COVID-19

April 29, 2020 Vanderbilt University has been hit with a proposed class action over its alleged refusal to refund students for the COVID-19-shortened Spring 2020 semester.

April 28, 2020 A lawsuit claims banks have refused to comply with the terms of the CARES Act by failing to compensate agents who assisted small businesses with applying for PPP loans.

April 28, 2020 Hartford Underwriters Insurance Co. has wrongfully failed to pay claims for covered damages caused by business closures stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, a lawsuit claims.

April 28, 2020 A class action claims students who attended any University of California or California State University campuses are owed fee refunds for the pandemic-shortened spring semester.

April 27, 2020 Air Canada, Inc. has refused to issue refunds for flights canceled as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, a proposed class action out of Florida alleges.

April 27, 2020 Fordham University faces a class action lawsuit over its alleged refusal to issue tuition refunds for the coronavirus-shortened Spring 2020 semester.

April 24, 2020 A lawsuit claims Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Co. has wrongfully denied insurance claims for losses sustained after COVID-19-related business closures.

April 24, 2020 Vivid Seats owes refunds for events canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a proposed class action claims.

April 24, 2020 A class action lawsuit claims PNC Bank failed to handle PPP small business loan applications on a first-come, first-served basis as required by law.

April 24, 2020 A class action filed against Frontier Airlines seeks refunds for travelers whose flights were canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 23, 2020 Town Sports International has refused to refund membership fees charged after its fitness clubs were closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, a class action claims.

April 23, 2020 A class action claims American Airlines has refused to issue refunds for flights canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 22, 2020 A NJ restaurant claims Chubb and its subsidiary are among a group of insurers who have wrongfully denied claims for damages stemming from COVID-19-related business closures.

April 22, 2020 Two lawsuits claim Travelers Casualty Insurance has failed to pay for covered losses suffered by businesses that were forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 21, 2020 A New Mexico restaurant claims Continental Casualty wrongfully denied its insurance claim for damages suffered after the business was forced to close due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

April 20, 2020 Delta Air Lines has refused to refund passengers for COVID-19-related flight cancellations, a proposed class action lawsuit says.

April 17, 2020 Two former Hooters employees claim nearly 700 workers were not provided with proper notice before being terminated in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

April 17, 2020 Residents of Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood have filed a lawsuit after the demolition of a smokestack at a coal power plant site blanketed the area with potentially toxic dust.

April 16, 2020 A New York City Lyft driver claims the company has gone against its own contracts by restricting app access for those who log fewer than 180 rides in a 30-day span.

April 15, 2020 Alterra Mountain Company and Ikon Pass face a class action over their alleged failure to offer any refunds to those who purchased passes to the former's North American ski resorts.

April 15, 2020 A lawsuit claims Tableside Restaurant Group unlawfully refused to pay servers for time worked just before its restaurants were subjected to COVID-19-related closures.

April 15, 2020 A class action alleges Carnival and Princess Cruise Lines negligently allowed a Feb. 21 Grand Princess voyage to proceed to Hawaii despite a prior passenger contracting COVID-19.

April 15, 2020 A lawsuit claims Six Flags customers have been charged monthly season pass and membership fees despite the closure of two California parks due to the coronavirus outbreak.

April 15, 2020 A lawsuit claims the Vail Corporation has refused to issue refunds to passholders after closing all of its North American ski resorts in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

April 15, 2020 NurseCon at Sea and Royal Caribbean have allegedly refused to offer refunds to passengers after canceling a cruise in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

April 15, 2020 Celebrity Cruises faces a class action lawsuit over its allegedly negligent failure to take reasonable precautions to protect crewmembers from COVID-19.

April 13, 2020 A class action looks to represent small businesses nationwide who some California companies say have been harmed due to China's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 10, 2020 A class action claims Georgia's requirement that voters pay for their own postage on mail-in absentee ballots amounts to an unconstitutional poll tax.

April 9, 2020 A class action lawsuit alleges Boston Sports Club continued to charge membership fees as of April 1 despite closing all locations due to COVID-19.

April 3, 2020 Two individuals at Washington D.C.’s Hope Village halfway house allege in a lawsuit that the facility has put residents at a heightened risk for contracting the novel coronavirus.

March 31, 2020 Five federal employees claim in a proposed class action that thousands of federal workers have risked exposure to the novel coronavirus without receiving proper hazard pay.

March 27, 2020 A class action claims "non-life sustaining" Pennsylvania businesses and their employees have been unlawfully forced to bear the cost of the state's response to COVID-19.

March 19, 2020 A class action has been filed over an educational travel company’s alleged failure to issue sufficient refunds for student tours canceled in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

March 19, 2020 A Colorado inmate alleges in a class action that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons has done nothing to protect prisoners and corrections staff from the coronavirus.

March 18, 2020 A class action alleges California Uber drivers are misclassified as independent contractors and thusly deprived of paid sick leave.

March 16, 2020 A class action lawsuit claims Norwegian Cruise Line issued materially false and/or misleading statements concerning COVID-19, ultimately harming investors.