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China Hires Top U.S. Law Firm to Fight $24.5 Billion COVID-19 Ruling

White & Case will defend Hubei and other Chinese entities as Missouri seeks to collect the award with possible asset seizures.

BEIJING – The legal battle over the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic just took a dramatic turn. China’s Hubei province has hired a high-powered American law firm to fight a massive judgment. The state of Missouri initially won this unprecedented legal battle against the foreign government. This stunning move brings fresh life to a complicated […]

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On August 31, the Hubei provincial government of China hired a powerful U.S. law firm to initiate proceedings to overturn a $24.5 billion damages ruling won by the state of Missouri in a lawsuit alleging that the CCP regime hoarded personal protective equipment in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Monday (August 31), the Hubei provincial government of China hired a powerful U.S. law firm to attempt to overturn a $24.5 billion damages ruling awarded to the state of Missouri for accusing the Chinese government of hoarding personal protective equipment at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Missouri responded that China's challenge to the ruling came too late and that it would continue to pursue the Chinese Communist Party's accountab…

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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