Missouri won a roughly $24 billion lawsuit that accused China of hoarding personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The victory brings a potential end to a five-year legal battle after Missouri sued Beijing for “obstructing the production, purchase and export of critical medical equipment, including PPE, during the pandemic.”
As Straight Arrow News previously reported, a court of appeals ruled in January to allow the case to move forward, overturning a lower court’s decision.The appeals court, however, ordered accusations be limited to the hoarding of PPE as opposed to the initial suit, which claimed China hid information on the origins of COVID-19.
