Amazon Seeks Dismissal Of Amended Class Claims Over Pandemic Response

Mealey's (August 12, 2020, 1:29 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — Amazon.com Inc. and Amazon.com Services LLC (together, Amazon) on Aug. 11 moved to dismiss with prejudice an amended putative class complaint by employees of the Staten Island JFK8 fulfillment center and those close to them alleging that failure to follow New York law and state and federal guidance during the novel coronavirus pandemic resulted in the death of at least one worker and workers' family members from COVID-19 (Derrick Palmer, et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc., et al., No. 20-2468, E.D. N.Y.)....