Topic
COVID-19 Litigation
80 published works
Drug & Device Law
Michigan Ct. App. Holds that PREP Act Preempts Claim against Tainted Remdesivir
Covid-19 is not over. Per doctor advice (namely, that geezers whose primary form of exercise consists of removing Meursault corks should do their best to avoid Covid) we recently received…
Legal Profession Blog
COVID Kills Law License
The Wyoming Supreme Court has disbarred an attorney who had been reinstated from suspensions in January 2021.The misconduct related to his handling of COVID-related litigation and his failure to respond…
Litigation Finance Journal
Cruise Ship Passenger Scores Win in Covid Class Action Brought Against Carnival
By John Freund
This past month has seen a high frequency of developments in Australian class actions, with judgements being handed down from the Federal Court, and new lawsuits being announced with the…
Class Action Defense Blog
D.C. Federal Court Denies Class Certification For COVID-19 Remote Learning Claims Due To Inadequacy Of The Class Representative
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and George J. Schaller Duane Morris Takeaways: In Gur-Ravantab, et al. v. Georgetown University, No. 1:22-CV-01038, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179493 (D.D.C.…
Litigation Finance Journal
CASL Funds Class Action Against Qantas Over Covid Travel Credits
By John Freund
As many industry leaders and commentators have predicted, we are increasingly seeing new litigation being brought to address institutional or corporate wrongdoing during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition to the…
Litigation Finance Journal
TRGP Capital Backs Covid Lawsuits Against UK Universities
By John Freund
Among those sectors impacted by Covid-era policies and restrictions, the education sector experienced an immediate and tangible change, with universities pivoting to remote teaching services. As LFJ has previously reported,…
ContractsProf Blog
University of Delaware Settles Its COVID Suits
As Randall Chase reports for the AP, the University of Delaware has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by students seeking recovery of tuition and fees in connection with…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Aviva told to pay $1 million costs in massive COVID lawsuit
A re-hearing on the since certified class action followed late judge's exit due to "bias" perception
ContractsProf Blog
Universities in New Jersey Are Immune from COVID Suits
This one starts out like many other cases we have covered in which students sue their universities for switching to remote learning in March 2020. Plaintiffs in Mueller v. Kean…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
Class Actions Trends Report – Fall 2022
By Mia Farber, David R. Golder, Eric R. Magnus, Patricia Anderson Pryor, Penny Ann Lieberman, Lisa A. Milam
In our latest issue of the Class Action Trends Report, Jackson Lewis attorneys look at the current state of COVID-19-related litigation at this late stage of the global pandemic. Employers have faced more…