COVID-19

July 9, 2021 Amazon faces a proposed class action that alleges it price-gouged consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 9, 2021 A class action alleges Panda Express has imposed upon customers a hidden service charge on top of what it advertises already as a “low” delivery fee.

June 25, 2021 A Calif. resident alleges Bank of America has deceived consumers by failing to divulge that their mortgage loan amounts would increase as a result of opting into deferral/forbearance.

June 22, 2021 Farmers has unfairly profited from the pandemic by failing to adequately refund excess premiums paid by Calif. drivers from mid-March through April 2020, a class action claims.

June 22, 2021 A lawsuit claims O’Reilly Auto Enterprises has failed to pay workers for mandatory COVID-19 and security screenings that occur before and after their shifts.

June 8, 2021 A class action alleges Grubhub, Seamless, Uber Eats, Postmates and Doordash have continued to charge excessive fees in NYC despite the passage of legislation meant to curb the imbalance of power between the companies and restaurants.

June 8, 2021 New York University faces a lawsuit over its alleged failure to issue refunds for the semester transitioned online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 3, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions faces a securities class action over "misrepresentations and omissions" about quality control problems at its Baltimore facility.

June 2, 2021 Procter & Gamble Distributing, LLC and Schenker, Inc. have been hit with a proposed class action wherein an employee alleges violations of California’s Labor Code have caused workers to be underpaid.

June 2, 2021 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. faces a collective action over its alleged failure to properly pay servers for non-tipped and off-the-clock work.

May 28, 2021 A lawsuit claims Wells Fargo failed to reimburse business expenses incurred by employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and misclassified them as exempt.

May 27, 2021 A class action alleges pre-departure travel insurance sold through United Airlines’ website is wholly unnecessary in light of certain policy changes issued at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 20, 2021 Scandinavian Airlines faces a proposed class action over its alleged failure to refund customers for flights canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

May 20, 2021 A class and collective action alleges United States Postal Service (USPS) workers are owed hazardous duty pay for exposure to “virulent biologicals” amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 19, 2021 A class action alleges Grubhub has overcharged Los Angeles restaurants for the use of its platform in violation of a fee-cap ordinance passed by the city in May 2020.

May 19, 2021 A lawsuit claims the Citadel nursing home in Salisbury, North Carolina has been plagued by chronic understaffing and failed to deliver on its contractual promises.

May 18, 2021 The Four Seasons in Miami faces a class action that alleges the luxury hotel has wrongfully kept a number of workers on a perpetual furlough despite having no intention of bringing them back to work.

May 11, 2021 A former In-N-Out Burger employee alleges he was wrongfully terminated by the California restaurant chain in retaliation for reporting a number of apparent COVID-19 safety violations.

May 6, 2021 Pennsylvania’s Dept. of Health and Insight Global face a class action over a recent cyberattack and data breach affecting the state's COVID-19 contact tracing program.

April 29, 2021 Google faces a class action centered on an alleged "security flaw" with the COVID-19 exposure notification system it helped develop.

April 21, 2021 Bank of America faces another class action that claims the financial institution has lacked urgency in securing unemployment benefits for Californians amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 20, 2021 A class action alleges CoSport, the sole authorized seller of tickets to the Tokyo Summer Olympics, has refused to issue refunds in light of the decision that international spectators will not be allowed to attend the event this summer.

April 16, 2021 A proposed class action claims Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. unlawfully charged sales tax on protective face masks in Pennsylvania.

April 15, 2021 A class action aims to secure relief over Virginia’s alleged “gross failures” in providing “tens of thousands” of state residents with unemployment benefits, and determining others’ eligibility for benefits.

April 14, 2021 A class action alleges the District of Columbia has failed to provide special education to students with disabilities who have been incarcerated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 14, 2021 CytoDyn and its CEO and CFO face a class action over what investors call the biotech company’s “aggressive” hyping of its potential HIV therapy Leronlimab as a possible treatment for COVID-19.

April 12, 2021 A proposed class action claims Walgreens has unlawfully charged sales tax on protective face masks sold in Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 2, 2021 Another class action alleges Geico has unfairly profited from the COVID-19 pandemic by way failing to issue refunds commensurate with the drastic drop in driving and accidents last year.

April 2, 2021 A proposed class action claims ACE Property and Casualty Insurance Company has refused to pay for business losses sustained as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 24, 2021 TicketsOnSale.com faces a class action that alleges the company wrongfully charged a Calif. man for tickets to a summer 2020 concert that was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

March 24, 2021 Walmart has failed to properly pay workers for time spent undergoing mandatory COVID-19 screenings prior to each shift, a proposed class action claims.

March 22, 2021 A lawsuit claims New York City authorities charged excessive fines for alleged price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic while ignoring companies’ due process rights.

March 22, 2021 A lawsuit claims National Surety Corporation has denied all insurance claims for business income coverage related to the government response to the COVID-19 crisis.

March 15, 2021 A class action challenges Pacifica, Calif.’s use of municipal ordinances to prohibit individuals from living in their recreational vehicles.

March 12, 2021 The University of Saint Joseph faces a class action over its alleged refusal to refund tuition and fees for the semesters affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 10, 2021 A lawsuit claims Touro College and University System refused to issue refunds for tuition and fees paid for the Spring 2020 semester affected by COVID-19.

March 4, 2021 A proposed class action claims Evanston failed to provide benefits to policyholders who were forced to suspend business operations amid the coronavirus pandemic.

March 3, 2021 Teamsters Local 2727 alleges in a class action that UPS has done nothing to address significant, chronic sanitary issues at its Louisville, Kentucky facilities amid the pandemic.

February 26, 2021 A lawsuit claims Travel Insured and U.S. Fire failed to issue refunds for premiums paid for post-departure coverage after policyholders’ trips were canceled.

February 26, 2021 Two lawsuits claim Walmart and Amazon have unlawfully failed to pay workers for time spent undergoing mandatory COVID-19 screenings

February 22, 2021 A class action claims W.B. Mason Co. has sold counterfeit, 3M-branded N95 respirator masks at inflated prices.

February 22, 2021 A class action claims residents of The Streeter luxury apartments in Chicago are entitled to partial rent refunds given paid-for amenities and common areas have remained closed due to the pandemic.

February 17, 2021 A class action alleges Colt Builders Corp. has failed to pay proper overtime and fired an employee after "missing too much work" due to a COVID-19 diagnosis.

February 16, 2021 A class action claims Redcliffe Medical Devices has lied to crowdfunding contributors about its Leaf facemasks.

February 12, 2021 A lawsuit claims AstraZeneca harmed investors financially by misleading them with regard to the results of clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

February 9, 2021 A class action claims NYU failed to reimburse students in its Executive MBA Program who paid tuition and fees for the semesters disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

February 4, 2021 A class action claims the Jefferson County District Court has violated the rights of those facing eviction by changing the details of Zoom hearings without providing notice.

February 3, 2021 Tyson Foods faces a securities class action that alleges investors were harmed financially by the food processor's inadequate response to the coronavirus pandemic.

February 2, 2021 A proposed class action claims those in control of the Metropolitan Correctional Center are to blame for two COVID-19 outbreaks at the Chicago prison.

January 25, 2021 A class action alleges the Georgia Dept. of Corrections has failed to protect Coffee Correctional Facility residents from COVID-19 and health issues related to water leaks and black mold.