{
  "id": 5002398,
  "title": "China Hires Top U.S. Law Firm to Fight $24.5 Billion COVID-19 Ruling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/china-hires-top-u-s-law-firm-to-fight-24-5-billion-covid-19-ruling",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-02T02:40:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/china/china-fight-24-5-billion-ruling/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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 […] The post China Hires Top U.S. Law Firm to Fight…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}