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A Complete Guide to Coronavirus Lawsuits & Legal Issues

Top Class Actions  |  February 19, 2021

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As the coronavirus continues to spread, consumers are seeking legal help in its wake. 

Coronavirus lawsuits have been filed over a variety of issues including price-gouging, business interruption insurance, impact on workers, impact on voters, and more. 

In addition, consumers have faced financial injury as companies continue to deny refunds for concert tickets, theme park passes, airfare, and vacation plans that had to be canceled due to the pandemic.

Here is our germ-free guide to the coronavirus outbreak that will be updated continually with the latest in legal news. 

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Price Gouging

Cures and Preventions

Failure to Refund

Impact on Voter Rights

Impact on Employees

Business Interruption

Spread in U.S.

Spread in Jails, Detention Centers

Impact on Legal Rights

Impact on Schools

Impact on Homeowners

COVID-19 Price Gouging

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began numerous retailers have taken advantage of the increased demand for certain products, raising their prices to exorbitant amounts. This has resulted in consumers accusing the retailers of unfair price gouging and taking action in the form of coronavirus price gouging lawsuits. 

These price gouging lawsuits include:

If you or a loved one was a victim of coronavirus price gouging you may be able to obtain compensation for the violation of your rights and join a coronavirus class action lawsuit. Check out the lawsuits above!

 

price gouging over masks during COVID
Amazon price gouging allegedly takes advantage of consumers.
eBay has been accused of price gouging during COVID-19.

Who is liable for COVID-19 nursing home deaths?
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Coronavirus Cures and Preventions

To date there has been no safe coronavirus cure or vaccine approved by officials worldwide. Despite this there has been numerous claims of discounted at-home coronavirus tests and coronavirus cures, which have turned out to be fake and unsafe to use. This has resulted in a range of lawsuits being filed against the sellers and manufacturers of these fake coronavirus cures. See the full list below:

Coronavirus Failure to Refund

In response to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic many states responded by issuing stay-at-home orders, while events and festival were cancelled, theme parks were shut and flights were cancelled. Despite these cancellations various vendors are refusing to issue refunds, leaving consumers in difficult positions in the middle of a pandemic. 

As a result, numerous class action lawsuits have been initiated to help consumers receive the refunds they deserve. These lawsuits include:

Flight cancelled due to covid-19
Ultra Music Festival 2020 concert cancelled
Outside view of Comic Con in Utah
Stubhub tickets website
kids riding rollercoaster at Legoland
Seaworld annual pass holders are demanding a refund due to COVID-19.
SXSW allegedly refuses to refund tickets for their festival.
Ticket holders for the Ironman Race are asking for a refund to the COVID-19 cancelled race.

 

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Minnesota voters have challenged the mask mandate for the 2020 election.

Coronavirus Impact on Voter Rights

Voters around the country are rallying for government officials to remove voter-by-mail restrictions to enable equal access to voting during the coronavirus pandemic. A voter class action in Alabama claims that being able to vote-by-mail will “ensure that all Alabama voters have adequate means to obtain and cast ballots and to have their votes counted without endangering their health and safety.”

Various petitions and lawsuits have been filed, claiming the need for equal access to voter rights.

These include:

COVID-19 Impact on Employees

Numerous workers are fighting back against employers who are failing to provide proper protections against COVID-19. Employers are now liable for providing a safe work environment for their workers and ensuring that they are not being put at risk by asking to come into work.

To avoid further abuse of worker’s rights, and fight against the abuses that have already occurred, various lawsuits have been filed, including:

Coronavirus Business Interruption

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in countless losses to many businesses, losses which business owners expected would be covered by their business interruption insurance policies. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and governor’s orders causing businesses to close, numerous insurance companies are refusing to pay out the business interruption insurance claims, leaving business owners reeling in shock.

As a result business owners are taking action, filing complaints and lawsuits against the insurance companies who are denying their claims. These business interruption insurance lawsuits include:

If you own a business that has been impacted by the COVID closures and have been denied compensation by your insurance company, join our Coronavirus Business Interruption Lawsuit Investigation. 

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working in Las Vegas during COVID-19 pandemic
nurse workoing on iPad
Carnival Cruise Line has been hit with a class action lawsuit.
Workers at meatpacking plants are contracting COVID-19.
Lyft and Uber drivers are being denied COVID-19 sick leave.
Anytime Fitness has sued its insurer, arguing that they deserve more COVID-19 coverage.
Oaklandish clothing store has been forced to close due to covid-19.
a bridal shop with wedding dresses on display
Bank of America has been accused of misuing PPP funds.
circus circus on Las Vegas strip
Movie theater shutdowns are unconstitutional, according to a recent AMC class action lawsuit.

Coronavirus Spread in the U.S.

The coronavirus has rapidly spread through the United States, with countless lives affected from cruise ship passengers to nursing home patients and families to media outlets. Claims of negligence, downplaying the risk of COVID-19 and a mismanaged response to the pandemic  have led to numerous lawsuits being filed.

These include:

Coronavirus Spread in Jails, Detention Centers

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly across the United States, from nursing homes and work spaces to jails and detention centers. The spread across jails has created a wide range of issues and lawsuit claims, from a breakdown of safety procedures to detainees requesting release due to poor COVID-19 conditions. 

