Johnson & Johnson said it would "vigorously defend" the products in court. Plaintiffs attorney Chris Placitella, who is liaison counsel in the talc multidistrict litigation, said "we look forward to meeting them there as we continue to pursue justice for our clients."

Lawyers say these six insurers denied business interruption claims filed by thousands of U.S.-based small businesses.

The lawsuits, filed separately last Wednesday, allege Princess Cruise's gross negligence caused the COVID-19 deaths of a California passenger on the Ruby Princess and a Texas passenger on the Grand Princess.

The class action, also filed by Mary Alexander & Associates, joins at least half a dozen individual suits brought by passengers of the cruise, after which 21 people tested positive for the coronavirus and two of them died.

Class actions by DiCello Levitt Gutzler and Bursor & Fisher were filed Friday over membership fees at 24-Hour Fitness and room and board fees at Arizona State University.

The coronavirus outbreak has already spawned multiple lawsuits — and class actions are no exception.

The suit, filed Thursday, alleges Chinese authorities "proverbially put their head in the sand" for their own economic self interest, sparking the global COVID-19 outbreak.

A California court's decision is the first in which a state has obtained a judgment against pelvic mesh manufacturer Johnson & Johnson.