A group of small businesses has asked a federal judge in Ohio not to dismiss a proposed class action seeking losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The group claims virus particles have changed the air and surfaces inside their establishments. Cincinnati Insurance Co. has asked the judge to toss the suit.

The businesses are represented by Tim Burns, Jeff Bowen, Jesse Bair, and Freya Bowen of Burns Bowen Bair LLP, as well as attorneys from DiCello Levitt Gutzler LLC and The Lanier Law Firm PC.

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