These issues and lawsuits include:

 

California church sues for right to worship during COVID-19.
Woman holds sign that reads "Re Open Hawai'i"
coronavirus United States illustration photo for Illinois voters
fifth amendment on document
Planned Parenthood's recent lawsuit argues that abortion is a human right.

Coronavirus Impact on Legal Rights

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a plethora of effects, not only on the health and safety of people, but also on legal and human rights. These infringement of rights include the right to worship, the right to get married, the right to freedom and many more. Read more about the COVID-19 impact on legal rights below:

Coronavirus Impact on Schools

The coronavirus pandemic impacted on schools in a variety of ways, from a wide range of school closures to students being left without tuition refunds.

These impacts have resulted in a significant amount of backlash, from demands to lawsuits. These include:

COVID-19 Impact on Homeowners

COVID-19 has had a significant impact on homeowners, from homeowners facing foreclosures to renters who are unable to work facing evictions. As a result, renters and homeowners are fighting back, challenging bans and evictions in a range of lawsuits and petitions. 

These lawsuits include:

 

multiple hands holding a small house regarding the group of habitat for humanity residents allowed to stay in their homes amid the pandemic and a pending class action lawsuit
couple checking into TurnKey vacation rental

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383 thoughts onA Complete Guide to Coronavirus Lawsuits & Legal Issues

  1. Demetrius Dority says:
    March 30, 2021 at 8:32 am

    Add me

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  2. Charles Thomas Bleecker says:
    March 3, 2021 at 10:52 am

    There is a large number of people who are refusing to take the Covid-19 vaccine that, to date, has not been confirmed by any worldwide health organization as being safe. Do employees have any rights to refuse the vaccine. What if they are fired?

    Reply
  3. Ed w. says:
    February 25, 2021 at 12:25 pm

    Potential covid 19 class action covid 19 law suit against wells fargo. Big money. Know anybody they summoned to court who died.

    Reply
  4. Suzanne Hanna says:
    February 23, 2021 at 7:38 am

    Add me!

    Reply
  5. barbara schuman says:
    February 5, 2021 at 10:15 am

    Have there been lawsuits of people claiming they caught the virus in a community pool which was opened with precautions in place?

    Reply
  6. Cynthia C Peeples says:
    January 31, 2021 at 9:20 pm

    I don’t see any mention of suspected mishandling of treatment of patients. My mother died from Covid-19 complications and I feel the hospital may not have done all they could because she is 84. I feel they could have given her remdisavir when she first arrived, but they didn’t and all they kept telling us is she is 84. She was alert and fighting hard and had been doing better until they let her eat, even though they had concerns that she might aspirate into her lungs. After eating her meal on the evening of of 12/15, she crashed and never recovered. She died on 12/18. I feel they were negligent in finding some way to do the test to make certain she had no swallowing/aspiration issues. How many other old people have died because they didn’t get the experimental drugs because of their age? Why couldn’t they figure out a way to perform this test? I’m certain there are many people with the same questions and issues.

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    1. MaryAnn says:
      May 5, 2021 at 7:07 am

      My dad went into the hospital in April of 2020. I actually called an ambulance because he was weak from diarrhea for a few days and wanted him taken to a hospital an hour away, which I already called to confirm he could be brought into the ER. Ambiance said they had to take to community hospital and arrange transport from there. I couldn’t go into the hospital with hi. I sent all my information and a list of his medical conditions with them (COPD, emphysema, heart problems with pace maker-defibrillator, PAD). he was on breathing treatments 6 times a day for his lung issues and didn’t receive 1 breathing treatment in 8 hours in ER. I didn’t receive any phone calls updating me on his condition and when I called I didn’t get any actual answers to questions. He called me at 10 at night to tell me they were finally transporting him to the other hospital. At 12 I finally got a phone call from ER saying they had INTUBATED him and life flighted him to said hospital. I knew then he wasn’t coming out. His lungs couldn’t handle the intubation and they sailed agreed to it when I know he wouldn’t. That was his biggest fear, dying on a ventilator. Of course, he had no witness for himself.

      Reply
  7. MARILYN TIMS says:
    January 26, 2021 at 6:12 pm

    add me

    Reply
  8. Robyn Hale says:
    January 7, 2021 at 5:51 am

    Pls add me – My employer made all of us essential workers overnight w no proper government papers
    We rec 2 pr thin gloves & 2 thin tie masks in March no other Ppe company got 1-2 million dollars ppp $ none spent for employers
    I feared for my job each day then they fired me and I remain no benefits since Oct 2020- NC is horrible in providing assistance to people

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  9. Dorothy Singleton says:
    January 5, 2021 at 9:31 pm

    Add myself, this pandemic has caused me major physiological effects due to not being able to see my therapist every week. Also the ability to see my dentist for a broken tooth.

    Reply
  10. Jana Sheckles says:
    January 4, 2021 at 2:46 pm

    Ad me. At my place of business they tell us if we get tested to stay outb10 days if we test positive and if our test is negative then we stay out 4 days. They only pay us for 5 days. Then they wait 3 days to contact our cleaning company.. the company is being very irresponsible for all of our well being.

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    1. Dorothy Singleton says:
      January 5, 2021 at 9:38 pm

      Also I am a high risk person due to having COPD and my age is 62. My husband has stage four esophageal cancer,total laryngeal had to wait to see his doctor and afraid to go alone.

      Reply
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