Judge awards Missouri $24 billion in lawsuit after China no-shows case

U.S. Judge Finds China Liable for Covid Missteps, Imposes $24 Billion Penalty

A U.S. judge ruled the PRC liable for mishandling the COVID-19 outbreak, imposing a $24.5 billion penalty. Missouri's attorney general plans to seize Chinese assets in the U.S. to enforce the judgment, though experts question the feasibility of collecting the funds.

On the fifth anniversary of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a federal judge in Missouri ruled that the Chinese government should be held accountable for covering up the truth and hoarding protective materials in the early stages of the pandemic, and that it should pay Missouri more than $24 billion in compensation. China said that it "will never accept the so-called 'default judgment'" and reserves the right to take reciprocal countermeas…

Missouri Wins $24B COVID Supplies Ruling Against China - Legal Reader

The lawsuit accused China of limiting the global supply of personal protective equipment, including masks and gloves.

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Missouri plans to seize assets to make China pay a $24.5 billion judgment, but can it collect?

Missouri’s attorney general is threatening to seize Chinese assets across the U.S. to collect $24.5 billion awarded in a lawsuit against China stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Federal judge orders China to pay Missouri $24 billion in COVID-19 dispute

A federal judge in Cape Girardeau has ordered Chinese defendants to pay Missouri over $24 billion after finding they hoarded personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Senior U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr. said in a 32-page order Friday that Missouri showed defendants, including the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, hoarded PPE, violating federal law against monopolization or attempted monopol…