The Grand Princess cruise ship sits at the Port of Oakland in early March after being forced to dock there during an outbreak of COVID-19 onboard. Several lawsuits have been filed against the cruise company as a result of the pandemic. (Photo by Doug Letterman/Flickr)

The family of a San Francisco man who died from the novel coronavirus is suing both Carnival and Princess cruise ship lines, alleging the companies intentionally hid knowledge that passengers and crewmembers had become infected by COVID-19 and did nothing to prevent the virus from spreading onboard the Grand Princess ship.

The suit has been filed in Federal Court in Pasadena in Southern California by San Francisco residents Eva Wong and Benjamin Wong, on behalf of Ronald Wong, 64, who died from COVID-19. Eva Wong is the wife of Ronald Wong, and Benjamin is their son.

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