MO EX REL. BAILEY v. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

No. 22-2495.

90 F.4th 930 (2024)

State of MISSOURI, EX REL. Andrew BAILEY, in his official capacity as Missouri Attorney General, Plaintiff-Appellant v. The PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Communist Party of China; National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China; Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China; Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China; People's Government of the Hubei Province; People's Government of Wuhan City; Wuhan Institute of Virology; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Defendants-Appellees. The Lawyers for Upholding International Law, Amicus Curiae. The China Society of Private International Law, Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s).

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 10, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Joshua Divine , AAG, of Jefferson City, MO. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Dean John Sauer , former AAG, of Jefferson City, MO., Justin D. Smith , former AAG, of Jefferson City, MO.

No one appeared for the appellee.

The following attorney(s) appeared on the amicus brief of The Lawyers for Upholding International Law; Amy Collignon Gunn, of Saint Louis, MO., Elizabeth S. Lenivy, of Saint Louis, MO.

The following attorney(s) appeared on the amicus brief of The China Society of Private International Law; Jacqueline M. Kinder, of Saint Louis, MO.,

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, STRAS and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


The COVID-19 pandemic led to a tragic loss of life and had financial effects worldwide. Missouri seeks to recover from various Chinese defendants, including the government itself, for the impact the disease had on its own economy and the health and economic security of its citizens...

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