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Federal Court Dismisses COVID Business Interruption Lawsuit, Allows Plaintiffs to Refile

A federal court in North Carolina signaled a willingness to hear an amended complaint from a group of restaurants alleging that Cincinnati Insurance Co. wrongly denied business interruption claims . . .

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