Tag: coronavirus
Good Luck Getting Paid for COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects
As drug-makers rush to create a COVID-19 vaccine and governments gear up for mass-immunization programs, lawyers are warning that people who suffer the side effects may have a hard time getting paid.
JBS Hit With COVID-19 Lawsuit for Meat Worker’s Death
The family of a Philadelphia meat processing worker who died of COVID-19 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against JBS.
Tyson Hit With COVID-19 Death Lawsuit in Texas
Tyson has been hit with a wrongful death lawsuit after a meat-cutter died of COVID-19 after an outbreak at a plant in Amarillo, Texas.
Nursing Homes Push For COVID-19 Lawsuit Immunity As Deaths Top 20,000
Faced with 20,000 deaths and counting, nursing homes are pushing states to give them immunity from a potential flood of lawsuits.
20 Meat Workers Have Died of COVID-19, CDC Reports
Health officials reported 20 deaths and nearly 5,000 cases of COVID-19 at meat and poultry processing facilities.
Lawsuit Filed After Egg Prices Triple in California During Coronavirus
A lawsuit accuses grocery stores of price-gouging when the cost of a dozen eggs tripled to $3.50 during the coronavirus pandemic in California.
Rehab Facility in Kansas Hit With 5 Coronavirus Death Lawsuits
At least 5 wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against a Kansas rehabilitation facility where 28 people have died of coronavirus.
Workers File Coronavirus Lawsuit Against Smithfield Pork Plant
A lawsuit was filed by workers who are unhappy with conditions at a Smithfield Foods pork plant during the coronavirus pandemic.
Business Owners Ask Courts to Centralize COVID-19 Insurance Lawsuits in MDL
Plaintiffs are asking judges to centralize lawsuits against insurance companies for rejecting COVID-19 business interruption claims.
Another Pork Plant Shuts Down After Coronavirus Surge
Tyson suspended operations at a pork processing plant in Waterloo, Iowa, after nearly 200 coronavirus infections were linked to the plant.