One of the biggest financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a huge uptick in various commercial litigation lawsuits. Unprecedented times have made for unprecedented financial losses. This, in turn, has left the courts to decipher many novel issues…

April 15, 2021, marked the inaugural enforcement action under the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act (the Act). The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Branch (CPB) requested relief for misleading marketing. Passed in December 2020, the Act…

The Honorable Analisa Torres of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently issued a notable COVID-19 insurance decision. The opinion may set precedent for how the district interprets insurance policies and business interruption losses related…

A Missouri college is in the process of suing an insurance company for its failure to provide coverage related to COVID-19 economic losses. The Lindenwood Female College of Saint Charles is suing Zurich American Insurance Company in a class action…

On April 5, 2021, a judge for New York’s Southern District dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit filed against the World Health Organization (WHO). The suit alleged the WHO was negligent and reckless in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.…

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), an independent federal agency and quasi-judicial body handling workplace practices cases, recently reviewed a number of headline Amazon firings. The Board examined the circumstances under which the company dismissed two corporate employees after they…

In the era of COVID-19, nothing has become quite as ubiquitous as cleaning and sanitizing products. As the demand grew for these products, so did the inspection into their efficacy. In one case, a consumer challenged Clorox’s advertising claims concerning…

Geico Corp., a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is facing a class action lawsuit. Its Illinois customer base alleges that the company engaged in deceptive marketing practices and charged excessive premiums. Although the U.S. District Court granted Geico’s…

In California’s Northern District, Judge Lucy Koh recently dismissed several claims in a class action against Zoom Video Communications Inc. alleging user privacy violations. The dismissed claims alleged invasion of privacy, negligence, and violations of California’s consumer and anti-hacking laws.…

Two county court systems in the New York State Unified Court System are reopening in March 2021 for in-person jury trials. In the last year, in-person proceedings have been restricted in these two courts and throughout the state as the…