TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 10, 2020

The law firms of Mary Alexander & Associates and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein have filed a federal class action suit on behalf of more than 2,000 cruise ship passengers, alleging they were exposed to the  coronavirus due to gross negligence by Carnival, Princess Cruise Lines and Fairline Shipping International Ltd. The group includes those who traveled on Carnival's ship, the Diamond Princess, and Princess' ship, the Grand Princess. In related news, the family of a Chicago-area Walmart employee who died from the virus have filed a wrongful death suit alleging the store failed to protect workers, ABA Journal reports.