Seyfarth Publishes New Summary on COVID-19 Litigation Trends

Seyfarth has published a new comprehensive summary on COVID-19 Litigation Trends. The firm has been tracking lawsuits filed in state and federal courts across the country, and this living document provides initial impressions from our data collection and analysis.

The COVID-19 pandemic has spawned a wave of litigation across a multitude of practice areas and industries. Although no industry is completely immune to litigation related to COVID-19, certain business sectors — such as travel and entertainment, manufacturing, retail and health care — have seen heightened litigation activity as a consequence of the pandemic. 

In the summary, Seyfarth authors from across the firm’s practice groups detail industry-specific litigation trends and provide insight on how companies can prepare for these new developments. Our summary explores the following sectors:

• Bankruptcy and Financial Services    
• Consumer and Commercial Class Actions    
• Construction and Commercial Litigation    
• Real Estate
• Employment
• Cybersecurity and Data Privacy 
• Trade Secrets       
• Health Care, Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical       
• Securities Litigation & Enforcement 
  
  

Access our COVID-19 Litigation Trends