Practice Source – It Starts & Where Else But Florida ! Class-action lawsuit filed in South Florida blames China for coronavirus, seeks billions in damages
BOCA RATON, Fla. — A federal class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Chinese government “for damages suffered as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.”
The Berman Law Group, based in Boca Raton, filed the lawsuit Thursday in Miami federal court.
According to the complaint, the People’s Republic of China and the city of Wuhan, where the outbreak began, are named as defendants in the lawsuit.
“The PRC and the other defendants knew that COVID-19 was dangerous and capable of causing a pandemic, yet slowly acted, proverbially put their head in the sand and/or covered it up for their own economic self-interest,” attorney Matthew Moore wrote in the lawsuit.
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Russell Berman
Russell Berman is a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He graduated from the University of Miami School of Business with majors in Finance and Business Law, and a Minor in Real Estate (B.A. December 2000). Mr. Berman received his Juris Doctor in May 2003 from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, five years after graduating from high school. Mr. Berman focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury and personal injury protection claims, and he has successfully litigated and managed thousands of claims, recovering millions of dollars in personal injury protection benefits afforded by Automobile Insurance Policies, Medical Doctors, Doctors of Chiropractic, MRI facilities, Orthopedists, and Licensed Massage Therapists.