Business groups fear delayed wave of coronavirus lawsuits

Business groups say that the fear of a flood of unfair coronavirus lawsuits hurting businesses is real despite data showing that not many such lawsuits have been filed yet.

More than 3,700 coronavirus-related lawsuits have been filed since March, but just 185, or less than 5% of the total, are plaintiffs claiming potential exposure to the virus from a business or other entities, according to an analysis by the American Association for Justice, which represents trial lawyers.