Businesses Seek Sweeping Shield From Pandemic Liability Before They Reopen
             
            
              Lauren
            
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        Business lobbyists and executives are pushing the Trump administration and Congress to shield American companies from a wide range of potential lawsuits related to reopening the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, opening a new legal and political fight over how the nation deals with the fallout from Covid-19.