US_ Missouri Moves to Collect $24.5 Billion COVID Judgment as Chinese Defendants Enter Case ( Arthur Zhang - THE EPOCH TIMES )

THE EPOCH TIMES

Missouri Moves to Collect $24.5 Billion COVID Judgment as Chinese Defendants Enter Case

Hubei Province and the Chinese Academy of Sciences appeared after Missouri began steps aimed at enforcing the 2025 federal judgment.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway speaks to reporters at her office in Jefferson City, Mo., on Nov. 19, 2025. AP Photo/David A. Lieb

Arthur Zhang
9/3/2026|Updated: 9/4/2026


Missouri’s effort to collect a $24.5 billion judgment against Chinese government entities over pandemic-era personal protective equipment (PPE) has entered a new phase after two defendants appeared in federal court to challenge the award.

The People’s Government of Hubei Province and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) filed a motion on Aug. 31 asking U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. to set aside the default judgment—which was entered after the defendants did not appear to contest the case—and dismiss the lawsuit. White & Case attorneys entered appearances for both defendants that day.

The move came after Missouri began the process of formally serving the March 2025 judgment, a required step before the state can ask the court for authorization to pursue eligible assets.

...

READ MORE: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/missouri-moves-to-collect-24-5-billion-covid-judgment-as-chinese-defendants-enter-case-6083252?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-2

***

Chân thành cám ơn Quý Anh Chị ghé thăm "conbenho Nguyễn Hoài Trang Blog"
Xin được lắng nghe ý kiến chia sẻ của Quý Anh Chị trực tiếp tại Diễn Đàn Paltalk: 1Latdo Tapdoan Vietgian CSVN Phanquoc Bannuoc.
Kính Chúc Sức Khỏe Quý Anh Chị.

conbenho
Tiểu Muội quantu
Nguyễn Hoài Trang
05092026
__________________________
Cộng sản Việt Nam là TỘI ÁC
Bao che, dung dưỡng TỘI ÁC là ĐỒNG LÕA với TỘI ÁC