China's Lawsuit Makes MO's $25B Covid Judgment Harder ...

China's lawsuit makes MO's $25B Covid judgment harder ...

China’s lawsuit makes Missouri’s $25 billion COVID judgment even harder to collect

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has cast news that she is being sued by the Chinese government as a badge of honor, pointing to the lawsuit as proof that her aggressive push to collect on a roughly $25 billion court judgment tied to the COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact. But experts in international law say the lawsuit, filed in China earlier this year and announced last week by Hanaway, is more likely to do the opposite – making…

China's lawsuit makes Missouri’s $25 billion COVID judgment even harder to collect

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway at an event in St. Louis on Nov. 24 (photo courtesy of the Missouri Attorney General's Office). Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has cast news that she is being sued by the Chinese government as a badge of honor, pointing to the lawsuit as proof that her aggressive push to collect on a roughly $25 billion court judgment tied to the COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact. But experts in intern…

China lawsuit makes Missouri’s $25 billion COVID judgment even harder to collect

Missouri was already unlikely to ever collect a dime, legal experts agree, and the countersuit could expose U.S. assets to retaliation.

Missouri Faces Legal Battle with China Over Pandemic Compensation

Missouri's top prosecutor said China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court judgment