Families of COVID victims sue EcoHealth for funding and releasing virus

The families of four individuals who died from COVID-19 have filed a lawsuit against Manhattan-based nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance, alleging that the organization funded and released the virus either intentionally or accidentally. The lawsuit claims that EcoHealth knew about the virus's potential to cause a global pandemic but failed to ensure safety measures at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, where the virus originated. The families seek unspecified damages and accuse EcoHealth of covering up the virus's origins. Another individual is also suing EcoHealth for serious injuries caused by COVID-19. The families' attorney argues that if the true origin of the virus had been known, the response could have been different. EcoHealth Alliance and its president, Peter Daszak, have not responded to requests for comment.