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Report: At Least SEVEN Federal Lawsuits Filed Against Chinese Government Over COVID Spread
Summit News ^ | 22 April 20 | Steve Watson

Posted on 04/22/2020 7:08:18 AM PDT by Bruiser 10

According to a report, at least seven federal lawsuits have been filed against the Chinese government over the spread of the deadly coronavirus, with some specifically singling out the Wuhan Institute of Virology, as US intelligence is now ‘near certain’ that the virus leaked from the lab there.

Fox News reported that “Americans across the nation are really seeking now legal remedies of their own…targeting the Chinese government, seeking reparations of trillions of dollars in damages.”

the report notes that “Five of the lawsuits do not seek a specific amount of money or damages. One, however, wants China to fork over $20 trillion, while another wants $8 trillion.”

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This could dog the ChiComs for years.
1 posted on 04/22/2020 7:08:18 AM PDT by Bruiser 10
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To: Bruiser 10

Yeah, good luck with that. Must not be enough economic activity to generate potential law suits.

Why not direct that energy at our tyrannical state governments?


2 posted on 04/22/2020 7:10:27 AM PDT by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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To: Bruiser 10

The ChiComs will just laugh.They won’t show up in court...and they’ll ignore any verdicts that go against them. The lawyers bringing these suits are the only ones who will gain...their clients are the only ones who will lose.


3 posted on 04/22/2020 7:19:15 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election)
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To: brownsfan

Hate to say this, but it sounds like you are playing for the wrong team. Awfully close of absolving Communist China of all responsibility in this matter, and placing blame in our own people. Regardless of any lockdown they imposed, It was Communist China and only Communist China that bears all responsibility for any and all costs of their bio-weapon they accidentally on purposely released on the world.

Communist China has now murdered 16x Americans that of what Al Qaeda did on 9/11. And that number increases per day. no one should be fine with that.


4 posted on 04/22/2020 7:25:19 AM PDT by Starcitizen (Communist China needs to be treated like the parish country it is. Send it back to 1971)
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To: Bruiser 10

Like most Chinese “companies” Landbridge Group is owned by the CCP. There’s a certain Central American canal it would be nice to get back.


5 posted on 04/22/2020 7:28:18 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: Bruiser 10

We also need lawsuits against state &county governments for overreaction!


6 posted on 04/22/2020 7:28:39 AM PDT by Reily
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To: Starcitizen

“Communist China has now murdered 16x Americans that of what Al Qaeda did on 9/11. And that number increases per day. no one should be fine with that.”

Hate to say this, but it sounds like you’re substituting your wishes for reality.

If law suits work so well, we should have just sued Bin Laden.

China steals tech, spies, fixes their currency, breaks agreements routinely, and you expect a law suit will do anything?


7 posted on 04/22/2020 7:28:56 AM PDT by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

“They won’t show up in court..”

Hope they don’t. Then it’s a directed verdict for the plaintiffs.

“and they’ll ignore any verdicts that go against them.”

Once again, I hope they do. Then simply attach any real assets held here in the US. Sell them off to the highest bidder to satisfy the judgements.

L


8 posted on 04/22/2020 7:31:02 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Bruiser 10

Now they’ve done it. Forced us to release our most powerful weapon ... LAWYERS!


9 posted on 04/22/2020 7:31:16 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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+. sad but true...


10 posted on 04/22/2020 7:31:51 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: Dr. Sivana

+. sad but true...


11 posted on 04/22/2020 7:31:51 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: brownsfan

The term “China Inc.” is not a joke.
Communists don’t know how to do real free enterprise capitalism. They just make it look like they do.
The CCP is very much exposed because they do not act as a state, they act as a “corrupt” commercial corporation.


12 posted on 04/22/2020 7:31:56 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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They won’t show up in court...and they’ll ignore any verdicts that go against them.

They have plenty of stateside assets. They also hate bad publicity. Also, stateside business partners will want to keep social distance away from any tainted companies.
13 posted on 04/22/2020 7:32:40 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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This is the way to do it. Fight it out in court and if they don’t show up, use the directed verdict to seize their assets. The government and, of course!, the lawyers will get nearly all of the money ... but at least the Chinese Communists will pay ... and pay and pay and pay they must!


14 posted on 04/22/2020 7:34:34 AM PDT by glennaro
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To: brownsfan

We have a 1.5 Trillion in debt owned by Communist China that can be wiped out and a plethora of Communist Chinese-owned companies in the USA that can be seized, starting with Smithfield Foods, and AMC movie theaters. And Communist Chinese citizen owned property subject to seizure. Not to mention tariffs. Any and all Communist Chinese money anywhere in the world except for Communist China can be seized.

See Iran.


15 posted on 04/22/2020 7:38:03 AM PDT by Starcitizen (Communist China needs to be treated like the parish country it is. Send it back to 1971)
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To: Dr. Sivana; Lurker
Once again, I hope they do. Then simply attach any real assets held here in the US.

If that happens the case will clearly get to SCOTUS (on an "international diplomacy" basis).And I'd wager everything I have that then ChiComs would win there.

16 posted on 04/22/2020 7:51:37 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election)
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“And I’d wager everything I have that then ChiComs would win there.”

I’d take that bet. China is facing a fecal storm of incredible size here. Watch for Congress to change the law under enormous political pressure. President Trump will lead that charge, I think.

L


17 posted on 04/22/2020 7:55:13 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Lurker

Ex post facto laws are unconstitutional.


18 posted on 04/22/2020 8:21:15 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election)
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To: Bruiser 10

Best solution: Stop buying anything that says Made in China.

Now.


19 posted on 04/22/2020 8:24:14 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: Bruiser 10

It is a quaint idea. Wish them luck.


20 posted on 04/22/2020 8:35:37 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (We are governed by the consent of the governed and we are fools for allowing it.)
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