FILE - In this March 21, 2020 file photo, a couple wearing face masks take a selfie at the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada" sign amid a shutdown of casinos along the Las Vegas Strip due to coronavirus in Las Vegas. The emerging coronavirus pandemic has spurred a lawsuit by a Las Vegas attorney with a background in big cases, who is seeking compensation from the Chinese government for more than 32 million small U.S. businesses that have lost income and profits as a result of the outbreak. Eglet seeks class-action status and said Tuesday, March 24, 2020 he believes damages for Chinese "reckless" and "negligent" conduct could be in the trillions of dollars. They seek compensation from the government of China. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) The Associated Press