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Class Actions Seeking Refunds for Flights Canceled Due to COVID Hit Turbulence

In the past month, federal judges in California have dismissed cases against Norwegian Air Shuttle and Deutsche Lufthansa after concluding that the airlines did not breach their contracts with passengers, who ultimately got refunds.
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Daily Business Review

Woman Files ADA Lawsuits Across US as 'Tester' of Compliance

Deborah Laufer visits websites or third-party online booking sites for properties, including the Bar Harbor Grand Hotel, for the purpose of asserting her civil rights and ensuring that places of public accommodation comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Many S. Fla. Businesses Will Not Be Ready When the COVID Chaos Subsides

Some encouraging news has given us hope that businesses may soon be able to start the slow and difficult process of reopening and rebuilding, but many businesses seem far from ready to do so.
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The Legal Intelligencer

What Businesses, Employees Need to Know About Global Travel Amid COVID-19

In the United States, the coronavirus-related impediments to business immigration have been amplified by recent presidential proclamations, purportedly enacted to protect jobs in the face of the pandemic.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cozen O'Connor Taps Ninth Circuit Clerk to Lead Las Vegas Office

Litigator Karl Riley previously practiced at Snell & Wilmer, and more recently clerked for Ninth Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson.
3 minute read

Law.com

What Does Failure of 2 COVID-19 Exposure Claims Say About Courts' Standards? Plus: Courtroom Falsehood Could Warrant Sanctions

Judges gave the plaintiffs a chance to amend, but the rulings are a blow for those trying to get over the first hurdle at a motion to dismiss.
6 minute read

Law.com

'New Waters for the Law': Dismissal of Cruise Passengers' COVID-19 Lawsuits Stresses Hurdles for Proving Causation, Damages

The rulings may not bode well for the plaintiffs bar looking to bring lawsuits on behalf of COVID-19 victims, according to a law professor tracking the cases.
9 minute read

The Recorder

COVID-19: Cruise Ship Passengers Cannot Recover for 'Fear of Contracting'

A decision in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California might shed light on how future courts treat claims for emotional distress premised on exposure to a risk of contracting coronavirus, says McManis Faulkner's Patrick Hammon.
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Daily Business Review

Ballet and Symphony Helped Reactivate Lincoln Road During COVID-19

The Lincoln Road Business Improvement District came up with some creative ways to draw people to the Miami Beach promenade while maintaining social distancing.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Attorney's Case Reverses Testing Mandate for French Nationals Traveling Home From the United States

A French court agreed with Pierre Ciric, a French attorney practicing in New York, and other petitioners that restricting their ability to return to their home country would be considered a constitutional violation. It allows them to seek medical exemptions rather than providing a negative PCR test result from within 72 hours, which can be hard ti secure in the United States.
3 minute read

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