Coronavirus goes to court: After lives and livelihoods come the lawsuits

The coronavirus pandemic is imperiling more than lives and livelihoods. It's also leading to lawsuits.

have been among the targets of lawsuits seeking damages for the COVID-19 calamity. And the nation's notoriously litigious society is just getting started.

"You've got the pandemic, and then you've got the government response to the pandemic" with business closures and social lockdowns, says Jimi Grande, senior vice president of government affairs at the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies. Even when the crisis lessens and businesses reopen, their protocols – from cleaning to social distancing – may be fodder for legal action.

"Our folks are getting sick," says David Borer, the union's general counsel."We’re prepared to carry it through. We're in it for the long haul."for"business interruption." Several of the most famous, including Thomas Keller and Wolfgang Puck, have created an organization under the heading"We Are BIG," for Business Interruption Group.

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