Central District of California
The plaintiffs allege that the defendants allowed the Grand Princess cruise ship to sail for Hawaii on February 21, 2020, knowing that many passengers and crew from a prior Mexico Grand Princess cruise were still on board after being exposed to the Coronavirus, and after knowing that a recently boarded passenger had symptoms but the medical crew took no action. The defendants also knew that a sister ship, the Diamond Princess had already been quarantined due to COVID-19 passenger deaths and illness. The plaintiffs allege that the Defendants’ actions caused decedent Ronald Wong to become infected with Coronavirus aboard the Grand Princess, and then die from COVID-19.
