class action argues State Farm wrongfully failed to pay a chiropractor’s business interruption claim for damages stemming from the COVID-19 crisis.

June 26, 2020 A Texas man claims in a lawsuit that American Specialty Health has continued to charge monthly membership fees while gyms remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 26, 2020 Holland America Line and Carnival Corporation negligently exposed passengers on board the MS Zaandam to COVID-19 as the ship was forced to remain at sea, a class action claims.

June 25, 2020 The City of Santa Rosa, Calif. and its police chief face a lawsuit over the Santa Rosa Police Department's use of violent crowd control tactics “without regard for the safety and constitutional rights of those assembled.”

June 23, 2020 The operators of several California taco shops claim Century-National wrongfully denied their COVID-19-related business interruption insurance claim.

June 23, 2020 Chembio Diagnostics faces a class action centered on the FDA's revocation of an emergency use authorization for the company's COVID-19 antibody test.

June 23, 2020 A Torrance, Calif. dance studio claims Farmers Insurance Company has wrongfully denied COVID-19-related business interruption claims.

June 19, 2020 A lawsuit alleges Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc. imposed unlawful requirements and restrictions on those seeking to obtain a mortgage forbearance during the COVID-19 crisis.

June 19, 2020 A former Lowe’s employee claims the home improvement retailer failed to pay proper wages and take recommended steps to protect workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 18, 2020 Two Ikon pass holders allege Arch Insurance Co. and Red Sky wrongfully denied their refund claims after COVID-19-related resort closures rendered their passes unusable.

June 18, 2020 A proposed collective action claims The Sherwin-Williams Company failed to include COVID-19-related bonuses in the calculation of assistant managers’ overtime wages.

June 18, 2020 PNC has refused to pay agents who assisted small businesses with preparing and filing Paycheck Protection Program applications, according to a class action lawsuit.

June 18, 2020 New York University faces multiple class actions over its alleged refusal to issue tuition and fee refunds despite the COVID-19 crisis cutting short the Spring 2020 semester.

June 18, 2020 Comerica Bank has unlawfully refused to pay agents who assisted small businesses with applying for Paycheck Protection Program loans, according to a class action.

June 18, 2020 A class action lawsuit claims Richmond, VA police used “intentional, unjustified, and inexcusable force and threats of force" against peaceful protestors demonstrating near the Lee Memorial on June 1, 2020.

June 16, 2020 A class action alleges Co-Diagnostics, Inc. caused investors to lose millions when the FDA contradicted the company’s “100% accuracy” claims for its COVID-19 tests.

June 16, 2020 President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr are among the defendants in a class action lawsuit filed over the clearing of peaceful protestors from D.C.'s Lafayette Square on June 1, 2020.

June 16, 2020 The manager of a number of off-campus housing complexes has continued to charge rent despite that students were forced to move out due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a lawsuit claims.

June 16, 2020 A class action claims Farmers Insurance and Foremost Insurance have wrongfully denied a Georgia dental practice’s business interruption claim related to the COVID-19 crisis.

June 12, 2020 The Manhattan School of Music faces a class action after allegedly refusing to issue refunds for the Spring 2020 semester.